In an emotional and defiant speech, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, vowed to proudly embrace his Muslim identity after a series of racially charged attacks from former Governor Andrew Cuomo and his allies. Standing alongside faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, the 34-year-old democratic socialist and outspoken critic of Israel […]
International Politics
US President Donald Trump said he hopes the war in Ukraine can be resolved without the need to supply Kyiv with Tomahawk cruise missiles, as he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday. “Hopefully they won’t need it. Hopefully we’ll get the war over with without thinking about Tomahawks,” Trump told […]
New Delhi:Afghanistan’s UN-sanctioned Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has arrived in India for a week-long visit — marking the first official trip by a senior Taliban leader since the group regained control of Afghanistan in 2021 after the withdrawal of US-led forces. Muttaqi’s visit, permitted after the UN Security Council granted him a travel waiver, […]
New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the successful implementation of the Gaza peace plan — a landmark step aimed at ending a devastating war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. In a post on X, PM Modi said he had a […]
Cairo/Sharm El-Sheikh:Hamas has demanded the release of several high-profile Palestinian leaders, including Marwan Barghouti, from Israeli prisons as part of ongoing hostage-prisoner exchange negotiations, Egyptian state-linked media reported on Tuesday. According to Al-Qahera News, which is close to Egypt’s intelligence services, talks have begun in Sharm El-Sheikh,
An old video of Eswatini’s King Mswati III arriving in Abu Dhabi has resurfaced online, drawing widespread criticism for showcasing the monarch’s extravagant lifestyle. The clip, reportedly filmed in July, shows the king stepping off a private jet in traditional attire, followed by a group of elegantly dressed women—believed to be some of his 15 […]
Moscow:Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly demanded that Ukraine surrender full control of the Donbas region, abandon its NATO ambitions, remain neutral, and bar Western troops from entering the country, Reuters reported citing three Kremlin-linked sources. Putin presented these conditions during his first summit with former U.S. President Donald Trump in over
Russia has announced that it will continue supplying crude oil to India at a 5% discount, even as New Delhi faces mounting tariff pressure from the United States over its energy trade with Moscow. Deputy Trade Representative of Russia to India, Evgeniy Griva, confirmed that oil imports will remain steady and that the discount margin […]
Washington — On the eve of a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump once again reiterated his long-standing claim that he was the one who defused tensions between India and Pakistan — a conflict he suggested could have escalated into a nuclear war. Recalling the 2019 hostilities, Trump […]
Islamabad: The United States and Pakistan held a fresh round of counterterrorism talks on Tuesday, focusing on strategies to address regional security threats, the US State Department confirmed. Discussions highlighted the “critical importance” of developing effective measures against groups such as the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and
