Category: World

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday appreciated US efforts, particularly President Donald Trump’s leadership, in securing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. His remarks came during a cordial phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in which both sides discussed bilateral ties and regional developments. According to an official release, the prime minister also thanked Secretary Rubio for Washington’s role in helping facilitate the Pakistan-India ceasefire, calling it a meaningful contribution to regional stability. They agreed to continue working closely to strengthen Pakistan-US relations, with a focus on…

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TEHRAN: Iran has rejected reports that it plans to restart nuclear talks with the United States and accused Washington of exaggerating the impact of US strikes. The country’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, called the claims baseless and said no talks, agreements, or arrangements had been made. The most serious conflict yet between Israel and Iran disrupted nuclear talks between the two countries. However, President Donald Trump said Washington would hold discussions with Tehran next week, with his special envoy Steve Witkoff expressing hope “for a comprehensive peace agreement”. But Iran’s Foreign Minister…

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Famous guests arrived in speedboats on Thursday as billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sachez began their three-day wedding party while protesters demonstrated in St Mark’s square. US reality TV personalities Kim and Khloe Kardashian were snapped climbing into water taxis in stilettos, followed by US talk show host Oprah Winfrey in an all-white outfit, including sensible trainers. Tech magnate Bezos, 61, and Sanchez, 55, have reportedly invited about 200 guests to their multi-million dollar nuptials, which are expected to begin with an open-air soiree in the cloisters of the…

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India has reportedly declined to sign a joint statement issued by a high-level Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in China after it mentioned terrorist activities in Pakistan’s Balochistan. Singh, as reported by the Times of India, the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting’s joint document also failed to feature any reference to the Pahalgam incident — which saw several tourists being killed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The SCO huddle, being held in Qingdao and bringing together 10 member states’ ministers — including those from Russia, China, India and Pakistan. The meeting…

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By Muhammad Sohail Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský attended the NATO summit in The Hague on 24–25 June as a member of the delegation led by President Petr Pavel. At the summit, the leaders of the 32 member states of the Alliance supported new Alliance commitments that will strengthen NATO’s defence capabilities and agreed to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP. They unanimously expressed their support for Ukraine and confirmed their firm stance towards Russia, which poses a long-term and direct threat to the entire Euro-Atlantic area. Minister Lipavský’s programme…

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United States President Donald Trump has successfully fended off an impeachment attempt in the House of Representatives as a resolution introduced by Representative Al Green, aimed at impeaching Trump over recent military strikes on Iran, was overwhelmingly tabled with a vote of 344 to 79. A significant bloc of Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joined all 216 House Republicans to defeat the measure, reflecting caution following Trump’s two prior impeachment failures. In contrast, 79 House Democrats, mainly progressives from safe districts, voted…

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New York City Democrats chose 33-year-old Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani as their mayoral candidate in Tuesday’s elections, stunning his opponent, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. “Tonight was not our night,” Cuomo, a political veteran who was vying to come back from a sexual harassment scandal, told supporters at an election night party. “I called him, I congratulated him… he won.” In what appears to be the left-leaning city’s rebuke of the Democratic party’s veteran moderates — and New York’s rarely claimed native son, Republican US President Donald Trump —…

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THE HAGUE: US President Donald Trump swept into NATO’s Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defence spending will keep the unpredictable leader of the military superpower committed to protecting them. Trump joined leaders from NATO’s 31 other members to begin the two-day gathering with a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander in the ornate Orange Hall at his royal residence. The alliance hopes to keep Trump bound to its mutual defence vow by meeting his demand for a headline figure of five percent of GDP…

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President Donald Trump has called on Senate Republicans to swiftly pass his expansive tax-cut and spending legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” even as internal disagreements threaten its progress, Reuters reported. To push the bill through Congress before the 4 July Independence Day holiday, Republican leaders face resistance from within their ranks. While hardliners are demanding significant cuts to federal spending to curb the ballooning deficit, moderates are pushing back, raising concerns about the bill’s potential impact on key social programmes such as Medicaid, which provides healthcare support to…

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that China can continue purchasing oil from Iran following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran — though the White House stressed this does not signal any easing of US sanctions. “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the US, also,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, just days after authorising US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. A senior White House official told Reuters that Trump was highlighting Iran’s decision not to close the Strait…

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