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Ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested in Sri Lanka
Wickremesinghe is alleged to have spent public funds visiting England in September 2023 to witness a convocation ceremony of his wife, Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe, from a British university, police said.
Brazilian Leader Criticizes Trump for Intervening in National Matters
We need to learn how to provide people with what they require: affection, comfort and treat them with love. That is the difference between caring and governing, because the correct word isn't governing, but caring," Lula said at a ceremony in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo state on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Zelensky Plans Putin Meeting Pending Security Guarantees
"Within 7-10 days, we would like to have an understanding of the architecture of the security guarantees. And based on such an understanding, we plan to have a trilateral meeting," Zelensky said, adding that US President Donald Trump would also attend.
Trump Aide Labels India a ‘Laundromat for Russia’ Amid Oil Trade Comments
During a media briefing, Navarro pointed out that India's Russian oil imports were zero before Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022. "The argument now, when this percentage has risen to 30-35%, that somehow they are in need of Russian oil, is rubbish.," Navarro stated in a video posted by C-Span. "India does not seem to want to acknowledge its role in the bloodshed. It's getting close to Xi Jinping. They (India) don't need the (Russian) oil."
Netanyahu Announces Plans for Gaza Truce Talks While Greenlighting Gaza City Operation
"I came to sanction the plans of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) to capture Gaza City and to defeat Hamas," Netanyahu stated Thursday during a tour of an army base along the border with the Palestinian enclave.
EAM Jaishankar Wraps Up Moscow Visit, Highlights Robust India-Russia Strategic Ties
He co-chaired the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) during his visit and held high-level talks with the senior-most Russian leadership.
Setback to Pakistan as Taliban Refuses to Act Against TTP, China Keeps Mum
The middleman was China, necessitating its intervention more out of economic interests than by diplomacy.
Watch | 'Silence Only Emboldens The Bully': Chinese Envoy Blasts Trump for Targeting India with Punitive Tariff
He said, "China will firmly stand with India," going on to suggest the two countries were twin engines for economic growth in Asia.
Watch | Jaishankar in Moscow: 'Perplexed, Americans Told Us to Stabilise Market, Buy Russian Oil'
He said he was “very puzzled” by the tariffs, and said, “it was the Americans” that had advised “we should do everything to stabilize the world’s energy markets, including buying oil from Russia” earlier.
Nearly Half of Pakistan’s Population Falls Below Poverty Line Amid Economic Turmoil
Stagnation in the economy is at the root of this crisis. Pakistan's per capita income has not merely stagnated but declined over the last few years, indicating the severity of the problem.
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