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Pakistan’s foreign minister says India ‘abusing G20 presidency’ with Kashmir meet
It is the first diplomatic event in the territory since Pakistan suspended trade and diplomatic ties with India in 2019.
IMF asks Sri Lanka to speed debt restructuring
The new government secured a $2.9 billion bailout from the IMF in March under a 48-month programme that commits Colombo to painful reforms.
Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date tentatively set for late March
Trump had pleaded not guilty last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
UK government announces overseas student curbs to slash immigration
Overseas students will be prevented from switching "out of the student route into work routes" before their studies have been completed.
PM Modi asks why UN fails to prevent conflicts, highlights need for reform
The Indian leader said that the United Nations and the Security Council will remain just a "talk shop" if they do not reflect the realities of the present world.
Pakistan’s court orders release of former human rights minister as crackdown on PTI workers…
Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz of the Rawalpindi Bench of the court issued an order to release Mazari, who served as the minister for human rights from 2018 to 2022 and was arrested on May 12.
Russian TV celebrates as it reports the capture of Bakhmut, comparing it to Berlin in 1945
Putin badly needed a victory in Bakhmut, analysts say, especially after a winter offensive by his forces failed to take other front-line cities and towns.
Black Republican Senator Tim Scott set to launch his 2024 GOP presidential campaign
Scott will have to find a way to stand out in a field led by Trump and DeSantis, the latter of whom could announce his own bid as early as this week.
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians during raid in West Bank’s refugee camp
The Israeli army said it had shot several fighters when a gun battle erupted during a "counterterrorism" operation.
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Hezbollah stages wargames for media, asserts readiness to confront Israel
Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine said in a speech Sunday that the exercise was meant to “confirm our complete readiness to confront any aggression” by Israel.
Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy’s G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message
Zelenskyy, asked at a news conference if he thought he took away attention from other important summit issues, including cooperation with so-called Global South nations, said only, “I need to be here.
G7 ends with Ukraine in focus as Zelenskyy meets world leaders and Russia claims disputed gains
Even before Zelenskyy landed Saturday, the G7 nations had unveiled a slew of new sanctions and other measures meant to punish Moscow over its invasion that began in February last year.
Quad countries make thinly veiled swipe at China; slam its economic, military tactics
Quad leaders also criticised Beijing's construction of bases on former offshore reefs and harassment of non-Chinese vessels in disputed waters.
Russia’s private army claims control of Bakhmut; Ukraine says fighting continues
Analysts have said Bakhmut's fall would be a blow to Ukraine and give some tactical advantages to Russia but wouldn't prove decisive to the outcome of the war.
Zelensky meets G7 leaders as Ukraine wins access to F-16 fighter jets
Zelenskyy won a "historic" White House decision allowing Kyiv to acquire F-16 fighter jets, the most sophisticated material yet supplied by the West, with the promise of more to come.
US Debt limit talks stall as Republicans ‘press pause,’ criticize White House
Republicans want to extract steep spending cuts that Biden has so far refused, while Democrats urge the White House not to give in to demands they argue will be harmful to Americans.
Pakistan police obtain a warrant to search former PM Imran Khan’s residence in Lahore
On Wednesday, the Punjab government claimed that "30 to 40 terrorists were hiding inside Khan's residence".
China nuke arsenal build-up ‘concern for global stability’: G7
Concerns about the build-up have been growing in the West, and the G7 leaders warned the expansion "without transparency nor meaningful dialogue poses a concern to global and regional stability".
Ukrainian president attends Arab summit in Saudi Arabia
Zelenskyy said in a tweet that his aim is to "enhance bilateral relations and Ukraine's ties with the Arab world."
