Ex- Japanese PM Taro Aso meets Trump
Ex-Japanese prime minister Taro Aso has met former president Donald Trump and both the leaders discussed the enduring importance of the US-Japan alliance to their physical and economic security in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Aso, vice president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met Trump on Tuesday at the Trump Tower...
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Microsoft, Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog
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Blast near ship off Yemen may mark new attack by Houthi rebels
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China blasts US military aid to Taiwan
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Columbia University progresses post-Gaza protester arrests
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Aus police arrest 7 teens for extremism, linked to recent stabbing of bishop
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Pakistan & Iran agree to focus on ways to combat terrorism
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US Senate passes $95.3 bn package for Ukraine, Israel
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Putin wants to get closer to Afghanistan’s current rulers?
Russia is currently considering taking the Taliban off its list of terrorist organisations, officials have indicated. While no final decision has yet been taken, one sign of their increasingly cordial relationship is the Taliban’s invitation to an international economic forum being held in Kazan, Russia, in May. The Kremlin has opened...
IMF team to visit Pak next month to negotiate new bailout package
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that an IMF team is expected to visit Islamabad next month to negotiate a new long-term bailout package to secure a staff-level agreement for the cash-strapped country by mid-July. Speaking to the media after his week-long visit to Washington, the minister said the contours...
Haitians scramble to survive amidst gang violence
As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with several banknotes worth 10 Haitian gourdes — about 7 US cents. “Everyone give whatever they have!” the man shouts as he grabs the arms...
Scotland Yard chief under pressure over antisemitism row at London protest
The Scotland Yard chief is under growing pressure on Sunday amid an antisemitism row during a pro-Palestinian protest march in London, with former UK home secretary Suella Braverman among those calling for his resignation. Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, is in the firing line after Britain’s largest police force...
Polish voters choose mayors in runoff polls
Polish voters are casting ballots on Sunday to chose mayors in hundreds of cities and towns where no candidate won outright in the first round of the country’s local elections two weeks ago. Mayors will be chosen in a total of 748 places, including in the cities of Krakow, Poznan, Rzeszow...
Live video of man who set himself on fire proves challenging for news organizations
Video cameras stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial caught the gruesome scene Friday of a man who lit himself on fire and the aftermath as authorities tried to rescue him. CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC were all on the air with reporters talking...
Polling ends in 21 national and provincial seats in by-elections in Pakistan
Polling ended on Sunday for 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections in Pakistan, which took place amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and internet services in some districts of Punjab and Balochistan to maintain law and order. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), voting began at...
