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June 28, 2024 3:22 PM

Pakistan passes tax-laden budget ahead of talks on fresh IMF loan

Pakistan's parliament on Friday moved to pass the government's tax- heavy finance bill for the coming fiscal year ahead of more talks on a new IMF bailout as it seeks to avert a debt default for an economy growing at the slowest pace in South Asia. ...

June 28, 2024 12:39 PM

EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief

European Union leaders agreed on Friday to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU’s powerful executive body. At a summit in Brussels, the bloc’s 27 national leaders al...

June 28, 2024 12:15 PM

EU, Ukraine sign security agreement

The European Union (EU) and Ukraine signed a security agreement during Thursday's European Council summit in Brussels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the summit and signed the security pact in a ceremony with European Council Presid...

June 28, 2024 12:34 PM

Iran begins voting in presidential election with limited choices

Iranians started voting on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader, at a time of growing public frustration. Polls...

June 27, 2024 4:55 PM

Girl dies of malnutrition in Gaza as Israel bombs north and south

Another child died of malnutrition in northern Gaza overnight and six people were killed and several wounded in renewed Israeli bombing of residential areas of Gaza City, Palestinian health officials said on Thursday. In the southern city of Rafah...

June 27, 2024 2:49 PM

How Australia’s quiet diplomacy led Julian Assange to freedom

After Julian Assange was released by a court on the remote U.S. Pacific territory of Saipan on Wednesday, ending a 14-year legal battle, the WikiLeaks founder's lawyer first thanked Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for making the outcome...

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