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U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2025.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s aggressive trade agenda hit a significant snag this week when a federal appeals court ruled that most of his “reciprocal tariffs” are illegal.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held Friday that Trump overstepped his presidential authority when he imposed levies on virtually every country in the world as part of his April 2 “liberation day” announcement.Before court action, Trump’s tariffs were set to affect roughly 69% of…
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported 16 deaths during the last two days, raising the toll to 831 over the past two months. The floods, triggered by torrential rains and excessive discharge of water from India, have wreaked havoc, leaving thousands of people marooned and displaced while causing severe damage to property, infrastructure and ready crops. Three transboundary rivers that cut through Punjab, which borders India, have swollen to exceptionally high levels, affecting more than 2,300 villages. Read More: Worst monsoon floods in decades leave millions displaced in Pakistan According to NDMA, the hardest-hit provinces are Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P)…
Pakistan won their Twenty20 International tri-series match against the United Arab Emirates at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium by 31 runs on Saturday. The tri-series of Twenty20 international matches is to tune up for the Asia Cup and features Pakistan, the UAE and Afghanistan. Each team will play the others twice, giving all sides at least four matches before the top two teams qualify for the final, scheduled on September 7. Pakistan batted first after skipper Salman Agha won the toss and set a target of 208 for the UAE. The UAE only managed to make 176 runs. Salman had hit…
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has both Pakistan and China expressed deep concern over the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) activities in Afghanistan at the recent trilateral meeting of Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan in Kabul. “We told the Kabul leadership in clear terms: either take action against the TTP or hand them over to Pakistan,” he said at a press conference at the Foreign Office on Friday. According to Dar, who also serves as the country’s deputy prime minister, the trilateral meeting also discussed extending the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project to Afghanistan, laying railway lines in Kabul, and enhancing…
Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America is seen in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2025. Bonnie Cash | Afp | Getty ImagesThe agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a months-long legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate.Kari Lake, acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced the latest round of job cuts late Friday, one day after a federal judge blocked her from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA director.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth had ruled…
A sign for the CDC sits outside of their facility at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025. Megan Varner | ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told staff it expects them to return to offices by Sept. 15, roughly five weeks after a gunman’s deadly attack on the agency’s headquarters in Atlanta, CNBC has learned. “Your safety remains our top priority. We are taking necessary steps to restore our workplace and will return to regular on-site operations no later than Monday, September 15,” Lynda Chapman, the agency’s new chief operating…
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 30, 2025. Hun Manet is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)TIANJIN, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday, who is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025.During their meeting, Xi noted that in the face of a changing international situation, China and Cambodia, as iron-clad friends, should unite closely for mutual success, improve the well-being of both peoples, and…
President Asif Ali Zardari gave his assent on Saturday to the Pakistan Land Port Authority Bill, 2025, turning it into law and paving the way for the establishment of a new statutory body tasked with managing border crossings and facilitating cross-border movement. The newly-created Pakistan Land Port Authority will act as a central platform for coordinating between multiple border management agencies. Its mandate includes facilitating the smooth movement of goods and passengers across land ports, reducing delays, and ensuring more efficient trade flows. President Asif Ali Zardari has assented to the Pakistan Land Port Authority Bill, 2025. With this approval,…
Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat against the United Arab Emirates in their tri-series match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The tri-series of Twenty20 international matches is to tune up for the Asia Cup and features Pakistan, the UAE and Afghanistan. Each team will play the others twice, giving all sides at least four matches before the top two teams qualify for the final, scheduled on September 7. Skipper Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bat first. He had hit an unbeaten half-century and fast bowler Haris Rauf grabbed four wickets as Pakistan…
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 30, 2025. Madbouly is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)TIANJIN, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday.Madbouly is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025.Noting that China-Egypt relations are at their best in history, Xi called for seizing the opportunity of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations next year to advance bilateral ties…