Syria’s translational President Ahmad Al-Sharaa is set to visit Ankara, the capital of Turkey, today (Tuesday), media reports said. Al-Sharaa is visiting Turkey on an official invitation from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s state-run radio and television TRT reported. It said Erdoğan and Al-Sharaa would discuss the latest developments in Syria, as well as More
At least 65 people have been killed and 133 others wounded because of fresh clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan, a media report said on Tuesday. Forty people lost their lives, and 70 others were injured in a missile attack on the Kordofan region in southern Sudan, AFP reported, citing two medical More
Pakistan plans to quietly move legal Afghan refugees out of Islamabad and Rawalpindi before sending them back to their country, a media report said on Tuesday. Dawn quoted sources familiar with the plan as saying that authorities had been instructed to execute the strategy without making it public. A flurry of meetings, chaired by Prime More
US President Donald Trump has agreed to repel imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, the BBC reported on Tuesday. But a US tariff of 10 percent on Chinese imports is still due to go into effect on Tuesday, according to the British broadcaster. Trump said he planned to speak on More
The Trump administration plans to merge the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the State Department, says a media report. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters he was the acting head of the USAID, the agency that distributes billions of dollars in aid around the world, the BBC reported. Democratic lawmakers have More
US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order pulling his country out of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), says a media report. The National Public Radio (NPR) reported the Trump administration also wanted to cut US aid to the UNRWA — relief agency for Palestinians. NPR quoted a White House official as More
US President Donald Trump says Washington has planned meetings and contacts with Russia and Ukraine, TASS news agency reported on Monday. Speaking at the Andrews Air Force Base near Washington DC, Trump said: “We had a very busy weekend. We’re dealing with Israel; we’re dealing with Ukraine and Russia. The US leader added his government More
On his first foreign trip as Syria’s translational president, Ahmad Al-Sharaa has met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Riyadh, says a media report. Reuters reported, citing a statement, Al Sharaa discussed with Mohammad bin Salman humanitarian and economic cooperation, as well as future plans in the areas of energy, technology, education and health. More
Former US special representative for Afghanistan Zamlay Khalilzad says that if reports about former Afghan politicians meeting with Pakistani intelligence officials are true, it is a “bad sign,” and they should not become pawns in ISI’s games. Khalilzad asked the Afghan politicians not to become pawns in the game of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) — Pakistan’s More
A security guard was killed, and a UN employee was wounded a shooting incident inside the UN office in Kabul. The incident occurred inside the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office on Sunday evening. Reuters, citing the UNAMA office, reported that the shooting left one individual dead and another wounded. Abdul Mateen Qani, More
