Category: World

Following a ceasefire between Pakistan and India after a series of clashes, President Donald Trump said Monday that US intervention prevented a “bad nuclear war” between Pakistan and India. “We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war, millions of people could have been killed. So I’m very proud of that,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Trump also said the United States is ready to help India and Pakistan in the wake of a ceasefire agreement that he says his administration helped…

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A Karachi Bakery outlet in Hyderabad was vandalised by the members of the ruling extremist BJP demanding the owners to rename the establishment, according to Telangana police, following tensions between Pakistan and India. The police mentioned that the vandalism took place at 3pm on Saturday. The Karachi Bakery branch located in Hyderabad’s Shamshabad was the target of the protests, reported Indian Express. K Balaraju, inspector, RGI Airport Police Station, told The Indian Express: “No employees at the bakery were harmed. No serious damage was done.” “We were on the spot within…

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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on 15 May, saying the aim should be to reach a lasting agreement and address the causes of the conflict. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sparking the biggest crisis between Moscow and the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis. He said that Russia was proposing direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul in an attempt to ‘eliminate the root causes of the conflict’ and ‘to achieve the restoration of a long-term, lasting peace.’ Putin said Ukraine…

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GENEVA: The United States and China will continue trade talks in Geneva today, after holding their first round of discussions on Saturday, aimed at resolving the trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The talks come as both countries remain locked in a tariff battle, with no sign so far of a breakthrough. The Geneva meet marks the first high-level meeting between the two powers since President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods last month. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with…

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Dubai: Ahead of another round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington in Oman, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi stated that if the United States goal is to deprive his country of its “nuclear rights”, it will never back down over those rights. “If the goal of the negotiations is to deprive Iran of its nuclear rights, I state clearly that Iran will not back down from any of its rights,” Iranian state media quoted Araqchi as saying. Iran has repeatedly said its right to enrich uranium is non-negotiable and…

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Bangladesh’s interim government has banned the Awami League, the party of ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, pending a trial over its violent suppression of mass protests in July 2024, which reportedly left up to 1,400 dead, according to the UN, AFP reported. Hasina, currently in self-imposed exile in India, faces an arrest warrant from Dhaka for alleged crimes against humanity. Government advisor Asif Nazrul confirmed the party’s activities, including online, are suspended under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the trial concludes. Nazrul said the decision was taken to ensure the country’s “sovereignty…

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An Indian Air Force official admitted on Saturday that several Indian air bases were targeted with “high-speed” missiles after Pakistan launched its “Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos” in response to Indian aggression. The statement came after Pakistan fired Al-Fatah missiles in retaliation for India’s Operation Sindoor, in which it targeted over 20 Indian military sites across multiple regions, senior security officials confirmed to Geo News earlier today. “Pakistani military (used) UCAV, drones, long-range weapons, loitering munitions and fighter aircrafts to target civilian areas and military infrastructure,” Indian Air Force officer Vyomika Singh claimed…

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Iran has agreed to hold a fourth round of nuclear talks with the United States on Sunday in Oman, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday, adding that the negotiations were advancing. US President Donald Trump, who withdrew Washington from a 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers meant to curb its nuclear activity, has threatened to bomb Iran if no new deal is reached to resolve the long-standing dispute. Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, plans to attend the talks in Oman, a source familiar with the matter said on…

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NEW YORK: Voice of America (VOA) and other US government-funded media channels will receive “newsfeed services” from the far-right One America News Network, according to Kari Lake, senior advisor to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the parent company of VOA. Lake said in a post on X on Tuesday that the network, which regularly presents pro-President Donald Trump programming, would offer its news and video service for no cost. The OAN partnership has angered VOA journalists, many of whom have been terminated after Trump began his second term in January as part of his administration’s efforts to…

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WASHINGTON: Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government’s request, the account’s founder said Wednesday, denouncing the move as “censorship” as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. Instagram users in India trying to access posts from the handle @Muslim – a page with 6.7 million followers – were met with a message stating: “Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.” There was no immediate reaction from the Indian government on the ban,…

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