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Pakistan: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari re-elected as PPP chairman for another four years

ISLAMABAD: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been re-elected as Chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for the next four years after the party’s intra-party elections held at the Central Secretariat in Islamabad, The Express Tribune reported.The elections were conducted according to the PPP’s constitution and finalised key leadership positions for the next four years. In […]

A million mark: The number behind Trump’s deportation push

A million mark: The number behind Trump’s deportation push As US President Donald Trump resumes his presidency, his administration is reportedly targeting an unprecedented immigration crackdown, with a goal of deporting up to 1 million immigrants within the first year, according to multiple federal officials familiar with internal planning.According to a report from The Washington […]

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro transferred to Brasilia after hospitalization for abdominal pain

SAO PAULO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier. Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday morning while traveling in northeastern Brazil. The pain was caused by a bowel obstruction and was related to long-term effects of being […]

US wants nuclear deal ‘as soon as possible but it won’t be easy’, says Iran after high-stakes talks begin

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff hold high stakes talks The US is seeking a nuclear accord quickly, according to Iran’s statement following exceptional discussions on Saturday, whilst US President Donald Trump warns of potential military intervention if negotiations fail.The discussions were led by Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, a veteran diplomat […]

Alhurra, channel countering anti-US views in Middle East, ceases broadcast as Trump cuts funding

Alhurra, a US-funded Arabic-language news network created in 2004 to offer an American perspective in the middle east, will stop broadcasting and lay off most of its staff following the Trump administration’s move to halt financial transfers to government-backed media outlets, including Alhurra’s parent company, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN). The network was launched […]

Harvard professors sue Trump administration, allege funding cut violates free speech

Two faculty organisations at Harvard University filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Trump administration, claiming it is violating constitutional rights by threatening to cut billions in federal funding. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and its Harvard chapter are challenging the administration’s decision to review nearly $9 billion in federal funds given to […]

Small aircraft with two aboard crashes in upstate New York

A twin-engine aircraft carrying two people crashed on Saturday in a muddy field in upstate New York, said Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore, reported Associated Press. While she did not report any deaths, she said there was no damage to any structures.The federal aviation administration reported that the Mitsubishi MU-2B was en route to Columbia […]

Israel cuts off Rafah from Gaza, vows to expand rapidly

Israel announced on Saturday that it would expand “rapidly” across much of Gazahad after completing building a new security corridor cutting off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza, reported news agency Associated Press. The corridor, called Morag, is named after a former Jewish settlement located between Rafah and Khan Younis. It […]

Iran, US set for further talks on nuclear programme next week

Iran and the United States will continue negotiations next week over Tehran’s fast-developing nuclear programme, Iranian state television announced on Saturday. This update followed the first face-to-face talks between the two sides since the new Trump administration.Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and US mideast envoy Steve Witkoff exchanged brief words in the presence of Oman’s […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Trump administration confirms mistakenly deported man is in El Salvador prison, but offers no way back

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration confirmed on Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident mistakenly deported last month, remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador but did not provide the full scope of information demanded by a federal judge regarding efforts to bring him back.In a court filing submitted, […]