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Qatar, US near defence pact as Trump slams Israeli strike on Doha amid Gaza ceasefire talks

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Qatar and the United States are close to finalising a major defence cooperation agreement, senior US diplomat Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday, just days after an Israeli strike... Read More


US, China reach framework deal on TikTok during Madrid meeting

Published on, Sept. 16 -- September 16, 2025 11:29 AM The United States and China have reached a framework agreement to switch short-video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership, top US officials said... Read More


Beijing welcomes Dhaka to participate in cooperation under framework of GGI

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- China has said Bangladesh is welcome to participate in cooperation under the framework of the Global Governance Initiative(GGI) together with other countries to build a more just an... Read More


PM Shehbaz reiterates OIC's call to suspend Israel's UN membership

Published on, Sept. 16 -- September 16, 2025 11:16 AM Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized the creation of an Arab-Islamic task force to adopt effective measures to ward off Israel's expansio... Read More


Muslim leaders pledge coordinated resistance to Israeli expansion plans

Published on, Sept. 16 -- September 16, 2025 11:08 AM Arab and Islamic nations issued a forceful condemnation of Israel's attack on Qatar during an extraordinary joint summit on Monday, declaring the... Read More


Mint Explainer | How India is leveraging the UAE's strategic location to weather US tariffs

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- India is turning to the United Arab Emirates to leverage the West Asian country's strategic location to redirect exports and target new markets to tide through the US's hefty 50... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN meets with Secretary of CPC Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China

Jakarta, Sept. 16 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with Mr. CHEN Gang, Secretary of CPC Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and Chairman of the Standing C... Read More


No more 'ice cream' in North Korea? All about Kim Jong Un's shocking new crackdown

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- For most of the world, ice cream is a simple treat with a universal name. But in North Korea, it has now become a matter of politics. Leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned t... Read More


Netanyahu gambled by targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. It appears to have backfired

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered this week's attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar, he took a major gamble in his campaign to pound the group into subm... Read More


Punjab CM reaffirms commitment to flood relief, slams critics

Published on, Sept. 16 -- September 16, 2025 10:57 AM Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif visited Alipur, a tehsil of Muzaffargarh, which had been severely affected due to havoc wreaked by rece... Read More