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Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister said Friday that no meeting has been scheduled between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. He noted that Putin would be ready to meet Zelenskiy once the agenda for a potential summit is finalized. Read More: FBI raids John Bolton’s home in national security […]
WASHINGTON: FBI agents searched the home of John Bolton, former national security adviser to ex-president Donald Trump and one of his most prominent critics, early Friday as part of a national security investigation, a source familiar with the matter confirmed. Agents entered Bolton’s residence in Bethesda, Maryland, around 7am, according […]
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine authorities on Wednesday arrested the owner and senior officials of two pharma laboratories after contaminated batches of medicinal fentanyl were linked to scores of deaths across the country. President Javier Milei’s government estimated last week that around 100 people had died since May due to the tainted […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, met with the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Philémon Yang, in New York. He used the opportunity to draw attention to India’s violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), warning that such actions pose a […]
BAGHDAD: A massive fire at a hypermarket in al-Kut, a city in southern Iraq, has claimed at least 69 lives, with 11 others still missing, according to local health authorities and police sources. The devastating blaze broke out overnight at the Corniche Hypermarket, trapping dozens of people inside and leaving […]
Islamabad: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan on Thursday signed the Framework Agreement for a joint feasibility study of the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Corridor, marking a significant breakthrough in regional connectivity efforts aimed at linking Central Asia with Pakistani seaports. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who led Pakistan’s delegation, announced the development […]