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– Pakistan has imposed emergency measures and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after President Asif Ali Zardari approved federal recommendations on Sunday. The decision removes the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial administration from control of government functions. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired
– Pakistan accounts for about 48% of people living in extreme poverty across the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region, according to the World Bank’s October 2026 economic update. The measure uses the international extreme poverty line of
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted India’s water-governance experience as a reference for countries across the Global South. He shared an article on October 6 that examined reforms developed in Gujarat and later reflected in national water programmes. Modi
JAKARTA, December 7, 2025: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced an ambitious plan to acquire up to 200 helicopters beginning next year, a move aimed at bolstering both Indonesia’s defense capabilities and its national disaster response system. The announcement, reported by Indonesia’s state
PERTH, December 6, 2025: A comprehensive fishing closure spanning nearly 900 kilometres of Western Australia’s coast is expected to lift seafood prices nationwide, as authorities move to restore depleted fish populations and reshape the state’s commercial catch sector. The Western Australian
NEW YORK, Dec 3, 2025: Starbucks has agreed to pay $38.9 million to settle claims by New York City regulators that it violated worker protection laws by failing to provide predictable scheduling and stable hours for thousands of baristas across the city.
BRUSSELS, November 22, 2025: Television broadcasters and media networks around the world are marking World Television Day, reaffirming the medium’s enduring influence as a trusted source of information, education, and entertainment. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, the annual observance
ABU DHABI, November 21, 2025: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has inaugurated the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, a new landmark institution in the Saadiyat Cultural District.
MANILA, November 6, 2025: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency across the Philippines on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 114 people and left 127 others missing, making it the country’s deadliest natural disaster this year. The government said the storm