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WASHINGTON/Islamabad: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States has asked the US to provide Pakistan with small arms and modern equipment to ensure the success of Islamabad’s newly approved counter-terrorism operation, Operation Azmi Istekam. Pakistan seeks small arms from US for ‘Operation Azm-i-Istekam’ The decision to launch Operation Azm-e-Istekam was taken on June 22 at a meeting of the Supreme Committee for the National Action Plan, a strategy approved in 2014 to eliminate extremism in the country. The federal government recently approved a revitalized national counterterrorism program. “Pakistan has launched Azmi Isteqam to counter and dismantle terrorist organisations. For this, it…
Former President Donald Trump may have had the best week of his political life.President Trump has been facing unsettling weeks of news as he faces President Joe Biden in November’s presidential election.In May, a New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business documents to hide hush money payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, but he maintained his innocence and vowed to appeal. In the weeks since, polls have shown a slight, and perhaps noticeable, drop in his approval rating.But his fortunes appear to have reversed this week following a series of positive poll results, with Americans viewing him as…
Chinese officials Newsweek After former president and current Republican candidate Donald Trump took a tough stance against Beijing during a debate with President Joe Biden, he said the United States would not win a bilateral trade war.”Regarding U.S.-China trade, we want to emphasize that U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature,” said Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the United States. Newsweek”No one wins in a trade war or a tariff war.””Arbitrary restrictions and protectionism will only disrupt normal trade flows and the stability of production and supply chains, and will not benefit anyone,”…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. The China-Russia partnership is riddled with potential problems that limit its effectiveness and durability. Zhu Peng/Getty Images China and Russia have good reasons for cooperating, and not just to anger the United States.But there are a number of issues that could cause this alliance to fall apart.Successful alliances like NATO require partners to put their own interests ahead of the common good. During the darkest days of the Cold War in the 1950s, Western nations feared that the Soviet Union and China would join forces to form a great…
Strengthening Tropical Storm Beryl poses hurricane threat to Windward Islands The second named storm of the season, Tropical Storm Beryl, has formed, and the Windward Islands, especially Barbados and Grenada, should be on heightened hurricane alert.Tropical Storm Beryl is rapidly intensifying in the central Atlantic, with at least one Caribbean island nation currently under a hurricane watch.The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has been tracking the development of the system, previously known as Tropical Depression No. 2, over the past few days. Satellite imagery on Friday showed the system had developed enough to be classified as a tropical storm, and it…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran will hold a runoff election to decide the successor to its late hardline president. Ebrahim Raisi”Victory is assured,” officials said Saturday after polls in the Islamic Republic saw the lowest voter turnout ever and saw the top candidates fail to win. This Friday’s election will pit reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian against hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Election spokesman Mohsen Eslami announced the results at a press conference carried by Iranian state television. He said Pezeshkian received 10.4 million votes and Jalili 9.4 million out of 24.5 million cast. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher…
French voters are set to cast their ballots on Sunday in the first of two rounds to elect 577 members of the National Assembly, ushering the country into a new political era. The election came after French President Emmanuel Macron called for early voting following the crushing defeat of Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rally National (NR) party in the June 9 European Parliament elections. Opinion polls suggest this trend will be confirmed in the next elections, where the NRs have a large lead with 36 percent of the vote, followed by the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP) with 28.5…
Some analysts say the deepening defense ties between Russia and North Korea are likely a source of anxiety for the Chinese establishment.”Beijing doesn’t want relations between Moscow and Pyongyang to get too close, and the possibility of Russia supplying arms to North Korea will be questioned in China,” said Edward Howell, a lecturer at Oxford University and a Korea Foundation fellow at Chatham House, a London think tank. Newsweek.Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Pyongyang last week for the first time in 24 years and signed a comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, pledging military support…
Finding bargains in the tech sector is becoming harder given the strength of the stock market (especially tech stocks) since the start of 2023. Technology stocks have been driving the recent market rally, as evidenced by their share prices rising by roughly 80%. Nasdaq 100 Meanwhile, many of these stocks have performed well and are now commanding higher purchase prices.But not all tech stocks are joining the rally… at least not yet.There are at least three cheap technology stocks with growth potential that investors can consider buying right now: I currently own all three of these stocks, and here’s why…
Why UiPath, Docusign, and Alphabet look like bargains at current levels. Finding bargains in the tech sector is becoming harder given the strength of the stock market (especially tech stocks) since the start of 2023. Technology stocks have been driving the recent market rally, as evidenced by their share prices rising by roughly 80%. Nasdaq 100 Meanwhile, many of these stocks have performed well and are now commanding higher purchase prices. But not all tech stocks are joining the rally… at least not yet. There are at least three cheap technology stocks with growth potential that investors can consider buying…