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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet each other at the Knesset, West Jerusalem, Israel, Oct, 13,2025.PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would visit the United States next week. The two leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday as the US-Israeli war … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan has assured the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) of the government’s commitment to enhancing the sector’s export competitiveness, according to a statement on Friday. The minister met with a PCMEA delegation led by Patron-In-Chief Abdul Latif Malik, Vice Chairman Riaz Ahmed and Former Vice Chairman Usman … Read more
[ Importers warn 90% private sector relies on affordable second-hand medical devices LAHORE: Medical equipment importers have urged the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to review its newly issued import policy, warning that excluding second-hand medical equipment from the regulatory framework could disrupt healthcare services, increase costs for hospitals and threaten thousands of jobs. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China. Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week – his second within the last 10 days, the … Read more
[ KARACHI: The KSE-100 index fell over 715 points at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday as renewed US-Iran tensions and higher oil prices kept investor sentiment under pressure. The decline left the index testing its 200-day moving average, a level that has provided reliable support in recent months. Markets now look ahead to … Read more
. BERLIN: Germany’s constitutional court on Friday backed an Afghan woman’s appeal against an interior ministry decision to deny her a visa, despite her previously having been approved for entry. The woman had initially accepted been under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government. The plaintiff was one of more than … Read more
[Tariffs are back, but this time there is a war in the Persian Gulf and oil has hit $100 a barrel.
Taiwan is stepping up plans to secure fuel and other vital imports as Chinese government ships practice moves that could one day be used in a blockade.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Established by the 1998 Rome Statute, it serves as a court of last resort, meaning it only steps in when national courts cannot or will not act. Photo: REUTERS/file THE HAGUE: Member states of the International Criminal Court voted on Friday to dismiss Karim Khan as … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to press Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to honour their counter-terrorism commitments, saying durable peace and stability in the region depended on ending terrorism emanating from Afghan soil. Addressing the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting (SCO-CFM) in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, … Read more