Category: 2. World

Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from Santa Marta chapel at the Vatican, November 26, 2023. — Reuters  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called Tuesday for an end to war and urged reflection in a letter published by Italy’s newspaper of record, as the 88-year-old… Continue Reading

A sign for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is seen on its’s building headquarters on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Cost-slashers of President Donald Trump and his billionaire friend Elon Musk seized control Monday of the… Continue Reading

Parents push a stroller with a baby in a park in Shanghai, China, on April 2, 2023. —Reuters HONG KONG: China’s Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, announced a slew of childcare subsidies this month and promised to “care” for new mothers by giving them a daily… Continue Reading

Members of police stand as vehicles burn after clashes erupted due to demands over removal of the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, in Nagpur, India, March 17, 2025. — Reuters Maharashtra CM orders strict action against rioters. RSS-linked VHP leads campaign… Continue Reading

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. — Reuters Ukraine has agreed to US proposed 30-day truce. US expects Putin commitment to ceasfire… Continue Reading

WASHINGTON  – US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran would be held responsible and face “dire” consequences for any further attacks by Yemen’s Houthis. “Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and… Continue Reading

Former US President John F. Kennedy (centre), first lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) are pictured riding in the presidential motorcade moments before Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, in this handout image taken on November 22, 1963. — Reuters WASHINGTON: United… Continue Reading

UNITED NATIONS  –  Pakistan Monday called on the world community and the United Nations Security Council to address terrorism within and from Afghanistan as “a matter of priority”, as the 15-member Council adopted a resolution that extended the mandate of UN Assistance Mission in… Continue Reading

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