“We Go Begging, Our Heads Bow Down In Shame”: Pak PM’s Big Admission
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has openly admitted that he and the country’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, had to travel to nations to ask for financial help.
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Conservative Poilievre Wins Party Review in Landslide With 87% Support – Bloomberg.com
Conservative Poilievre Wins Party Review in Landslide With 87% Support Bloomberg.comCanada’s Conservatives Give Their Trump-Inspired Leader a Second Chance The New York TimesOn home turf, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith jabs famili…
Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead – AP News
Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead AP NewsMore than 200 killed in mine collapse in DR Congo BBCMore than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say | Democratic Republic of the Congo&n…
Israel split over plans to bring back death penalty for deadly attacks
In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.
‘A vaccine against murder’? Israel split over return of death penalty
In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.
LIVE: Iran announces live-fire naval drills near US warships amid tensions
US army warns Iran that it will not tolerate ‘unsafe’ manoeuvres such as flights over US warships.
Taiwan’s GDP rose 12.68% in Q4 2025, its fastest quarterly growth since 1987; full-year GDP grew 8.63%, topping the 7.5% forecast on AI demand for tech products (Bloomberg)
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Taiwan’s GDP rose 12.68% in Q4 2025, its fastest quarterly growth since 1987; full-year GDP grew 8.63%, topping the 7.5% forecast on AI demand for tech products — Taiwan’s economy expanded at the quickest pace for a quart…
Elephants and football diplomacy on Starmer’s ‘historic’ China trip
The leader of the UK’s Labour Party is the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years.
US Justice department releases new batch of Epstein files citing Musk, Trump, Mountbatten-Windsor
The US Justice Department on Friday released more than 3 million pages of documents from its investigative files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The latest release includes thousands of references to US President Donald Trump, hundreds to Andr…
Historic Manchester steel firm lays off more than 100 staff
More than 100 workers at a Manchester steel fabrication company with roots in the Second World War have been laid off, with staff told they would receive no working hours through December and into January.
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