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IMF doubts cash-strapped Pakistan’s repayment capacity
Islamabad: The IMF has said that Pakistan faces major debt-repayment challenges and expressed serious doubts over the cash-strapped country’s capacity to repay the global lender, according to a media report on Saturday.…
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UN Secretary General warns Israel not to continue with Rafah assault
Gaza: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the Israeli military against expanding its assault on the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. “The situation in Rafah is on a knife’s edge,…
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New Zealand supports UN Palestine resolution
New Zealand voted in favour of a resolution broadening Palestine’s participation at the United Nations General Assembly overnight, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The resolution enhances the rights of Palestine to participate…
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IMF warns of high downside risks for Pakistan’s economy
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about Pakistan’s economic future, highlighting exceptionally high downside risks in its latest report. The report, released ahead of talks between the…
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Singapore values IIT-IIM graduates as talented pool: PM Lee
Singapore: Singapore, which scouts talent globally, has the biggest concentration of graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,…
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Humanitarian aid critically needed in Gaza: UN agencies
Geneva: Days after the Israeli army took control of the Rafah crossing, UN agencies have reiterated the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza and emphasised the urgent need for humanitarian assistance. Volker Turk,…
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes Afghanistan
Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NSC) informed on Saturday. According to the NCS, the earthquake struck at…
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India supports UN resolution backing Palestinian bid for full membership
New York: A resolution was passed in the United Nations with an overwhelming majority, supporting full membership of Palestine and pressing the Security Council to give “favourable consideration” to the bid, CNN…
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UNGA votes to upgrade Palestine’s membership to special status, bypassing US veto
United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Friday voted to upgrade Palestine’s membership in the world body to a special status aimed at circumventing the US veto of full membership. In the…
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Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom to support separatism: Jaishankar on Canada
New Delhi: By allowing political space to Khalistani separatist elements, the Canadian government is sending a message that its vote bank is “more powerful” than its rule of law, External Affairs Minister…
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UNRWA: 1,10,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel’s war on Gaza
Tel Aviv: Some 1,10,000 people have left Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip since the Israeli army started advancing on the city, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
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Pak to seek USD 12B debt rollover from China, Saudi ahead of IMF visit
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to seek a rollover of around USD 12 billion debt from key allies like China in the 2024-25 fiscal year to meet a whopping USD 23 billion worth…
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India fully withdraws soldiers from Maldives: Prez Muizzu’s Spokesperson
Male: India has withdrawn all its soldiers from the Maldives, the government here has said, ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian…
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NZ’s Colin Munro retires from international cricket after T20 WC snub
Christchurch: New Zealand’s Colin Munro, a bruising top-order batter, on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after he was not included in the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup.…
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Five Indian sailors on ship seized by Iran released
Tehran: In a diplomatic breakthrough, five of the Indian sailors on board an Israeli-linked vessel seized by Tehran were released on Thursday and have departed from Iran, the Indian embassy in Iran…
