North Korea sends 5,000 construction troops to Russia: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea has sent about 5,000 construction troops to Russia since September to help with “infrastructure reconstruction,” a South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday after a briefing by Seoul’s spy agency. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been emboldened by the war in Ukraine, securing critical support from Moscow after sending thousands of troops […]
Read MoreAsean summit: Thailand, Cambodia sign ceasefire pact as Trump hails own role
By Joseph Sipalan,Iman Muttaqin Yusof and Aidan Jones A triumphant Donald Trump on Sunday presided over a peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia on the first trip to Southeast Asia in his second presidency, applauding his own peacemaking skills while warning that American trade was contingent on the durability of the truce between the two […]
Read MoreHow US and EU Sanctions Are Rippling Through Central Asia
By Andrei Matveev Russia’s economy has faced renewed pressure following a fresh round of sanctions imposed this past week by both the European Union and the United States. After abruptly canceling a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest, President Donald Trump shifted to a more hardline stance, announcing new sanctions. While these sanctions may […]
Read MoreVance says Israeli vote on West Bank annexation was an ‘insult’, opposed by Trump
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM: US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday President Donald Trump would oppose Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and it would not happen, suggesting a move by Israeli lawmakers toward that end looked like a stupid “political stunt.” A bill applying Israeli law to the West Bank, a move tantamount to […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Netanyahu says determined to secure return of all hostages
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he was determined to ensure that Hamas hands back the remains of hostages still in Gaza, adding that the fight “is not over yet.” Under a ceasefire agreement spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, Hamas returned the last 20 surviving hostages to Israel, and said […]
Read More“India’s Proxy War”: Khawaja Asif’s Bizarre Claim On Pak-Afghan Clashes
Pakistan, the nation with a proven track record of sponsoring terrorism on its soil, has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of “fighting a proxy war” on behalf of India. Casting doubts over the recently brokered 48-hour ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has accused India of “sponsoring” the moves of the Afghan […]
Read MoreShehbaz Sharif says issues resolved ‘amicably’ as deal signed to end unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has eased after the federal government and the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) signed an agreement on Saturday, ending a week of shutdowns and violent clashes that killed at least 10 people, says Dawn. Why it matters: The region had been paralyzed under a communications blackout as protests over elite privileges […]
Read MoreTrump gives Hamas Sunday deadline to accept Gaza deal
US President Donald Trump gave Hamas until Sunday evening to reach a last-chance agreement on his plan for Gaza’s future or have “all Hell” break out against the Palestinian militants. “An agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time,” Trump wrote Friday on social media. “Every Country […]
Read MoreStop supporting terrorism or risk erasure from map: Indian army chief warns Pakistan
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday gave a stern warning to Pakistan, saying, the neighbouring country must stop supporting terrorism if it wants to “retain its place on the world map.” Speaking to soldiers at Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district, General Dwivedi stressed that the restraint shown by India during Operation Sindoor would […]
Read More‘Factually incorrect, entirely baseless’: India rejects NATO chief Mark Rutte’s claim on PM Modi-Putin phone call
India on Friday firmly dismissed comments made by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on a purported conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “factually incorrect and entirely baseless.” The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarified that no such discussion had ever taken place and urged NATO leadership to act with greater […]
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