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Pakistan PM Sharif to visit China May 23-26

Beijing, May 21 (AFP): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Beijing from Saturday to Tuesday for talks, the Chinese foreign ministry said, without specifying whether the war in Iran would be discussed. Pakistan and China have both sought to mediate in the Middle East conflict, sparked by US and

From meme to movement: India’s Cockroach Janta Party goes viral

A satirical online campaign launched in India under the name Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has witnessed an extraordinary surge on

The Gulf’s Post-OPEC Order

However disruptive the UAE’s departure from OPEC may be to oil markets, lower prices and greater volatility are ultimately manageable.

Iran Is Pressing Its Strategic Advantage

Iran is looking for an option that both costs its adversary and generates revenue for itself. Unable to match America’s

The Global Water Cycle Is Critical Infrastructure

As we look toward a more uncertain, insecure water future, it is incumbent on governments and financial institutions to ensure

AI’s Shadow Global Governance

WASHINGTON, DC—In The Three-Arched Bridge, the novelist Ismail Kadare tells the story of a bridge being built in medieval Arbëria (modern-day Albania,

Four HKH countries recorded more than 10 major disasters in…

Four of the eight countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experienced more than 10 major disasters in 2025,

Europe Is Losing the Energy-Security Battle to China

Europe still has time to catch up. But unless it matches its regulatory ambition with sustained investment, it will remain

Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz and…

Iran also wants the U.S. to end its blockade of the country as part of its proposal, said the two

Iran delegates to arrive in Islamabad tonight

Amid the developing security situation in West Asia, an Iranian delegation is set to arrive in Islamabad tonight