Pakistan to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghans with PoR cards from Sept. 1

Pakistan to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghans with PoR cards from Sept. 1

The Pakistan government has decided to repatriate over 1.3 million Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration cards from September 1, a media report said on Wednesday (August 6, 2025). The efforts to send back Afghan refugees began in 2023 when the government announced to expel all illegal aliens. According to government sources, so far about … Read more

Probe into Titan submersible implosion blames operator for ‘preventable tragedy’

Probe into Titan submersible implosion blames operator for ‘preventable tragedy’

Seats on the submersible cost $250,000 per person [File] | Photo Credit: US COAST GUARD VIA REUTERS Multiple failures to follow standard safety protocol led to the deadly implosion of a private submersible visiting the Titanic wreckage in 2023, according to a final report published Tuesday. The U.S. Coast Guard investigation outlined a litany of … Read more

U.S. agency approves OpenAI, Google, Anthropic for federal AI vendor list

U.S. agency approves OpenAI, Google, Anthropic for federal AI vendor list

The GSA added it is focused on AI models “that prioritize truthfulness, accuracy, transparency, and freedom from ideological bias” [File] | Photo Credit: AP OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude have been added to a list of approved AI vendors, the U.S. government’s central purchasing arm said on Tuesday, as the Trump administration aims … Read more

“I don’t know anything about it”: Trump on U.S. imports of Russian chemicals and fertilizers

"I don't know anything about it": Trump on U.S. imports of Russian chemicals and fertilizers

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) stated that he had no knowledge that the United States imports Russian Chemicals and fertilizers. The rebuttal came after India claimed that U.S. continues to import from Russia uranium hexafluoride for its nuclear industry, fertilisers, as well … Read more

Netanyahu says Israel must complete defeat of Hamas to free hostages

Netanyahu says Israel must complete defeat of Hamas to free hostages

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) that Israel must “complete” the defeat of Hamas in Gaza to secure the release of the remaining hostages, days ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss an updated war plan. Recent footage of weak and emaciated captives has sparked outrage in Israel, while United … Read more

Russian oil purchase: Kremlin accuses U.S. of exerting illegal trade pressure on India

Russian oil purchase: Kremlin accuses U.S. of exerting illegal trade pressure on India

This combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia accused the United States on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) of exerting illegal trade pressure on India after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil. “We … Read more

Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine

Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine

Women stand next to flowers, children’s toys, and portraits placed in memory of victims at the site of a nine-storey residential building destroyed following a recent Russian missile strike in Kyiv, on August 5, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian attacks have killed hundreds of Ukrainian civilians since June. | Photo Credit: AFP … Read more

Don’t give China pass, burn relationship with ‘strong ally’ India: Nikki Haley

Don’t give China pass, burn relationship with 'strong ally' India: Nikki Haley

File picture of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. should not burn its relationship with a “strong ally like India” and give a pass to China, Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley said on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), amid President Donald Trump’s attacks against New Delhi over … Read more

Yunus vows constitutional status for 2024 uprising in Bangladesh’s ‘July Declaration’

Yunus vows constitutional status for 2024 uprising in Bangladesh’s ‘July Declaration’

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus formally unveils the July Declaration at the National Parliament premises in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The student-people uprising of 2024 that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led government of Bangladesh will get “constitutional recognition”, said the July Declaration that was launched by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus … Read more