. WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week ahead of a possible summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, even as Trump said the US would raise concerns with China over alleged election meddling. A US State Department official said on Tuesday that Rubio … Read more

. In the letter, Macron says he is making a personal appeal to Trump to reconsider the sanctions, which he argues were unjustly imposed. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: France’s parliament on Tuesday was set to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from … Read more

MUZAFFARGARH: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission (AJKEC) on Tuesday revised the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, announcing that the polling will now be held in three phases to ensure peaceful, transparent and secure elections across the region. Announcing the revised election programme at a news conference, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) … Read more

CARRIED AWAY: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is detained by police during a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, demanded on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi step down over the police crackdown against student protests calling for reforms in … Read more

• Stresses peace, stability in region • Momeni lauds Pak diplomatic role • Iran interior minister also meets CDF BACK TO DIPLOMACY: Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni calls on PM Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. PHOTO: NNI ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during a call by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, on Tuesday emphasised that Pakistan … Read more