‘Access to about $1.0bn’: IMF, Pakistan agree on new deal; $200m tranche cleared under RSF

Pakistan has secured a $1.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. IMF on Tuesday said that it has reached a staff-level agreement with the South Asian country under its ongoing loan program, paving the way for Islamabad to access $1.2 billion pending approval from the Fund’s Executive Board.According to the official statement issued by […]

‘Slopadopoulos’: Trump mocks ABC News host George Stephanopoulos; JD Vance interview the trigger

Donald Trump and JD Vance; George Stephanopoulos US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) mocked ABC News host George Stephanopoulos, calling him “Slopadopoulos” during a meeting with Argentine leader Javier Milei at the White House. The jibe was over a recent interview Stephanopoulos conducted with Vice President JD Vance. “We’ll take a couple of […]

Deadly landslides and flooding cut off 300 communities in Mexico

A marine helps a woman cross a flooded street in Poza Rica (Image credits: AP) TIANGUISTENGO: When a river that winds through the mountains of central Mexico suddenly turned into a crushing wall of water this week, it practically wiped the 400-person village of Chapula off the map. Residents only had time to shout, warning […]

‘Reasonable notice not given’: Judge temporarily blocks land transfer for Trump’s presidential library; cites ‘violation’ of Florida law

US President Donald Trump A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for the future Donald J Trump presidential library. The library is set to be built on a plot owned by Miami Dade College.Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz said the college’s board of trustees, which initially gifted the […]

‘Very disappointed with Vladimir’: Donald Trump criticises Putin for continuing Ukraine war; calls conflict ‘biggest since World War II’

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Tuesday voiced disappointment with Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing the war in Ukraine, calling it the “biggest conflict since World War II.” “Look, I’m very disappointed because Vladimir and I had a very good relationship — probably still do. I don’t know why he […]

Gaza crackdown: Hamas posts video of public execution of ‘collaborators and outlaws’; 4 hostages’ remains return to Israel

Hamas published a video on Monday showing eight blindfolded and kneeling men being executed in the streets, branding them “collaborators and outlaws.” The footage surfaced amid armed clashes between Hamas security units and Palestinian clans, on the fifth day of a US-brokered truce between Israel and the militant group.Hamas proceeded to take control of Gaza […]

‘Spent a decade but can’t speak English’: Indian-origin truck driver’s interview goes viral, Social media users ask why he is seeking asylum in US

Indian truck driver Vivak Sharma’s interview went viral for all wrong reasons. The US transport department has recently issued an emergency rule that only green card holders will be able to renew their commercial driver’s license. An Indian truck driver’s interview with ABC 7 News went viral as he recounted the difficulty he was facing. […]

‘You won’t see me in bathing suit’: Trump takes another swipe at Biden; jokes about beach photos and falls

US President Donald Trump took a swipe at Joe Biden over his beach trip and also made fun of him tripping down on stairs. When asked about him going to Argentina, Trump answered that he will go to Argentina, like Biden, but people couldn’t see him in a bathing suit sitting on a beach or […]

‘Phase two begins right now’: Donald Trump on Gaza peace deal; demands dead hostages from Hamas

After concluding the first phase of the hostage swap on Monday, in which 20 Israeli hostages were released by Hamas in exchange for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, Trump appealed for a “phase 2” of the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Gaza.The MAGA leader said the “job is not done” and added that the dead have not […]

AI takes office: Abu Dhabi unveils world’s first AI-powered public servant at GITEX Global 2025 | World News

Abu Dhabi’s TAMM AutoGov is world’s first AI public servant / AI-generated illustrative image Imagine your driving licence renewing itself, or bills getting paid before deadlines that’s what Abu Dhabi’s new AI-powered public servant TAMM AutoGov promises, marking a new era of proactive governance unveiled at GITEX 2025. TAMM AutoGov: Abu Dhabi unveils the world’s […]