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Saudi Arabia signs defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan

20-09-2025 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact, state media from both countries said, in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership. “This agreement, which reflects the shared commitment of both nations to enhance their security and to achieving security and peace …

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EU proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel

19-09-2025 BRUSSELS: The European Commission, the European Union’s main executive body, has presented a much anticipated and delayed proposal to “suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel” in response to Israel’s war on Gaza. The sanctions, however, do not currently have enough support among …

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Iran executes man for alleged spying for Israel

19-09-2025 TEHRAN: Iran has executed a man it alleges spied for Israel as the country continues its push to root out those it says collaborated with Israel during Iran’s recent 12-day conflict with Israel and the United States, according to a report from state media. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency …

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US envoy agrees to prisoner swap in Kabul meeting: Taliban

18-09-2025 KABUL:  United States officials have agreed to a prisoner exchange after a rare talk with the authorities in Kabul, according to the Taliban administration’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s special envoy for hostage response and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US special envoy for Afghanistan, met …

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Indonesia’s climate ambitions can’t shine in the dark

18-09-2025 JAKARTA: On August 28, just before inequality protests spread like wildfire across Indonesia, the police blocked a peaceful climate march on the streets of Jakarta. Indigenous peoples, farmers, fisher folk and people in wheelchairs carrying fairly innocuous signs that read, “Save the Earth! Save generations!” were pushed back by …

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