BEIRUT: Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday criticised anti-migrant activists who stoke “fears” of Islam and said co-operation between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon should be an example for Europe and the United States. The 70-year-old pope spoke to reporters on the plane at the end of his visit to Turkey and Lebanon — his first trip outside of Italy since becoming head of the world’s … Continue reading Pope criticises anti-Muslim ‘fears’ in Europe, US
Top Chinese and US economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to decide on later this week that would pause steeper American tariffs and Chinese rare earths export controls, US officials said. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading US, China reach rare earths, tariff pause for Trump and Xi to consider: US officials
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched on Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. Dubbed NISAR (Nasa-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft blasted off around 5:40pm (5:10pm PKT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast, riding an ISRO Geosynchronous … Continue reading US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
The United States and China on Sunday said that progress had been made after a weekend of talks aimed at de-escalating trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff rollout. The increasingly ugly trade spat between Washington and Beijing has rocked financial markets and raised fears of a global economic slowdown and an inflationary spike in the United States. “We’ve made substantial progress … Continue reading US, China hail ‘substantial progress’ after trade talks in Geneva
DOHA: Five Americans and an equal number of Iranians released by the US and Iran in a prisoners’ swap landed in Doha on Monday, after the $6 billion Iranian oil fund long frozen by South Korea under US sanctions was transferred to Iranian accounts in Qatar. The five, who include a businessman and a conservationist, and who left Iran on a Qatari plane accompanied by … Continue reading US, Iran trade prisoners under $6bn deal
WASHINGTON: The United States and Germany on Wednesday announced deliveries of a total of 45 top-of-the-line tanks to Ukraine, sweeping aside their longstanding misgivings and signaling a new surge of Western support for an expected counter-offensive against Russian invasion. In a televised address, President Joe Biden promised 31 Abrams tanks, hours after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gave the go ahead for sending 14 Leopard-2 tanks … Continue reading US, Germany approve 45 heavy tanks for Ukraine
WASHINGTON: National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said that the United States and Pakistan are engaged in a positive dialogue to remove the mistrust that overshadows their relations. Earlier this week, US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy Colin Kahl told a US Senate panel that Pakistan did not want Afghanistan to be a safe haven for terrorist attacks against itself or others and had “continued … Continue reading US, Pakistan engaged in positive dialogue: Moeed Yusuf
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries including Germany and the United States who appealed for the release of a jailed civil society leader. The envoys issued a highly unusual joint statement on Monday saying the continued detention of Parisian-born philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala “cast a shadow” over Turkey. The escalating row … Continue reading US, German envoys among 10 ambassadors whose expulsion ordered by Erdogan
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