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Russia on Thursday urged the U.S. administration not to make a "fatal mistake" on Venezuela, warning of unpredictable consequences for the Western Hemisphere.

More Europeans favor stronger China ties in tech: report2025-12-17
Public support for closer ties between Europe and China has risen sharply, while calls are growing for a tougher European stance toward the United States and U.S. Big Tech firms, according to a recent report published on Tuesday.

Trump sues BBC for defamation over editing his speech2025-12-16
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a defamation suit against the BBC, accusing it of misleadingly editing a speech related to the Capitol riot.

Sydney shooters appear motivated by Islamic State ideology: PM2025-12-16
A father and son who opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday appear to have been driven by "Islamic State ideology," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday.

Authorities pledge overwhelming police response to Sydney's Bondi Beach shooting2025-12-15
Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Monday pledged an overwhelming police response to Sunday night's fatal mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Ukraine says ready to accept NATO-style security guarantees2025-12-15
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukraine stands ready to agree on security guarantees based on NATO Article 5 as a part of a compromise in the peace process, the Ukrinform news agency reported.

12 dead as shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach declared "terrorist" attack2025-12-15
Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Sunday night that 12 people have died following a shooting targeting Sydney's Jewish community at Bondi Beach.

Trump's pardon claim for Tina Peters stirs controversy over limits of presidential power2025-12-14
U.S. President Donald Trump announced earlier this week that he had granted a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county election official serving a nine-year prison sentence for orchestrating a breach of her county's election system.

Flights between Phnom Penh, Bangkok remain normal despite ongoing border clashes2025-12-14
Flights between Phnom Penh and Bangkok as well as those between Siem Reap and Thailand are operating as normal although the Cambodia-Thailand border fighting is still going on, a Cambodian civil aviation spokesperson said on Saturday.

Thailand, Cambodia have agreed to cease all shooting effective Friday evening: Trump2025-12-13
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday on social media that Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to cease all shooting effective Friday evening.

Trump says former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is top choice to lead Fed: media2025-12-13
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is his top choice to lead the U.S. central bank, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's leadership term ends next May.

Thai king endorses decree to dissolve parliament2025-12-12
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua has endorsed a royal decree to dissolve the parliament, an announcement published in the Royal Gazette said on Friday.

U.S. Senate rejects Democratic and Republican health care bills as ACA subsidies set to expire2025-12-12
The U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance competing Democratic and Republican health care bills, which means over 20 million people could face much higher premiums because the expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to expire at the end of the month.

Putin, Maduro discuss bilateral cooperation over phone: Kremlin2025-12-12
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, discussing bilateral cooperation and Venezuela's situation, the Kremlin said in a statement.

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PV systems could be upgraded across Pakistan under CPEC: Pak engineer

At a solar power project site in Sahiwal, sunlight shines on the gleaming blue solar panels. A Pakistani engineer wearing a safety helmet and a yellow engineering vest, is intently inspecting the equipment.