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US Federal government shut down over budget spending could continue right up to the opening of the next Congress on 3 January, a Trump aide has said.  The shutdown began at midnight Friday after opposition Democrats resisted President Donald Trump’s demand for 5.7 billion dollars for his Mexico border wall …

An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail and imposed 2.5 million US Dollars fine in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case.  The court also ordered to seize the Al-Azizia and Hill Metal properties.  However, it acquitted him in the …

RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentence awarded to 14 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism. The terrorists were involved in attacking Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies of Pakistan, destruction of communication infrastructure, police station, educational institution …

 Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, the interim Leader of Tehran Friday Prayers says that the American troops are leaving Syria after their failure, expressing hope foreign troops will leave other countries in the region.  “When the Americans say that they need to leave Syria it means that they have failed in …

Pakistan was one of the two countries elected to this position from Asia-Pacific Group. ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan has been elected as the Vice President and the Rapporteur of the Conference of Parties (COP) to UN Convention on Climate Change and member of five other climate change bodies. According …

President Ram Nath Kovind has extended India’s support to the efforts of Myanmar in taking forward the peace process, national reconciliation and economic recovery. Addressing at the banquet hosted in his honour in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, he said that Without unity and territorial integrity of Myanmar, India cannot succeed …

The US Defense Secretary James Mattis has said that deepening security co-operation between the US and India shows the growing trust between the world’s two largest democracies. In his address to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute yesterday Mattis also said that the US seeks a constructive, results-oriented relationship …

The US  President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping,  have agreed not to impose new tariffs from January 1, 2019, and pledged to continue negotiations to seek a way out of the ongoing trade war. This follows a highly successful meeting in Buenos Aires between the leaders of …

Three IDF soldiers were injured Monday afternoon in a terrorist ramming attack south of Jerusalem. The attack occurred on Route 60 in Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem at around 12:15 p.m. Monday. The three soldiers were involved in engineering work on a the road when they were hit by a …

DUBAI – Even in a region that specializes in nightmare scenarios, the “war game” below got my attention because it falls within the realm of the possible and the horrible. What makes it even more explosive is the context. The toxic aftermath of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has allies …