(From left to right) US President Donald Trump, Indian PM Narendra Modi, and President of China Xi Jinping. — Reuters/File Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-profile efforts to court global powers have hit a wall, with his outreach to Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump ending in political embarrassment and renewed questions over New Delhi’s global leverage, …
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A collage showing Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz. —Reuters/File Israel’s actions won’t achieve its stated war goals: Friedrich Merz. Images of starving children are chipping away at decades of policy. Move reflects hardening mood in Germany, critical public opinion. BERLIN: The worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel’s plans to expand military control over the enclave have …
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A beautician paints a customer’s nails at a beauty salon in Kabul on July 23, 2023. — AFP Taliban authorities in Kabul have closed down dozens of home-based beauty salons in recent days, intensifying their crackdown on women’s right to work and earn a living. According to Afghan TV report, several female beauticians in Kabul reported that agents from the …
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A ‘Go Bruins!’ sign is posted on the UCLA campus on July 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California, US. — AFP LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump demanded a massive $1 billion fine from the prestigious University of California system on Friday as the administration pushed its claims of antisemitism in UCLA’s response to 2024 student protests related to Gaza. The …
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (left) and US President Donald Trump. — Reuters Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that there would be “no invasion of Mexico” following reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the US military to target Latin American drug cartels. “There will be no invasion of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said after The New York Times reported that Trump …
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US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Trump revealed the much-anticipated news on social media, saying that the parties including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were nearing a ceasefire agreement that could end the three-and-a-half-year conflict, though it may require Ukraine to …
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned that Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City represented a “dangerous escalation” that could further worsen the plight of ordinary Palestinians, his spokesperson said. “The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the Israeli government’s decision to ‘take control of Gaza City’,” the spokesperson noted in a statement. “This move risks intensifying the already …
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. —Reuters/File Putin claims four Ukrainian regions for Russia. Trump confident Ukraine war ceasefire deal is close. Says peace deal would involve some swap of territory. US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 …
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend an awarding ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 9, 2024. — Reuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had “a very good” conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, during which they discussed Ukraine and ways to strengthen bilateral ties. The call took place as …
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting in Peshawar on March 6, 2024. — PID PM says occupation blocks lasting peace in region. He reiterates Pakistan’s unwavering support for Palestine. PM urges humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza immediately. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the Israeli cabinet’s approval of a plan to assume “illegal and illegitimate” control of …
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