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Middle East: Trump says Gaza ceasefire intact amid fighting

Middle East: Trump says Gaza ceasefire intact amid fighting ## Gaza Tensions Persist Despite Ceasefire Commitment **Gaza City** – A precarious calm hangs over the Gaza Strip following a renewed outbreak of violence on Sunday, raising concerns about the durability of the recently established... read more »

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Germany news: Berlin to buy more jets from US, media say

Germany news: Berlin to buy more jets from US, media say ## Germany Eyes US-Made F-35 Fighter Jets in Defense Modernization Push Berlin – Germany is reportedly considering a significant investment in its air defense capabilities with the potential acquisition of 15 F-35 fighter jets from the... read more »

Europe’s hidden economic success s...

Europe’s hidden economic success story: Poland

Europe’s hidden economic success story: Poland ## Poland Emerges as a Beacon of Economic Resilience in Europe Amidst a backdrop of economic uncertainty and sluggish growth plaguing much of the European Union, Poland stands out as a notable exception, demonstrating remarkable resilience and... read more »

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Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz as president

Bolivia elects centre-right Rodrigo Paz as president ## Bolivia Shifts Rightward as Rodrigo Paz Claims Presidential Victory La Paz, Bolivia – Bolivia has elected Rodrigo Paz as its new president, marking a significant shift in the nation’s political landscape and ending two decades of... read more »

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Libya’s Zawiya refinery, El Sharara oil field shut: Report

TRIPOLI: Libya’s 120,000 barrels-a-day Zawiya refinery has been shut down due to damaged storage, an oil ministry official said on Thursday. The El Sharara field feeding the refinery also... read more »

Beijing police formally arrest Jackie Chan’s son i...

The Beijing police have formally arrested the son of Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan on suspicion of allowing other people to consume... read more »

13 new polio cases found in Pakistan

At least 13 new cases of crippling poliovirus have been detected in Pakistan, taking this year’s total of the new victims to 158, reports said on... read more »

Pakistan suspends execution of Shoaib Sarwar

Pakistan called off the scheduled hanging of Shoaib Sarwar convicted on murder charges in what would have been the first execution of a civilian in six years,... read more »

Sri Lanka, China settle defence cooperation and maritim...

Sri Lanka and China on Tuesday clinched defence and maritime security cooperation deal with Colombo pledging to sup port silk trade route, a pet project of... read more »

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Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries to counter...

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia, in... read more »

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on... read more »

Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans

Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans

Thousands of Syrian and other refugees from the West Asia and Africa, who make a dangerous journey from their war-ravaged countries, often end up in crammed... read more »

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Johannesburg – Six Islamist rebel factions in Syria have united and declared a new Islamic Front with an aim to oust President Bashar al-Assad and... read more »

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghanistan wants to delay US security deal

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his countrymen that a vital security pact with the US should not come into effect until after next year’s election... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Syrian refugee elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war

Ostelsheim, Baden-Württemberg  – In a landmark moment for Germany’s evolving political landscape, Ryyan Alshebl, a 29-year-old Syrian refugee who arrived in the country in 2015,... read more »

Kenya’s opposition giant Raila Odinga dies aged 80

Nairobi, Kenya — October 15, 2025: Raila Amolo Odinga, the towering figure of Kenya’s opposition politics for over three decades, has died at the age of 80 while receiving medical... read more »

‘New Normal’: Is Pakistan trying to set new red lines with Afghan Taliban?

Islamabad, Pakistan – October 15, 2025 :In a dramatic escalation of long-simmering tensions, deadly clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have left dozens dead and raised... read more »

Syria’s new leader visits Moscow for talks with Putin

Moscow, Russia — October 15, 2025: In a historic diplomatic shift, Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for his first official visit since... read more »

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sends volcanic ash 1...

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia — October 15, 2025: Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted violently early Wednesday morning, sending a towering column of volcanic ash 10 kilometers into the... read more »