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Jaishankar meets Rubio in Canada; discusses trade and supply chains amid tariff tensions

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held talks with his American counterpart Marco Rubio that largely focused on issues relating to trade and supply chains. Read More

South Sudan president fires Vice President Bol Mel, strips him of rank of general

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed Benjamin Bol Mel as vice president and deputy leader of the ruling party, state television said, unexpectedly cutting ties with a man widely rumoured to be Kiir’s own preferred successor. Read More

‘Funeral for democracy’: Pakistan parliament grants lifelong immunity and sweeping powers to army chief Munir

Pakistan’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the army chief and curb the remit of its Supreme Court, a move that critics said had done irreparable harm to the country’s democracy. Read More

Kazakhstan’s parliament passes bill banning LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ amid rights backlash

Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a law banning what authorities view as “propaganda” of LGBTQ+ relations, a move criticized by rights advocates as detrimental to the country’s LGBTQ+ community. Read More

House Democrats release emails linking Trump to Epstein, claim he ‘knew about the girls’; White House slams ‘fake narrative’

House Democrats on Wednesday released emails which they said raised new questions about President Trump’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and how much he knew about his abuse of underage girls, an assertion the White Ho Read More

US sanctions 32 individuals and entities linked to Iran’s missile and drone programmes

The US sanctioned individuals and entities in several countries related to their support of Iran’s ballistic missile and drone production, in the latest attempt to pressure Tehran. Read More

Trump had ‘amazing’ meeting with Xi, but China may still not buy American soybeans

Despite Trump calling his meeting with Xi “amazing,” China’s soybean glut and long-term shift toward South American suppliers could stall US export recovery, showing that diplomacy alone can’t move commodity markets. Read More

20 troops killed in Georgia plane crash, black box found, confirms Turkey

Turkey on Wednesday said 20 of its soldiers were killed when a military transport plane crashed in Georgia, with all but one of the bodies recovered, marking the Nato member’s deadliest military incident since 2020 Go to Source Read More