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Ready to support cash-strapped Pak to improve its economic situation: IMF

Pakistan has expressed interest in a new programme in order to help the country address some of the key challenges, said Jihad Azour, Director of Middle East and Central Asia Department at the IMF

China opens new air routes with flight paths situated very close to Taiwan

The democratically elected government of Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims and says only the island's people can decide their future

Dubai floods: IndiGo issues travel advisory amid unprecedented rainfall

As heavy rain lashes the Gulf nation, the Indian Embassy in Dubai emphasised on Thursday that they are in constant touch with UAE authorities and airlines

Economic management: The one thing Biden could learn from PM Modi

While India's economy might be posting impressive growth numbers, employment and wages haven't kept up

Jury chosen in Trump's hush-money case, and other trial takeaways

Trump, who faces three other criminal prosecutions, denies wrongdoing and claims the cases are part of a political 'which hunt' against him

250,000 Afghan children require education, food and homes, says NGO

Pakistan is cracking down on foreigners it alleges are in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans

US presidential elections: Trump faces criminal case for poll interference

Trump's lawyers told the judge that basic fairness to criminal defendants warrants pausing the civil cases until after the 2020 election criminal case is resolved

Climate change, war, poverty biggest challenges: World Bank's Ajay Banga

The bank is the world's largest financier of climate projects in developing countries, delivering $38.6 billion in the 2023 budget year

Meta's new AI agents confuse users with made-up real world experiences

One joined a Facebook moms' group to talk about its gifted child. Another tried to give away nonexistent items to confused members of a Buy Nothing forum

US ban on TikTok over ownership issues gets major boost from Republicans

To date, the US government has not provided evidence that shows TikTok shared US user data with the Chinese government

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra's visit to Bangladesh likely to be postponed

Kwatra's visit was aimed at preparing grounds for PM Hasina's planned trip to India in June, the people cited above said

Donald Trump hush money trial: Jury selection encounters setbacks

The case is the first of Trump's four indictments to reach trial

Make tax reforms, remove exemptions on duties, sales tax: World Bank to Pak

The report reads, "Government should implement austerity measures and promote public-private partnership in government-owned companies"

Eager to deepen, strengthen cooperation with partners in India: US official

"I am not aware of the United States sending any observers. We generally don't in the case of advanced democracies like India," Vedant Patel said

Argentina asks to join Nato as Prez Milei seeks to boost ties with the West

The request came as NATO's Deputy General Secretary Mircea Geoana held talks in Brussels on regional security challenges with visiting Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri

India opens market to US farming industry in 12 categories: Katherine Tai

Trade should work for all Americans. Our goal is to stop pitting Americans against each other in our trade policy and this is why we are taking unprecedented steps to incorporate more voices

Rocket assault on Israeli military site by Lebanon's Hezbollah wounds six

The assault, which Hezbollah said was a response to Israel killing a number of its fighters, comes as the Jewish state weighs a response to Iran's missile and drone strikes on Saturday night

100 scientists spend two years renaming viruses after Covid mistakes

Airborne viruses will be called "pathogens that transmit through the air" under new terminology the World Health Organization hopes will end a scientific rift that hampered early response to Covid 19

IMF revises down West Asia growth outlook on war, trade disruptions

The downward revision was driven by conflicts in Sudan, the West Bank and Gaza, as well as oil production cuts by Gulf countries weighing on activity

Ukraine PM Shmyhal warns of 'Third World War' if it loses against Russia

"Or, there will be many conflicts, many such kinds of wars, and in the end of the day, it could lead to the third world war," he added