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A gate is seen at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (September 20, 2025) threatened Afghanistan if it does not give back control of the Bagram air base to the United States. “If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it,…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A Pakistani court charged a man on Saturday (September 20, 2025) with murder for shooting a teenage social media influencer outside her home earlier this year after refusing his offer of friendship. Judge Mohammad Afzal Majoka in the capital, Islamabad, indicted Umar Hayat for killing 17-year-old…
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. File | Photo Credit: AP The White House issued a major clarification Saturday (September 20, 2025) to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry, saying a $100,000 fee will be a “one-time” payment imposed only on new applicants. Trump’s $100K H-1B fee spares current visa…
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Imagge used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: On September 11, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) was exploring the possibility of blending isobutanol with diesel. Isobutanol is an alcoholic compound with inflammable properties and is used as a solvent in several industries,…
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The BCCI election is scheduled during its annual general meeting (AGM) at its headquarters on September 28. File | Photo Credit: PTI Mithun Manhas, a stalwart of domestic cricket, is set to be elected unopposed as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on September 28. The BCCI election is scheduled…
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The story so far: In the latest version of the Major’s List sent to the U.S. Congress, President Donald Trump listed 23 countries as being significant sources and/or sites of transit of illicit drugs — especially fentanyl — that he said threaten the U.S and its people. The list of countries includes India, Pakistan, China,…
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The story so far: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a mutual defence pact. The agreement formalises decades of informal military cooperation. Its timing, coming days after Israel’s bombing of Qatar and amid doubts over U.S. security guarantees to the Gulf monarchies, signals a shifting regional order. With Israel’s war in Gaza, Iran-backed Houthis flexing…
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Palestinians run as the 15-storey Mushtaha Tower collapses after being hit by an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, September 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military kept up its assault on Gaza City and the wider Gaza Strip on Saturday (September 20, 2025), dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped structures in attacks that killed…
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Last week, the United Nations Independent Inquiry Commission on the Occupied Palestinian Territory announced its findings that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, making it the first UN-affiliated body to do so. Leading the charges against Israel is Navi Pillay, the Commission’s chairwoman and an international jurist of repute with several roles under her belt….