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Pakistan’s Senate has asked the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to provide details about any officials allegedly linked to a cocaine-trafficking case after Karachi police arrested a woman accused of running a drug distribution network, according to police and Senate committee statements.
Iran has warned it will open “new fronts” if the US launches more attacks on the country, after President Donald Trump said he had called off renewed strikes to allow for “serious negotiations” to take place.
El representante republicano por Kentucky Thomas Massie en el estudio previo a un debate en Lexington, Kentucky, el 4 de mayo del 2026. (AP foto/Jon Cherry)
The administration of Donald Trump announced new travel and health screening measures on Monday in response to a growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa that has killed more than 130 people.
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MANILA, Philippines — Manuel Parlade has been designated as officer-in-charge of the Office of Senate Sergeant-at-Arms following the suspension of retired Police major general Mao Aplasca.
President Trump had on Monday announced he agreed to pause planned Iran strikes, which were supposedly going to resume Tuesday, because UAE & Saudi Arabia asked him to as they said the sides are getting close to a deal.
The United Arab Emirates paid a US reputation management firm more than $6m to bury a damaging report about its ambassador in Washington, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Contest seen as latest test of president’s grip on GOP as he urges voters to reject one of the few senior Republicans who has defied him
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing less than a week after US President Donald Trump concluded his own visit to China, highlighting the growing importance of relations among the world’s major powers.
DOHA — Qatar said on Tuesday that US-Iran negotiations, mediated by Pakistan, required more time to reach a deal, a day after President Donald Trump said he had postponed planned attacks to give the process a chance.
Beijing is a top tourist attraction in the spring. This month it is also a top diplomatic attraction for world leaders. China’s President Xi Jinping recently said farewell to US President Donald Trump and then prepared to say hello to President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Mr Trump’s visit is the first of several plann…
Trump calls off ‘planned attack’ on Iran, citing 'serious negotiations'
The footage also leans into popular culture, using Chinese rap and popular cartoon figures to court younger social media users
The footage also leans into popular culture, using Chinese rap and popular cartoon figures to court younger social media users
US equity futures are lower, set for a 3rd drop in a row, as traders waited for futile signs of progress toward a peace deal in the Middle East. and as tech and small cap stocks reacted adversely to higher bond yields around the globe, but nowhere more so than in Japan, where many tenors are trading at record lows, …
Just a month before US elite troops forcibly removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power, the former president of another country in the region - who had been found guilty of very similar drug trafficking charges - found himself in the opposite situation: pardoned and freed from jail.
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‘Relatively advanced’ chips to start entering China in second half, as US is ‘pulling back’ on tariff war and tech decoupling, analysts say
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, arrives to vote early in the Georgia Primary Election, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference regarding developments in the Trump Administration’s anti-fraud efforts, at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, is seeking to survive a primary challenge fueled by President Trump on Tuesday in what has become the most expensive congressional primary in recent history.
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
U.S. President Donald Trump bought shares in sushi chain operator Kura Sushi USA, a U.S. government ethics office reported recently. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday said it has identified the "culprit" in the Senate shooting incident last May 13, 2026 but did not want to "preempt" the ongoing investigation by identifying the perpetrator.
A visita do presidente russo, Vladimir Putin, à Pequim esta semana para se reunir com seu homólogo chinês, Xi Jinping, ocorre oficialmente para marcar o 25º aniversário do Tratado Sino-Russo de Boa Vizinhança e Cooperação Amigável de 2001.
Business leaders back deeper bilateral energy trade after the US president floated new agreements in Beijing, but analysts question commercial viability
Business leaders back deeper bilateral energy trade after the US president floated new agreements in Beijing, but analysts question commercial viability
As many as 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they want to migrate, citing better work life balance to Trump’s politics
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One month after we reported that the Trump administration was in talks with U.S. manufacturers about converting idle civilian industrial capacity into weapons production, as conflicts across Eurasia deplete critical weapons stockpiles, Ford Motor signaled Monday morning that it is prepared to support a Western defen…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche attends the 45th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions on the country as "immoral, illegal, and criminal," lashing out at prolonged economic pressure on the communist-run island as tensions escalate.
The Islamic Republic will soon vote on a bill that would see whoever kills US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and or CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper awarded with a €50 million sum, Ebrahim Azizi, the chairman of Iran’s national security commission, told state TV on Thursday.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
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The Senate committee chairmanships have been reorganized. This follows the recent change in the Senate leadership. The following is the list of senators and the committees they will be heading:
Raúl Castro ondea una bandera cubana durante el desfile del Primero de Mayo en la plaza de la Revolución en La Habana, Cuba, el 1 de mayo de 2025. (AP Foto/Ramon Espinosa, Archivo)
United States President Donald Trump said he postponed a planned attack on Iran after requests from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, adding that “serious negotiations are now taking place” behind the scenes.
As he marks two years in office, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is presiding over a brisk tech-powered economy but faces an opposition-controlled legislature and major diplomatic challenges. (Photo by Chungi Chen)
Putin’s trip is widely seen as a move to boost the nations’ energy relationship as the Iran war disrupts global supply
Putin’s trip is widely seen as a move to boost the nations’ energy relationship as the Iran war disrupts global supply
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that TrumpRx.gov, a government-backed website that lists discounted prescription drugs, will begin featuring generic medicines, including widely used drugs such as cholesterol treatment atorvastatin and diabetes drug metformin.
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Last Saturday, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi appeared in a New York federal court on six counts of providing material support to designated foreign terrorist organisations and conspiring to bomb a place of public use.