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Asia, Economy, India, Pakistan

India Urges IMF to Reconsider $1 Billion Loan to Pakistan, Citing Terror Funding Concerns

India Urges IMF to Reconsider $1 Billion Loan to Pakistan, Citing Terror Funding ConcernsPakistan, May 16 – Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its $1 billion loan to Pakistan, alleging that the funds could be used to finance terrorism. His remarks come amid heightened tensions between […]

Billionaires Decline as King Charles’ Wealth Surges, Sunday Times Rich List Shows

The number of billionaires in the UK has dropped, while King Charles III’s personal fortune has risen significantly, now matching that of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. This year’s list, which ranks the 350 richest people in the UK, shows the biggest decline […]

News

Italy and Germany Urge NATO Allies to Close Defence Spending Gaps

ROME — Defence ministers from Italy and Germany emphasized on Friday the urgent need for all NATO members to increase their defence spending to close critical gaps among allies. The remarks came after a high-level meeting in Rome with defence ministers from Poland, France, and Britain, focusing on strengthening European security amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. […]

India

India Rejects China’s Latest Renaming of Places in Arunachal Pradesh Border Region

NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday firmly rejected China’s recent move to rename several locations in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, reiterating that the Himalayan territory is an integral and undisputed part of India. The announcement follows China’s continued practice of assigning Chinese names to places in Arunachal Pradesh, a region India administers but […]

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Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Hadi Matar, the man convicted of attempted murder for the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The sentence was handed down on Friday by a court in Chautauqua County, New York, nearly three months after Matar, 27, from New Jersey, was found guilty of second-degree attempted […]

Supreme Court Upholds Block on Trump-Era Migrant Deportations in Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s decision to block the Trump administration’s efforts to deport a group of migrants from Northern Texas under a rarely used wartime statute, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. This law, originally intended to manage national security threats during times of war, has sparked widespread controversy […]

Russia

Ukraine Calls on Western Allies to Sustain Pressure as Ceasefire Talks with Russia Collapse

ISTANBUL – Ukraine has appealed to its Western allies to continue exerting pressure on Russia following the collapse of high-level peace talks between the two countries — the first direct dialogue in over three years. The meeting, held in Istanbul on May 16, failed to result in a ceasefire agreement, despite growing international calls for […]

India

Of Opium, Fire Temples, and Sarees: Inside Mumbai’s Museum of India’s Vanishing Parsi Community

Tucked away in a quiet by-lane in south Mumbai, the newly renovated Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum opens a window into the fascinating yet little-known world of the Parsis—followers of Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions. Though the Parsis have long played a vital role in shaping India’s industrial, cultural, and philanthropic landscape, their […]

News

At Least 4 Dead, 10 Injured After Tornado-Warned Storm Tears Through St. Louis Metro Area

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A powerful storm system swept through the St. Louis metropolitan area on Friday, leaving a trail of destruction, killing at least four people, and injuring 10 others, according to authorities. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed four storm-related fatalities via social media. The violent weather was part of a larger […]

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ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan Takes Leave Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation

THE HAGUE — Karim Khan, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has voluntarily stepped aside from his duties while an independent investigation is conducted into allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against him by a former aide. The aide has accused Khan of coerced sexual intercourse, a claim that he has strongly denied, […]

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