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India mulls plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project

India mulls plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project

A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River which flows from IIOJK into AJK, near Uri in IIOJK’s Baramulla district, May 7, 2025. — Reuters India considering plan to expand canal on Chenab river allocated to Pakistan. Delhi weighing other projects that could reduce flow of water into Pakistan. India suspended participation in Indus Waters Treaty …

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Indian claims of hitting Pakistani jets ‘nonsense’: US defence analyst

Indian claims of hitting Pakistani jets ‘nonsense’: US defence analyst

A Pakistan Air Force J-10 fighter aircraft. — Reuters Fair shocked by 20% damage claim. Airbases named include Sargodha, Jacobabad, Bholari. No satellite proof of Pakistani losses. US defence expert Dr C Christine Fair has rejected India’s claims of downing Pakistani aircraft, labelling them as “nonsense”. Fair, a political scientist specialising in security, counterterrorism and South Asia, has been an …

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Can Trump legally accept Qatar’s $400m jet gift under US law?

Can Trump legally accept Qatar’s 0m jet gift under US law?

A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International Airport in Florida in the United States after US President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on February 15, 2025. — AFP US President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million aeroplane from Qatar raises a raft of questions about the scope of laws that relate to gifts …

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Trump announces $200bn deals with UAE

Trump announces 0bn deals with UAE

US President Donald Trump meets United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Qasr Al Watan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025. — Reuters Deals cover key sectors including trade, tech, and AI. Etihad Airways committed $14.5BN to buy Boeing aircraft. 5GW AI campus, largest outside US, unveiled in Abu Dhabi. ABU DHABI: US …

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India revokes Celebi security clearance over Turkish support for Pakistan

India revokes Celebi security clearance over Turkish support for Pakistan

Travellers push carts with their luggage at the departure area of Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, December 14, 2022. — Reuters  NEW DELHI: India revoked the security clearance of Celebi Airport Services India, a unit of Turkey’s Celebi CLEBI.IS, with immediate effect, citing national security concerns, the country’s civil aviation ministry said in an …

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Zelenskiy weighs next step as Putin’s no-show throws Ukraine talks into confusion

Zelenskiy weighs next step as Putin’s no-show throws Ukraine talks into confusion

Members of Turkish police’s special forces walk outside the Turkish Presidency’s Dolmabahce working office, where Russia and Ukraine direct talks might happen, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2025 — Reuters ISTANBUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a second-tier team of aides and deputy ministers to hold peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday, spurning Kyiv’s challenge to go there …

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China says ready to ‘expand practical cooperation’ with Russian army

China says ready to ‘expand practical cooperation’ with Russian army

(From left) Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony before their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025. — Reuters  China said Thursday it was ready to “expand practical cooperation” with the Russian army, after President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Moscow for a lavish World War II Victory Day parade. …

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US close to a nuclear deal with Iran, says Trump

US close to a nuclear deal with Iran, says Trump

Photo collage of US President Donald Trump and Iranian Pesident Masoud Pezeshkian. — Reuters/File Oman hosted latest US-Iran nuclear negotiation round. Iran rejects smaller stockpile than 2015 nuclear agreement. Tehran demands sanctions relief for any nuclear concessions. DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and …

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Beijing Asserts Sovereignty in Renaming Zangnan Areas – SUCH TV

Beijing Asserts Sovereignty in Renaming Zangnan Areas – SUCH TV

Chinese government has declared giving Chinese names to places in Zangnan (Arunachal Pradesh) as its sovereign decision. A statement issued by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that Zangnan is a part of China in terms of history, geography and administration.The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said naming these locations with Chinese names is part of our internal matter. India …

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