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The flags of the European Union (L) and China stand side by side at the Chancellery on June 20, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChina and the European Union are unlikely to become close allies quickly, analysts say, even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sour relations between the world’s largest economy and both its transatlantic allies and Beijing.”I don’t see the EU and China uniting against the US,” Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said.On a geopolitical level, the two powers…

Liverpool’s Egyptian international has signed a new two-year contract with the Premier League leaders.Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new contract to extend his eight-year stay at Anfield, the Premier League club said. The 32-year-old Egyptian international previously had spells with Chelsea in the Premier League and Roma in Italy’s Serie A. Speculation had been mounting all season that the forward may be set to end his stay at Anfield, with Salah himself stating in December that a deal was “far away”. A move to the Saudi Pro League had been heavily mooted as the next destination for the…

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) — There is no winner in a tariff war, and going against the world will only result in self-isolation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said when meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing on Friday.Xi said over the past 70 years and more, China has achieved development through self-reliance and arduous struggle, never relying on others’ mercies, still less fearing any unreasonable suppression.He added that no matter how the external…

Listen to article Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday announced the creation of a Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), as well as a new Centre for Excellence to counter violent extremism. The announcements were made during the 32nd apex committee meeting chaired by CM Murad at the Chief Minister’s House. The high-level meeting was attended by provincial ministers, security officials, and representatives from key federal and provincial departments. The social media authority will be empowered to regulate unlawful or offensive content, enforce content standards, manage platform registration, and recommend full…

Lawyer for Salvadoran man Kilmar Abrego Garcia hails Supreme Court’s order, saying that ‘the rule of law prevailed’.The US Supreme Court has ordered the government to “facilitate” the return of a wrongly deported Salvadoran man, in a decision seen as a small victory against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, was living in the eastern state of Maryland until he became one of more than 200 people sent to a prison in El Salvador last month as part of Trump’s crackdown on undocumented migrants. Most of the deportees were suspected members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which…

Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first in a rain-delayed encounter against Scotland in their ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Qualifiers One-Day International (ODI) match in Lahore. Earlier in the week, Pakistan women beat Ireland by 38 runs in a low-scoring thriller to win the opening encounter of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Qualifiers on Wednesday. On a hot day in Lahore, Pakistan’s Diana Baig and Nashra Sandhu starred with the ball, picking up four and three wickets each to bowl the Irish women’s team out for 179 after scoring 217 batting first. The match start was…

Listen to article Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) Chairman Afaq Ahmed has strongly condemned the recent unrest in Karachi, alleging that the violence was premeditated and urging the government to take immediate action against those responsible for disturbing peace in the city, Express News reported. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi on Thursday, Ahmed referred to an incident in North Karachi that occurred the previous night. He called upon citizens to peacefully come out onto the streets to demand their rights on Saturday. “I appealed to the people of Karachi to protest against the injustices being committed in this city. I extended…

Listen to article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Thursday firmly denied reports suggesting the party was engaged in political negotiations, calling the media claims “false and baseless.” In an exclusive conversation with Express News, he dismissed the circulating stories and specifically criticised a private news channel for broadcasting what he termed as inaccurate information. “I completely reject the news regarding negotiations. A private channel aired a false report, which I categorically deny,” he stated. He added that he had contacted the channel in question, which later issued an apology for the erroneous report. “Furthermore, the party’s founding chairman…

Bangkok, Thailand – Aung, a high school English teacher, figured it was high time to leave Myanmar the day the military generals who took over the country stepped up enforcement of a long-dormant conscription law they had dredged up. That was at the end of January, a little more than 11 months after the generals announced plans for widespread conscription, in order to cope with their military’s mounting desertions and battlefield losses to armed groups fighting back against their 2021 coup. The first contingent of 5,000 conscripts into Myanmar’s military started their basic training one year ago this week. Thousands…

People shop at an Apple store in Grand Central Station in New York on April 4, 2025.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesThough U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on many of his “reciprocal tariffs” has given some firms and investors respite, America’s largest company, Apple, hasn’t been so lucky. The Cupertino-based tech giant is heavily reliant on supply chains in China, which has seen its tariff rates only continue to ramp up, with the U.S.’ cumulative tariff rate on Chinese goods now standing at 145%.Thus, despite the U.S. tariff situation looking more promising for the world, experts say that U.S.-China negotiations…