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‘Neither optimistic nor pessimistic’: Iran’s Khamenei on nuclear talks with US

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday reacted to the recently held nuclear talks with the US, saying that he was “neither radically optimistic about the talks nor radically pessimistic” about it. He, however, added that the talks went “well”.“We are neither radically optimistic about the talks nor radically pessimistic about the talks,” he […]

Assad Defaced: Syrians Destroy a Dictator’s Icons

As the rebels swept across Syria, symbols that had once seemed omnipresent collapsed. In Aleppo, a statue of one of Mr. al-Assad’s brothers, Bassel al-Assad, on a horse was toppled. The horse remained. In a village north of Damascus, the capital, a giant statue of the ousted leader’s father, former President Hafez al-Assad, was felled. […]

Baloch rebels used US weapons to hijack Pakistan’s Jaffar Express: Report

NEW DELHI: The Bloach rebels hijacked Pakistan‘s Jaffar Express last month using US weapons, which American forces left behind during the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, reported Washington Post.Weapons were left behind by United States forces following their 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. Among the weapons recovered from the scene was an M4A1 carbine rifle […]

US-made weapons found in Jaffar Express hijack site, Washington Post claims | World News

In a shocking revelation, US-made weapons were used in the Jaffar Express attack in Balochistan, according to a Washington Post report. The assault on the Peshawar-bound train, carrying 440 passengers, resulted in numerous hostages and a two-day security operation. An M4A1 carbine rifle, traced back to US forces in Afghanistan, was among the recovered weapons. […]

Who Are the Venezuelan Deportees Sent to El Salvador?

Who are the 238 Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration without due process to El Salvador’s maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center? Julie Turkewitz, a bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what her team’s investigation reveals about the deportees, their criminal records and how they were selected for deportation. Source link

China orders halt to Boeing jet deliveries as trade war with US intensifies

Representative image/AI generated Amid the ongoing trade conflict with the United States of America, China has told its airlines not to take any more deliveries of Boeing Co planes, Bloomberg reported. This move follows US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs of up to 145 per cent on Chinese goods.Chinese carriers have also been […]

Beijing slams ‘manipulation and hype’ over Chinese soldiers captured in Ukraine

BEIJING: China on Tuesday rejected what it called “manipulation and hype” around two of its nationals captured in Ukraine, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyY accused Moscow of dragging Beijing into its invasion.“China is verifying the relevant information and circumstances,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said when asked about the prisoners of war.Beijing urged “relevant parties […]

London hosts talks to find ‘pathway’ to end Sudan war

Sudan’s civil war enters its third year (AP File Photo) LONDON: Senior international officials gather in London on Tuesday aiming to chart a pathway to peace for Sudan on the second anniversary of its brutal civil conflict, but without the presence of the warring parties.Dubbed the “forgotten war”, the conflict which erupted on April 15, […]

‘Made in China’ dress: Chinese envoy trolls White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt over lace dress

The US-China trade war has taken a new turn online, with Chinese social media users and diplomats accusing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt of hypocrisy after she appeared in a dress reportedly made in China. The backlash was triggered by a post from Chinese diplomat Zhang Zhisheng, who mocked the contradiction between the Trump […]

Who is Indira Talwani, the Indian-American judge who blocked Trump’s deportation order?

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Indian-American US district Judge Indira Talwani recently said she would stay the order that aimed to strip legal protections from over 500,000 individuals. The immigrants—primarily from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—had entered the US under a Biden-era humanitarian parole programme that granted them two-year work permits. The decision prevents deportation efforts from […]