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Listen to article Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s continued aggression and atrocities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, particularly in Gaza, stating that the latest military actions amount to war crimes under international law. In a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Thursday, Islamabad criticised Israel’s “indiscriminate violence” which it said had killed thousands of Palestinians, including women, children, medical staff, and humanitarian workers. The statement also denounced Israel’s recent military push to seize new areas, including the illegal takeover of the Morag Corridor. It said the deliberate targeting of a UN-run clinic in Jabalia—where over 700 displaced civilians had sought refuge—was…

Broad, hard-hitting tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump have triggered global alarm and retaliatory threats from key allies, with analysts warning they could push the US and other countries towards a recession. Still, many US trade partners responded cautiously to the levies – which range from a baseline 10 percent to 49 percent – showing a reluctance to escalate into a full-scale trade war with the world’s largest economy. “This is a game changer, not only for the US economy but for the global economy,” said Olu Sonola, Fitch Ratings’ head of US Economic Research, in a report.…

Ben Mbarek, along with about 40 other critics of the president, is being tried on state conspiracy charges.A jailed Tunisian opposition activist facing state conspiracy charges has launched a hunger strike to protest against being barred from appearing in person at his own trial, according to his defence team. Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, member of the opposition National Salvation Front and Citizens Against the Coup group which oppose President Kais Saied, insists on his right to be present in court to “refute the false charges” against him, lawyer Samir Dilou said in a statement on Facebook on behalf of Ben Mbarek’s…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced a reduction in electricity prices for domestic consumers by Rs7.41 per unit. The price cut is part of the government’s efforts to provide relief to Pakistanis while working to strengthen the economy. The announcement, made during a special event attended by cabinet members and business leaders, follows a request made by the government to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for a price reduction. Additionally, electricity rates for industrial units have been reduced by Rs7.59 per unit. Addressing the event, PM said: “The country cannot progress without a significant reduction in…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a range of reciprocal tariffs targeting almost all countries that the United States trades with, taking a sledgehammer to Washington’s longstanding advocacy of free trade and globalisation. Trump’s latest tariffs, which build on a series of similar steps he has taken since returning to office on January 20, are going to hit the countries with which Washington has large trade deficits, or that impose heavy tariffs on US goods. In 2023, the US imports were worth $1.1 trillion more than its exports; no other country has as large a trade deficit as the US.…

Athens, Greece – Greece on Wednesday became the first European Union member to take advantage of relaxed spending rules for defence, announcing a 25bn-euro ($27bn) multi-year rearmament programme. The centrepiece of the programme was a multi-layered defence system called the Shield of Achilles, which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament was “essentially a dome combining existing air defences with new systems, offering protection on five levels – anti-missile, anti-ballistic, anti-aircraft, anti-ship, anti-submarine and anti-drone”. It was Greece’s first multi-year, comprehensive rearmament, and was part of a broader overhaul of the armed forces called Agenda 2030. Mitsotakis described the shift as…

Zach Perret, CEO and co-founder of Plaid, speaks during the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Jan. 31, 2020.George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPlaid on Thursday announced a new funding round that values the fintech startup at $6 billion, down from $13.4 billion in 2021. The new funding will give some employees a way to cash out.The $575 million round was led by a batch of new investors including Franklin Templeton, Fidelity and BlackRock. Existing backers NEA and Ribbit Capital also participated, Plaid said.Plaid CEO Zach Perret said the startup saw a “substantial” growth…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams holds a press briefing after former Governor Andrew Cuomo enters the mayoral race on March 03, 2025 in New York United States.Selcuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor Eric Adams will run for reelection as an independent, opting out of the Democratic primary just one day after a federal judge dismissed corruption charges against him.”I have always put New York’s people before politics and party — and I always will. I am running for mayor in the general election because our city needs independent leadership that understands working people,” Adams said…

Listen to article LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that if a person commits an offence in a foreign country, which is also an offence under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), they may be tried and convicted in Pakistan as if the crime had occurred within the country. Justice Tanveer Ahmad Sheikh of the LHC, in an order issued a few days ago, dismissed the accused’s counsel’s objection that since a crime report had already been registered in Oman, a second crime report in Pakistan was impermissible. The judge ruled that an individual who commits a crime abroad can still…

Nathan Ordaz’s second-half goal was enough for Los Angeles FC to prevail against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in their first-leg quarterfinal matchup.Los Angeles FC (LAFC) sent Lionel Messi and Inter Miami spinning to their first defeat of the season, scoring an upset 1-0 victory in their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal first-leg clash. A 57th-minute strike from Los Angeles-born El Salvador international Nathan Ordaz handed LAFC a precious advantage heading into next week’s return leg in Florida. Unbeaten in nine games across all competitions since the start of the season, Messi and Miami arrived in Los Angeles as the form…