Pak Sharif discusses new loan programme with IMF chief
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a new loan programme for the cash-strapped country to put the economy back on track. In a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting in Riyadh, the premier thanked Georgieva, the International Monetary...
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Pope Francis visits Venice
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Houthi rebels claim downing US drone, release footage of wreckage
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Chants of ‘shame on you' at White House dinner
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Biden pokes fun at Trump’s age, critiques ahead of election
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Elon Musk makes surprise visit to Beijing; meets Premier Li Qiang
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Funeral held for 20 soldiers killed in arms depot blast
funeral was held Sunday for 20 soldiers who died at an army base in southwestern Cambodia in a huge explosion of stored munitions that also wounded several others and damaged nearby houses. There has been no public explanation of what caused the Saturday afternoon blast at the base in Kompong Speu...
French diplomat mediates Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon Sunday as part of diplomatic attempts to broker a deescalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border. Séjourné was set to meet with United Nations peacekeeping forces in south Lebanon and with Lebanon’s parliament speaker, army chief, foreign minister and caretaker prime...
Sunak declines to rule out July election amid MP defection
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday refused to categorically rule out a July general election amid a damaging defection by one of his Conservative Party MPs to the Opposition Labour Party, just days before local and mayoral elections in the country on May 2. Dan Poulter, a doctor and...
Top Qatari official calls for Israel, Hamas to step up efforts for truce
A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to show “more commitment and more seriousness” in cease-fire negotiations in interviews with Israeli media, as pressure builds on both sides to move toward a deal that would set Israeli hostages free and bring potential respite in the nearly 7-month-long...
US probes Tesla autopilot recall on attention
The US government’s auto safety agency is investigating whether last year’s recall of Tesla’s Autopilot driving system did enough to make sure drivers pay attention to the road.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted on its website on Friday that it has concerns about the December recall...
UK cancer patient joins trial for world’s first skin cancer vaccine
An international clinical trial testing a novel cancer immunotherapy, which may prevent skin cancer from recurring, has recruited its first patient in Britain this week. The mRNA-based technology, the vaccine tech used for some COVID vaccinations, is aimed at people who have already had high-risk melanomas – the most serious form...
Claims of double standards in Sydney stabbing incidents
(): Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community. The Australian National Imams Council said an attack at a...
