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Syria promises to ‘protect all components’ of society, including Druze, after Israel launches air raids near Damascus.Syrian authorities have decried “foreign intervention” in Syrian affairs after Israel launched air attacks on a town near Damascus where government forces and several other groups had taken part in deadly clashes. A Syrian Ministry of Interior source told Al Jazeera Arabic that at least four Israeli air strikes targeted security personnel in the mainly Druze town of Ashrafieh Sahnaya on Wednesday. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in a statement, rejected “all forms of foreign intervention”, but did not explicitly accuse…

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US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce addresses a press conference on Pakistan-India situation. — ScreengrabRubio stresses diplomacy must take the lead.Pakistan offers probe into Pahalgam incident.US appreciates Pakistan’s counterterror cooperation.As tensions continue to rise between India and Pakistan following the Kashmir incident, the United States has stepped in diplomatically, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio preparing to speak with foreign ministers of both countries to urge calm and avoid further escalation.“We are reaching out to both parties, and telling, of course, them to not escalate the situation,” US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters during a press briefing. According…

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Reuters/File KYIV/WASHINGTON: Ukraine and the US said on Wednesday they were ready to sign a minerals deal imminently after months of sometimes fraught negotiations, but an eleventh-hour snag injected uncertainty into the timing.“Our side is ready to sign. The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the White House. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that and we are ready, if they are.”A Ukrainian official was en route to Washington for the signing. However, a source said the US was pushing Ukraine to sign two additional…

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Meghan Markle is revealing the real reason she calls Prince Harry with a pet name.The Duchess of Sussex, who sat with IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima this week, touched upon the significance of calling her husband ‘H.’Meghan shared: “Probably at the beginning of us dating, when everything was in code.”“People didn’t know we were dating for, talk about memory lane, so long ago. “I mean, it’ll be our seven-year wedding anniversary soon. “I couldn’t tell anyone who I was dating, and who was keeping [the secret], so I think we were just on a letter basis.”She added: “I like it. I…

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s hidden ties with Royal family membersPrince Harry and Meghan Markle still have a good relationship with some royal family members, including Harry’s cousins Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall, and their husbands Jack Brooksbank and Mike Tindall. As per a recent report, these royal members don’t talk about it publicly because it’s frowned upon by others members in the royal family to keep in touch with Duke and Duchess of Sussex. “Zara and Mike don’t shout about their relationship with the Sussexes from the rooftops, because it is still frowned upon by a lot of people in…

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A United States judge has ordered the release of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine protester Mohsen Mahdawi as a case challenging his deportation proceeds. In Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled Mahdawi could leave the Northwest State Correctional Facility, where he had been held since immigration officials arrested him earlier this month. Mahdawi walked out of the court with both hands in the air, flashing peace signs as supporters greeted him with cheers. As he spoke, he shared a message for President Donald Trump, whose administration has led a crackdown on student protesters who have denounced…

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Gathering at Karachi Press Club brought together a coalition of trade unionists, government officials, and international labour activists on April 30, 2025. — Facebook/PILERPakistan  As workers worldwide commemorate International Labour Day, the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) hosted a seminar on Wednesday addressing one of the most pressing issues facing Pakistan’s labour force: the failure to implement minimum wage laws.The gathering at Karachi Press Club brought together a coalition of trade unionists, government officials, and international labour activists seeking concrete solutions to protect worker rights amid economic instability. Abbas Haider, Joint Director of PILER, moderated the event, which…

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025. — ReutersTalks aim to position participants ahead of US-Iran negotiations.Iran FM says E3 lost their role in nuclear file due to wrong policies.US seeking new deal to curb its escalating nuclear programme. Iran will hold talks in Rome on Friday with European parties to their now moribund 2015 nuclear deal, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, as both sides seek to position themselves ahead of a new round of US-Iranian negotiations on Saturday.Reuters reported on Monday that…

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