Pakistan’s cultural capital erupts in color as kite-flying Basant festival ends 20-year hiatus
A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades.
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New START Treaty ‘Was Flawed’: US Official As Key Nuclear Pact Ends
A senior US official on Friday criticised the last nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States for failing to include Beijing, speaking at the United Nations a day after the New START deal expired.
Survivor of deadly mine collapse in DR Congo recounts rescue
A Congolese miner told Al Jazeera he saw his friends around him die as the mine they were working in collapsed.
Lifeline for global health with new $50bn US aid package – but climate crisis ignored
The overall package is nearly $20 billion more than the Trump administration initially requested
Greenland crisis further damages transatlantic ties: Time for a major strategic rethink?
Europe has experienced numerous crises since Donald Trump returned to the White House: on trade and tariffs; on Ukraine; and perhaps the most surreal one – on Greenland. The latter was unprecedented: NATO’s leading member, the US, openly expressing it…
Russian army general shot in Moscow as foreign minister blames Ukraine for “terrorist act” – cbsnews.com
Russian army general shot in Moscow as foreign minister blames Ukraine for “terrorist act” cbsnews.comRussian general shot several times in Moscow BBCRussian general shot in Moscow ‘conscious after surgery’ The Telegrap…
Russia says Ukraine behind shooting of army general in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of trying to “disrupt the negotiation process” searching for an end to the war.
What Is China Really Doing in Greenland? Fact-Checking Trump’s Arctic Claims
Trump’s obsession with Greenland could actually create the result he is so afraid of: increasing China’s Arctic presence.
CISA orders US federal agencies to replace unsupported edge devices
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a new binding operational directive aimed at reducing a long-standing cyber risk across federal networks: outdated “edge devices” that are not longer supported by vendors…
Boss of lobbying firm founded with Peter Mandelson quits after Epstein revelations
Ben Wegg-Prosser resigns from Global Counsel as emails show Epstein’s help was sought in setting up the companyUK politics live – latest updatesA former No 10 aide has quit as chief executive of the influential lobbying firm he co-founded with Peter Ma…