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Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill reveals divisions in Washington2025-07-01
A marathon vote was underway Monday over U.S. President Donald Trump's massive One Big Beautiful Bill, which highlights bitter partisan divisions in Washington.

Extreme heatwaves underscore climate urgency, demand action2025-06-30
Over the past few weeks, heatwaves have hit several regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of North America, Europe, and eastern Asia.

Kyrgyz president discusses bilateral, multilateral cooperation with Russian FM2025-06-30
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday in the resort town of Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan to discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation, according to the president's press service.

Clock ticking on EU-U.S. trade talks as key divides remain2025-06-29
U.S.-EU trade talks have gone through multiple rounds, but with the July 9 tariff deadline approaching, European leaders remained divided at Thursday's European Council summit over whether to push for a quick deal or hold out for a more favorable one.

WTO reports goods trade rise in early 2025, but slower growth ahead2025-06-27
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that global goods trade posted an uptick in early 2025, but forecast weaker trade growth later this year.

Ukraine, Russia conduct fresh prisoner exchange2025-06-27
Ukraine and Russia on Thursday carried out another round of their prisoner exchange, according to Ukraine's Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

Pentagon report doubts Washington's claim of destroying Iran nuke sites2025-06-26
An assessment report from the Pentagon suggested that the recent U.S. airstrikes did not deal a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear capabilities, U.S. media reported Tuesday.

NATO countries agree to hike defense spending to 5 pct of GDP by 20352025-06-26
Member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have agreed to raise their defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) annually by 2035, according to a declaration issued on Wednesday following the high-level summit in The Hague.

Zelensky, Trump discuss steps to ceasefire2025-06-26
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he discussed steps toward a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. started Iranian nuclear crisis: Chinese envoy2025-06-25
It is the United States that started the Iranian nuclear crisis, said a Chinese envoy on Tuesday, in response to accusations against Iran at a Security Council meeting.

Trump announces ceasefire between Israel, Iran2025-06-24
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have reached a formal agreement to implement a complete and total ceasefire, marking what he called the end of the "12-Day War."

Iranian president warns U.S. of retaliation after strikes on nuclear sites2025-06-23
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the United States must "receive the response to its aggression," following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear sites sparks fears of wider conflict2025-06-23
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States has completed attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, namely Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan.

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From Karachi to Kunming, Pakistani Products Shine at 9th China-South Asia Expo

With the growing popularity of Pakistani products, more and more Pakistani companies are using the CPEC and the Expo platform to reach Chinese buyers.