Top Republican to urge Trump to rethink Syria pullout

AFP | A senior Republican senator said Sunday that he would be meeting with US President Donald Trump to urge him to reconsider his plan...

Bangladesh’s Hasina gets landslide win as opposition demands new vote

AFP | Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina got a landslide win in a general election Sunday that was marred by opposition claims of vote-rigging and...

Taliban hybrid war that defeated the USA

Zeeshan Munir | Afghan situation summarized According to western media/think-tank reports, Taliban control almost 50 % of Afghanistan’s territory in addition to having influence/presence in another...

Shehbaz Sharif chairs first meeting of PAC: Directs NAB, FIA to submit reports

News Analysis | Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Mr. Shehbaz Sharif reportedly summoned record of all cases referred by the apex body to the...

Afghanistan’s neighbors and the prospect of a US withdrawal

Fatemeh Aman | How can we explain Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw part of the U.S. force currently in Afghanistan, at a time when U.S. officials are...

Government to launch biggest operation against money launderings, says PM Khan

News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again said that his government was about to launch the biggest operation against the money laundering....

Syrian army deploys to Manbij in new alliance with Kurds

AFP | Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last...

Boat with 311 migrants docks in Spain after spending Christmas at sea

AFP | A charity rescue vessel carrying 311 mainly African migrants plucked off Libya docked in Spain on Friday, ending a traumatic journey which saw...

‘Yellow vest’ protesters target Macron’s holiday hideaway

AFP | If Emmanuel Macron is hoping for some holiday respite from the anti-government protests which have rocked France, he might want to avoid the...

Israeli PM, Brazil’s next president hail budding ‘brotherhood’

AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Friday announced a nascent "brotherhood" between their countries that will boost economic,...

Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he’ll seal border

AFP | President Donald Trump threatened Friday to seal the US-Mexico border "entirely" if Congress does not approve billions of dollars in funding for a...

Macron, Merkel urge ‘full’ Ukraine ceasefire ahead of planned truce

AFP | The leaders of France and Germany on Friday reiterated their call for a "solid, full and permanent ceasefire" in Ukraine's conflict-torn east ahead...