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ACC decides to investigate ex-army chief

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to initiate an inquiry against former army chief retired General Aziz Ahmed over allegations of amassing a huge amount of illegal wealth at home and abroad...

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Four shot dead on Chicago train

At least four people were shot dead on a train in the US city of Chicago on Monday, police said, with a suspect apprehended soon after the mass shooting occurred.

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China still committed to stable US ties: Xi

Chinese president Xi Jinping told top White House aide Jake Sullivan Thursday that Beijing remained committed to good ties with the United States, despite ‘great changes’.

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US existing home sales rise in July

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States edged up in July, industry data showed on Thursday, breaking a four-month trend of declines...

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US Fed to start cutting rates

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Friday that the ‘time has come’ for the United States to start cutting interest rates, adding that his ‘confidence has grown’ that the...

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Ceasefire hopes fade as Gaza fighting rages

Hopes were dwindling on Thursday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to reach an agreement...

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US reaffirms commitment to shared values

The United States has said they will look forward to working to support their shared values and interests, such as a free and open Indo-Pacific...

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Israel pounds Gaza ahead of ceasefire talks

Israeli air strikes targeted Gaza on Wednesday ahead of ceasefire talks that the United States hopes will stop Iran striking Israel in retaliation for the killing of a Hamas leader...

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Israel and next big war

THE push towards an all-out war in the Middle East is moving out of its sleepwalking phase to that of conscious eschatological reckoning. A blood filled, fiery Armageddon will reveal the forces of virtue, linking the evangelicals of the United States with the right-wing Jewish nationalists in Israel. That appalling prospect is certainly not one to discount:..

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US lifts restrictions on Saudi weapons

The United States confirmed Monday it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, as concerns over human rights in the kingdom’s Yemen war give way to...

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Resisting AUKUS

FROM his own redoubt of critical inquiry, the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has made fighting the imperialising leprosy of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States a matter of solemn duty...

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Poland buys US air-to-air missiles

Poland has signed a deal with the United States to buy hundreds of air-to-air missiles, the national armament agency said Friday, the latest upgrade to its military capabilities...

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Engineer Shaheedullah dies in US

Founding convener of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah, died at his son’s house at Texas in the United States of America on Friday....

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US, India extend support to Prof Yunus

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday night congratulated Professor Muhammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities as chief adviser to the newly formed interim government...

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USA face Brazil in women’s football final

The United States and Brazil will meet in the final of the Olympic women’s football after claiming contrasting wins in Tuesday’s last-four ties against Germany and World Cup holders Spain respectively...

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China launches air, sea patrols as US holds joint drills

China carried out a combat patrol to test ‘strike capabilities’ near a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, as the United States and its allies held joint military drills in the same waters...