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January 18, 2025

The UN demands that Israeli troops withdraw from Lebanese territory without delay

Listen to the article UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix described the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel as “fragile”, urging the Israeli army to withdraw from Lebanese soil. “The cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, while fragile, remains in force,” Lacroix told the Security Council. Noting the commitment of the Lebanese government to abide by the ceasefire agreements, he pledged the commitment of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to support both parties. “Further deployment of the LAF (Lebanese Armed Forces) depends on the earlier withdrawal of the IDF (Israeli army),” he said. Welcoming a reported plan

September 16, 2024

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International

Indian Hindu group in IIOJK ‘ready to vote’ in disputed territory

In this photo taken on Sept. 5, 2024, Hindu refugees from West Pakistan talk while sitting outside their shops in Jammu. — AFP It took 77 years for Dev Raj to vote in local elections in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and the Hindu elder is clear who he will please. “I will vote, and happily, for Modi,” Raj said, referring to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Three-phase elections begin in the occupied Muslim-majority region on September 18, the first IIOJK regional elections in a decade — and the first

August 29, 2024

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International

“Russia faces difficulties in recapturing territory held by Ukraine”: US spy

Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch a counteroffensive to try to recapture territory in the Kursk region seized by Ukrainian troops, but Russian forces will face "a tough fight" CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said Wednesday. Cohen told a national security industry conference that the significance of the Ukrainian incursion, which has overrun about 300 square miles (777 square kilometers) of Russian countryside, remains to be seen. Ukrainian forces crashed through Russia’s western border into the Kursk region on August 6 in a surprise attack that continues. While Kiev has said it has no intention of annexing the territory it

July 10, 2024

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International

India is speeding up hydropower projects in disputed territory claimed by China

NEW DELHI: India plans to spend $1 billion to speed up the construction of 12 hydropower plants in the northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, two government sources said, a move that could stoke tensions with China claiming the region. The federal finance ministry under Nirmala Sitharaman recently approved up to 7.5 billion rupees ($89.85 million) in financial assistance to each hydropower project in the northeastern region, the sources said. Under the scheme, around 90 billion rupees are likely to be allocated for the 12 hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, the sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The

June 4, 2024

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Business

Business confidence is rising, but remains in negative territory

KARACHI: Business confidence in Pakistan has increased by four percentage points, although it remains negative, as seen in the 25th Wave of the Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey conducted across the country during March-April 2024 by the Chamber of Commerce Investors and Industry (OICCI). “The OICCI Business Confidence Index has shown some positive signs of economic recovery, increasing to negative 14% in March-April 2024 from negative 18% in the previous survey from October-November 2023,” said OICCI President Rehan Shaikh. The upward trend, though slow, indicated a more optimistic business environment, supported by improving economic growth, a stable exchange rate and

May 31, 2024

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Sports

Cricket in uncharted territory as the T20 World Cup kicks off in Texas

DALLAS: Cricket enters uncharted territory on Saturday as the first major tournament hosted in the United States kicks off in Texas with the opening match of the T20 World Cup. A month-long festival of the sport’s fastest and most explosive form — shared across venues in Texas, Florida, New York and the Caribbean — kicks off with the U.S. taking on Canada at Grand Prairie Stadium outside Dallas on Saturday . It marks the opening clash of the first major International Cricket Council (ICC) match to be played partly in the United States. While most of the tournament will be

January 6, 2024

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International

Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns territory is ‘uninhabitable’

GAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: Israel bombed Gaza on Saturday as the United Nations warned that the Palestinian territory has become “uninhabitable” after three months of fighting that threatens to engulf the wider region. AFP correspondents reported Israeli raids early Saturday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge from the fighting. Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict, with the UN warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis as famine looms and disease spreads. Abu Mohammed, 60, who fled to Rafah from the main Bureij refugee camp, told AFP that the future

The UN demands that Israeli troops withdraw from Lebanese territory without delay

“Russia faces difficulties in recapturing territory held by Ukraine”: US spy

India is speeding up hydropower projects in disputed territory claimed by China

Business confidence is rising, but remains in negative territory

Cricket in uncharted territory as the T20 World Cup kicks off in Texas

Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns territory is ‘uninhabitable’

Asif Khaliq drives blue-eyed Chaiwala Arshad Khan’s London success

Munir and Naqvi Join Makkah Pact Talks in Tehran

Iran Says the Border Is Open as Pakistan Ships LPG by Sea