Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb hinted that the debt-ridden country may issue Panda bonds in yuan this year to tap into China’s extensive capital market, according to a media report. Speaking in an interview with China’s CGTN during the Boao Forum for Asia, Mr. Aurangzeb … Read more
Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus arrived in Beijing on Thursday (March 27, 2025) and was received at the airport by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong. | Photo Credit: X/@ChiefAdviserGoB Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday (March 28, 2025), official media reported. Mr. Yunus, on a four-day visit … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee delivers a keynote address on ‘Social Development-Girl, Child and Women Empowerment in West Bengal’ at Kellogg College, during a visit to the University of Oxford on March 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: @AITCofficial/PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her governance model does not allow discrimination and she … Read more
The University of Michigan said on Thursday, March 27, 2025, that it is closing its DEI office, citing executive orders from President Donald Trump and a warning from the federal Education Department. | Photo Credit: X/@UMich The University of Michigan – long seen as a bastion of diversity, equity and inclusion programs – said on … Read more
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows B-2 stealth bombers, right side, parked at Camp Thunder Cove in Diego Garcia on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, as a U.S. airstrike campaign continues against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. | Photo Credit: Planet Labs PBC Suspected U.S. airstrikes pummeled sites across Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels early … Read more
Attorneys Sarah Warbelow of Human Rights Campaign and Sasha Buchert of Lambda Legal answer questions from reporters outside a federal court in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, after a U.S. judge heard arguments on whether to block President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military. | Photo Credit: AP … Read more
Members of the local tribal militia keep position on a check-post at a troubled area in the outskirt of Wana, the main town of Pakistan’s South Waziristan. File photo | Photo Credit: AP Security forces in Pakistan have killed at least 11 terrorists in four separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 26-27, the military … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, March 27, 2025 said he would speak with U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days after the latter announced 25% tariffs on auto imports. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday (March 27, 2025) said he would speak with U.S. President Donald Trump … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney. File photo | Photo Credit: AP Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday (March 28, 2025) called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign which is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures. Mr. Albanese’s Labor party won a majority … Read more
Britain’s King Charles III. File | Photo Credit: AP King Charles III was hospitalized for observation on Thursday (March 27, 2025) after experiencing “temporary side effects,’’ related to a scheduled cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. His engagements for Thursday (March 27, 2025) afternoon and Friday (March 28, 2025) were canceled. “His majesty … Read more