Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are discussing converting about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, a move that would deepen defence ties and ease Pakistan’s financial strain following last year’s mutual defence pact.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the country is recording a surge in fighter jet and aircraft orders following the May 2025 military escalation with India, expressing hope that defence exports could eliminate Pakistan’s dependence on the International Monetary Fund.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally approached him over delayed Apache helicopter deliveries and expressed unhappiness with U.S. tariffs tied to India’s Russian oil imports.
The White House said Tuesday that “U.S. military is always an option,” even as a series of European leaders rejected President Donald Trump’s comments about seeking an American takeover of the world’s largest island.
An international media association on Tuesday criticised the Israeli government for maintaining its ban on unrestricted media access to Gaza, calling the move disappointing.
The US will exert greater power across the Western Hemisphere, the State Department declared following the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a raid on Caracas.
For nearly two decades, China has been more than just a trading partner for Venezuela: a key political backer, a financial lifeline during the worst years of sanctions, and an ally willing to defy the isolation imposed by the United States.
