The White House on Friday strongly criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee for awarding the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, saying that former US President Donald Trump was more deserving of the honour. “President Trump will keep making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of … Read more
Washington: The United States government has pledged to oppose any efforts to bar Israel from participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, amid mounting international calls for sporting sanctions in response to allegations of genocide in Gaza. A U.S. State Department spokesperson, speaking to multiple media outlets on Thursday, stated: “We will absolutely work to … Read more
Washington: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, marking the first formal bilateral engagement between the two leaders. The high-level meeting, held in the Oval Office, was also attended by Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. This was the first official visit … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he wishes Türkiye would stop buying oil from Russia, while also expressing hope that a Gaza ceasefire is close. Speaking to the media after meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Trump praised Erdoğan as a “respected world leader.” Erdoğan received a warm welcome on his arrival in Washington. … Read more
US President Donald Trump has publicly called on Afghanistan to return the Bagram Air Base to the United States, warning of serious consequences if the demand is not met. President Trump emphasized that the Bagram Air Base was built by the United States and insisted it must be handed back. This demand comes after the … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has strongly rejected the idea of holding talks with the United States, saying the Iranian nation will never bow down to American pressure. Speaking at a public gathering, Khamenei made it clear that Iran will not follow the policies of former US President Donald Trump or any other … Read more
Ahead of a key meeting in Washington, US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a deal aimed at ending the conflict with Russia. Speaking a day before Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House, Trump asserted that the war could be brought to a swift conclusion if Ukraine agrees … Read more
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Asim Munir, has pulled off a diplomatic coup this summer, securing high-level meetings in the United States , including a private lunch with President Donald Trump in a development signaling a surprising improvement in Washington-Islamabad relations, The Financial Times reports. According to FT correspondents in Islamabad, New Delhi, and … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev to congratulate him on signing a historic peace agreement with Armenia, ending a three-decade-long conflict over the Karabakh region. During the conversation, PM Shehbaz praised President Aliyev’s visionary leadership in bringing the dispute to a peaceful conclusion. He also acknowledged former US President Donald Trump’s role … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly refused to meet US President Donald Trump in June because he feared running into Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Bloomberg reported. According to New Delhi reports, the American outlet said Modi worried that Trump might arrange an unexpected meeting between him and COAS Munir if both happened … Read more
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a second warning to India within 24 hours, announcing plans to impose additional tariffs on Indian goods in response to New Delhi’s continued oil imports from Russia. He stated that the existing 25% tariff would be further increased, citing India’s continued purchase of oil from Russia as a … Read more
A senior U.S. official has alleged that India is indirectly supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine by continuing to purchase Russian oil, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to push New Delhi to reduce its energy ties with Moscow. “What he (Trump) said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to raise tariffs on Indian imports as high as 25% if the allied nations cannot complete a long-sought trade agreement. “They are going to pay 25%,” Trump said. When asked by a reporter if India would pay tariffs of 20% to 25%, Trump said, “Yeah, I think so. … Read more
Turnberry, Scotland: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that addressing hunger in Gaza must be the world’s top priority, directly contradicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that there is no starvation in the territory. Speaking from his golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, during a joint appearance with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump … Read more
TURNBERRY, Britain: The meeting will take place at US president’s golf resort in Scotland on regards of Gaza crisis and also on trade talks. The talks will come a day after the US and the European Union reached a landmark deal to end a transatlantic standoff over tariffs and avert a full-blown trade war. It … Read more
SINGAPORE: Bitcoin climbed past the $120,000 mark for the first time on Monday, marking a significant milestone for the world’s leading cryptocurrency as investors anticipate upcoming policy developments favorable to the industry. Starting Monday, the US House of Representatives is set to discuss several bills aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets, a … Read more
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, saying they are necessary to defend the country because Russian President Vladimir Putin “talks nice but then he bombs everybody in the evening.” Trump did not give a number of Patriots he plans to send to Ukraine, but … Read more
Islamabad: Meeting between Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump will further strengthen the relations between Pakistan and United States, Bilawal Bhutto In a statement issued on social media, Bilawal described the meeting as a positive step towards improving bilateral ties. He emphasized that this meeting is particularly important at a time … Read more
Stan sought advice from a nutritionist to gain face fat and avoid alcohol as Trump is a teetotaler. The nutritionist suggested consuming ramen, soy sauce, and salt to achieve the desired bloated appearance. Abbassi emphasized the importance of a natural makeover. Sebastian Stan transformed into former US President Donald Trump in Ali Abbassi’s upcoming biographical … Read more
In December, the Twitter Blue service was unveiled. Users can now purchase them through the brand-new Twitter Blue service. The Taliban’s director of “access to information,” Hedayatullah Hedayat, now has the checkmark. Due to the Taliban’s use of Twitter’s for-pay verification service, several of their accounts now have blue ticks. The blue tick, which Twitter … Read more
Mohib Ullah was gunned down last September. Bangladesh police accused 29 Rohingyas with murder of Mohib Ullah. His family blamed the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). According to a prosecutor, Bangladesh police accused at least 29 Rohingyas on Monday with the murder of top community leader Mohib Ullah last September. Ullah, the head of a … Read more
Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch football’s 2022 World Cup. FIFA confirms agreement, despite the absence of diplomatic relations. Israel’s national football team will not compete in the tournament. Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch football’s 2022 World Cup, despite the absence of diplomatic relations … Read more
The US accord with the Taliban, negotiated by former US President Donald Trump and implemented by former US Vice President Joe Biden, was the “single most crucial element” in the fast collapse of Afghanistan’s forces when US soldiers left last year. As it did in Vietnam decades ago, the US “spent years and billions of … Read more
Redacted quotes in a new book by former US defense secretary Mark Esper suggest that former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on US President Donald Trump to take direct military action against Iran’s nuclear program. In the book, A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times, Esper notes that Trump … Read more
An Ohio man who claimed he was acting on US President Donald Trump’s instructions and he stole artefacts from the US Capitol during last year’s violence was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, giving prosecutors yet another big win. District of Columbia federal jury convicted Dustin Thompson guilty of all counts he faced including … Read more
SEOUL – North Korea said it had carried out a test of “great significance” for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported, after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch. Despite sweeping international sanctions, Pyongyang carried out a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests in January before pausing launches during the Beijing Winter Olympics. … Read more
MEXICO CITY: Mexico on Thursday requested a dispute settlement panel under a revamped North American trade deal to resolve a difference of interpretation with the United States in the auto sector, the government said. The Latin American nation aims to establish that Washington’s interpretation of content requirements known as rules of origin are incorrect, the economy … Read more
LONDON: Opec+ oil producers meet on Thursday under pressure from US President Joe Biden, who has opened up his country’s taps hoping to bring down crude prices, and a new Covid-19 variant that has complicated the equation. The meeting “is shaping up to be one of the most significant since the pandemic demand recovery began, … Read more
