Inside Nicolás Maduro’s Last Days as Venezuela’s Leader
The Venezuelan leader overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump in the decisive weeks before his capture by U.S. forces.
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Gold prices in Pakistan Today
[ At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY KARACHI: Gold and silver prices increased in both international and domestic markets on Wednesday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold per ounce rose by $13 to reach $5,185. In the local market, the price of gold per tola … Read more
‘Hundred-bird dress’ festival celebrated in south China’s Guangxi
Event held to celebrate ‘hundred-bird dress’ festival in S China’s Guangxi [Reuters] The traditional “hundred-bird dress” festival was held on Tuesday in Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Liuzhou City, located in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. People from various ethnic groups donned festive attire to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Women … Read more
Amnesty condemns convictions of Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha
Rights body says 10-year PECA sentences part of ‘systematic harassment’ of lawyers Lawyer and rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha. PHOTO: EXPRESS Amnesty International’s South Asia chapter has condemned the convictions of human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, calling them part of a “systematic … Read more
Sri Lanka arrests ex-spy chief over 2019 Easter bombings
Sallay, SIS chief since 2019 under Rajapaksa, denies allegations of involvement in suicide bombings Sri Lanka 2019 bombing. PHOTO: REUTERS Sri Lanka’s criminal investigators arrested the country’s former intelligence chief on Wednesday in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. Police said retired Major General Suresh Sallay was … Read more
Iran dismisses missile, nuclear claims after Trump alleges ‘sinister ambitions’
Tehran, Washington are scheduled to meet for a third round of talks on Thursday in Geneva Iran on Wednesday dismissed US claims about its missile programme as “big lies”, after President Donald Trump said Tehran was developing missiles that could strike the United States. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Trump accused … Read more
Nepal’s rapper-mayor in pole position to become prime minister
Balendra Shah, former mayor of Kathmandu popularly known as “Balen”, who according to party officials, will become prime minister under an internal agreement if the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) wins the March 5 elections. PHOTO: REUTERS KHATMANDU: After Nepal’s historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to … Read more
India’s Modi visits Israel as US-Iran tensions mount
Modi’s visit comes as US deploys a vast naval force near Iran’s coast ahead of possible strikes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a visit to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem July 4, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Israel on Wednesday for a two-day … Read more
Trump lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union
US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., US, February 24, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump on Tuesday briefly outlined his case for a possible attack on Iran during his State of the Union address, saying he would not … Read more
U.S. Sent F-22 Fighter Jets to Israel, Official Says
Videos show a dozen F-22 Raptors left Britain on Tuesday, and flight tracking data indicates they flew toward the Middle East.