India-Pakistan trade fire as Pahalgam gunmen hunted
Agency : Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said yesterday, after the nuclear-armed nations unleashed...
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Hamas open to 5-yr Gaza truce, single hostages release
AFP : Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce,...
Trump-Zelensky meet on sidelines of Pope’s funeral
AFP : Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in St Peter’s Basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral in the Vatican on Saturday...
Suspected Chemical Blast: Massive explosion hits Iran’s port
Al Jazeera : A massive explosion and fire at Iran’s largest commercial port has killed at least four people and injured more than 500 others,...
UK PM nears EU defence pact in shadow of Trump trade talks
Agency : Britain is edging towards a new defence agreement with the European Union that officials on both sides hope will help to improve post-Brexit...
12 states sue Trump over tariffs
AP : A group of 12 U.S. states has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy, arguing that the administration overstepped its...
Who will be the next pope after Francis?
Deutsche Welle : There’s an intercontinental array of possible successors to Pope Francis, with the initial strong contenders coming from Asia, Africa, North America and...
US universities help foreign students weather Trump deportations
Reuters : From warnings not to leave the country to guidance on how to complete degrees, US universities are advising foreign students how to withstand...
Documents show differences over US peace drive for Ukraine
Reuters : Ukrainian and European officials pushed back this week against some US proposals on how to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, making counterproposals on...
Trump’s envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow
Reuters : US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday at what Trump has said is a key...
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes in Ecuador
Al Jazeera : A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).The quake was at a...