13-08-2025 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: The United States and China have extended their tariff deadline for another 90 days, preventing an escalation of the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, with markets rallying after President Donald Trump announced the pause. With the extension, the imposition of higher tariffs on China …
Read More »US puts Pakistan’s BLA on ‘foreign terrorist’ list
13-08-2025 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: The United States has upped pressure on the Pakistan-based Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), labelling it a “foreign terrorist” organization. The designation, announced by the Department of State on Monday, comes after the BLA, which is also known as the Majeed Brigade, was …
Read More »Israel kills 89 Palestinians in Gaza in 24 hours
13-08-2025 GAZA STRIP: At least 89 Palestinians, including 31 aid seekers, have been killed and 513 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. As Israel keeps pounding Gaza, five more Palestinians, including two children, have starved to death in the …
Read More »‘New voters list in Indian state includes dead people’
12-08-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: A few days ago, India’s Election Commission released updated draft electoral rolls for Bihar state, where key elections are scheduled for November, following a month-long revision of the voters’ list but opposition parties and election charities say the exercise was rushed through and many voters …
Read More »New Gaza offensive will start soon: Netanyahu
12-08-2025 JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he expected to complete a new Gaza offensive “fairly quickly” as the U.N. Security Council heard new demands for an end to suffering in the Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu, speaking after his security cabinet on Friday approved a much-criticised plan …
Read More »Modi speaks to Russia’s Putin, discusses Ukraine
12-08-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone and thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. The conversation between the two leaders came days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on …
Read More »Southern Europe battling worst wildfires in decades
12-08-2025 PARIS/ MOSCOW: Firefighters in southern France have warned that a huge fire they have been battling, which spread across an area bigger than Paris, could reignite as the region continues to face a scorching heatwave. Authorities on Sunday said hot, dry winds and a heatwave would make the work …
Read More »UN female staff in Afghanistan receive death threats
12-08-2025 KABUL: Explicit death threats have been made against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report, where their rights have been severely curtailed since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. The UN mission to the country said female national …
Read More »Jordan to host meeting with Syria
12-08-2025 AMMAN: Jordan will host a Jordanian-Syrian-American meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways to support the rebuilding of Syria, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates says, as Damascus seeks investment deals with international companies to revive its war-ravaged economy. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and United States envoy to …
Read More »Israel confirms killing Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif
12-08-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZ CITY: Israeli forces have killed five Al Jazeera staff, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif, in a targeted strike on their media tent outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Israel’s military has claimed responsibility for the assassination in a statement, falsely claiming al-Sharif led a unit of Hamas’s armed …
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