Soutik Biswas and Vikas Pandey
BBC News
ReutersIn a dramatic turn of events, US President Donald Trump took to social media on Saturday to announce that India and Pakistan – after four…
Category: 4. World
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How backchannels and US mediators pulled rivals back from the brink
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Can Trump Rename the Persian Gulf?
President Trump has floated changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf ahead of a trip to the Middle East next week, a move that infuriated Iran and its people.
“I’ll have to make a decision,” Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office…
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China reminds Pakistan of its ‘long-term interests’, talks global ‘common aspiration’ with India – Firstpost
In the wake of a tense ceasefire between India and Pakistan, China has urged Islamabad to act in line with its “long-term interests” while calling on both neighbours to pursue a comprehensive peace. China seems to have attempted to balance…
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China has covered a desert with solar panels and confirmed it could change the ecosystem forever.
China is in the process of implementing an idea that everyone has already thought of: using deserts to produce solar energy. As you will see, this move has had a real impact on the local ecosystem.
China has come up with a win-win…
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European leaders tell Putin to agree to Ukraine ceasefire or face new sanctions
KYIV — Major European powers threw their weight behind an unconditional 30-day Ukraine ceasefire on Saturday, with the backing of President Donald Trump, and threatened President Vladimir Putin with “massive” new sanctions if he did not accept…
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Putin says Russia ready for ‘direct talks’ with Ukraine as US and European leaders press for a ceasefire
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding “direct talks” with Ukraine on Thursday in Istanbul, as European leaders and the United States attempt to…
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Israel’s aviation market reopens slowly, cautiously, and at a cost
In JM Barrie’s immortal book, Peter Pan, the title character quips, “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.”
We have been at war for 19 months. At times, it feels like we are in Neverland, with…
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Five fishermen who survived 55 days adrift by drinking rain and parboiling passing fish arrive in Galapagos
QUITO, Ecuador
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Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian…
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Bangladesh bans ousted PM’s Awami League under terrorism law – DW – 05/11/2025
Bangladesh’s interim government banned all activities of the former ruling Awami League on Saturday.
The party is headed by Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s long-serving former prime minister who was ousted in a mass uprising in 2024.
The ban is to…
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