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The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion. The State Department announced the sales to America’s allies in the Middle East late Friday as tensions rise in the region over the possibility of U.S. military strikes on Iran. They were made…

In a viral video, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed efforts to secure financial support from friendly nations to address the external funding gap for the IMF loan. Pakistan Prime Minister in a viral clip on social media is heard admitting that he and Field Marshal Asim Munir (now Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Staff) have reached out…

A new set of file release has made some explosive claims attributed to Jeffrey Epstein about Bill Gates, which the billionaire has categorically denied. Fresh allegations involving Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates have surfaced after some British media reports published extracts from newly released US Justice Department files. The files claimed that late financier and sex offender Jeffrey…

US President Donald Trump says Russia’s Vladimir Putin has agreed not to attack Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and other cities and towns for a week due to “extraordinary cold” weather. Russia has not confirmed any such agreement, but Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Trump’s announcement and said he expected Russia to keep its promise. Trump did not specify…

The Jakarta Composite Index saw a two-day selloff after concerns were raised about ownership and trading transparency, with index provider MSCI warning of a downgrade. The head of Indonesia’s stock exchange Iman Rachman has resigned, the exchange said on Friday (Jan 30), as the consequences of a warning from index provider MSCI of a possible downgrade that…

“People helped us and we got into a car… I said, ‘Don’t take us to a hospital.'” Tara and her friend were attending a protest in the central Iranian city of Isfahan when security forces arrived on motorcycles and began shouting at the crowd. “My friend told an armed member of the security forces, ‘Just don’t shoot…

An AI model developed by Google’s DeepMind could transform our understanding of DNA – the complete recipe for building and running the human body – and its impact on disease and medicine discovery, according to researchers. Called AlphaGenome, the model could help scientists discover why subtle differences in our DNA put us at risk of conditions such…

Officials say the meetings suggest a strategic effort to build a broader ideological and operational alliance, potentially involving training, fundraising, and propaganda collaboration for terrorism. In a significant development pointing to deeper coordination among global terrorist groups, a senior terrorist commander of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has publicly acknowledged links with Hamas and confirmed meetings with its top…

Donald Trump warned Iraq that the US would withdraw support if Nouri al-Maliki returns to power, calling his past tenure disastrous and threatening an end to American assistance. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a stark warning to Iraq over the possible return of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying the United States would withdraw its…

India’s government said there were two confirmed cases of Nipah virus since December last year, with all those in contact with the affected people having been quarantined and tested. The Indian government on Tuesday clarified that there were only two confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in eastern West Bengal state. The Indian Ministry of Family and…