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Trump yet again takes credit for trade-led Pakistan-India ceasefire

“We settled it through trade,” the US president tells his South African counterpart during Oval Office talks (From left) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 21, 2025. — Reuters United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated […]

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Bitcoin jumps to new all-time high, surpassing prior record in January

Bitcoinrose to a new all-time high on Wednesday, breaking its January record.The price of the flagship cryptocurrency remained higher by way of 2% at $108,955.10, in step with Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $109,500.“Bitcoin’s new high has been concocted by way of an array of favorable elements inside the macro cauldron, namely

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Is China the winner in the India-Pakistan conflict?

Chinese warplanes, used by Pakistan, made their combat debut during the recent hostilities The 4-day conflict between arch-rivals India and Pakistan this month ended with a ceasefire and each claiming victory; however, it now seems that China’s defence enterprise may also be an unlikely winner.The contemporary flare-up began on 7 May while India launched assaults

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Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer

Former US President Joe Biden, eighty-two, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a statement from his workplace said on Sunday.Biden, who left the workplace in January, was recognized on Friday after he noticed a medical doctor closing week for urinary signs and symptoms.The cancer is a greater aggressive form

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‘No expiry’: Pakistan says India ceasefire ‘continues’

“India’s Jaishankar did not inform Pakistan before military strikes,” says DPM Ishaq Dar A Pakistan Ranger stands guard at the Pakistan-India joint check post at Wagah border, near Lahore, on May 14, 2025. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has stated that the ceasefire between Pakistan and India is a

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DG ISPR hails Iran’s efforts to de-escalate tensions in South Asia

Pakistan, Iran enjoy historical, brotherly relations and always stand by each other: DG ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry gestures during an interview with IRNA in May 2025. — IRNA Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has appreciated Iran’s efforts and aid

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Indian claims of hitting Pakistani jets ‘nonsense’: US defence analyst

“I am astonished by the claim that 20% of Pakistan’s air force has been rendered unusable,” says the analyst A Pakistan Air Force J-10 fighter aircraft. — Reuters US defence expert Dr C Christine Fair has rejected India’s claims of downing a Pakistani plane, labelling them as “nonsense”.Fair, a political scientist specialising in safety, counterterrorism

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Japan assets saw record inflows in April as investors fled U.S. markets — their promise still holds

A man walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 7, 2025.Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Japan noticed record overseas inflows into its equities and long-term bonds in April as investors fled U.S. Markets following President Donald Trump’s change

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Why India could not stop IMF bailout to Pakistan

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) accepted a $1bn (£756m) bailout to Pakistan – a move that drew sharp disapproval from India as navy hostilities among the nuclear-armed neighbours flared, earlier than a US-led ceasefire changed into suddenly declared.Despite India’s protests, the IMF board

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A home away from home: Why Trump wishes America was more like the Gulf

President Donald Trump likes America to be extra like the Gulf states, he’s touring on his first major foreign trip of his new term.He got a crimson-carpeted welcome fit for a king in Saudi Arabia from Mohammed bin Salman, the ruthless and modernizing crown prince, that outstripped the showers of private adulation from his top

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