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MQM-P delegations calls on PM Shehbaz ahead of budget; party leader says Rs20bn sought for Karachi projects
A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Friday and discussed the budget for FY2026-27 and development projects for Sindh were discussed, according to the PM’s Office and MQM-P leader Aminul Haque. Haque told Dawn that the matter of a “special development package” for Sindh’s urban areas was raised during the meeting and that his party sought an allocation of Rs20 billion for projects for Karachi and another Rs5bn allo...
Russians Alarmed By Ukraine’s Fence Post Drone Bomb
BusinessAerospace & DefenseRussians Alarmed By Ukraine’s Fence Post Drone BombByDavid Hambling,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a South London-based technology journalist, consultant and authorFollow AuthorJun 12, 2026, 06:28am EDTThe new Ukrainianbomb is a crude but effective bunker busterRussian Telegram Russian social media has been circulating images of a Ukrainian drone bomb which is square with a metal point like the ground spike...
EU Migration and Asylum Pact: What to know about the new rules taking effect - Emirates 24|7
EU Migration and Asylum Pact: What to know about the new rules taking effect Emirates 24|7
China arrests US academic at conference for ‘espionage activities’
Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to BeijingChina has arrested a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy on suspicion of spying.Min Zin was suspected of “engaging in espionage activities that endanger China’s national security,” China’s ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson, Lin Jian, said on Friday. Continue reading...
Top US ally's defense chief quits, warns military lacks resources for rising threats
Britain's defense secretary resigned Thursday after accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government of failing to adequately fund the military despite rising threats from Russia and growing NATO demands, delivering a major political blow to the prime minister ahead of July's alliance summit.In a sharply worded resignation letter, John Healey said the government had failed to commit the resources needed to execute Britain's long-term defense strategy, arguing the country's armed forces risk bei...
A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?
Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its futureDonald Trump’s bid to install a controversial ally as the country’s leading intelligence official has shone a light on the wide reach of a powerful surveillance law, and raised questions over its future.Privacy advocates say it deserves scrutiny, and reform, regardless of who the US president appoints as director of national intelligence (DNI). Continue reading...
Talarico's move to swap out 'woman' resurfaces amid backlash over similar bill in NY: 'Insane individual'
James Talarico, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, once swapped out the term "woman" with "pregnant individual" in a bill that would have created protections for abortion in the Lone Star State.The bill would have prevented "the prosecution of a pregnant individual on whom an abortion is performed or induced" and eliminated any Texas law that would have regulated or prohibited an abortion.It never made it past consideration in committee.Despite its stalled progress, the 2023 bill runs counter...
Democratic senators question DOJ decision to drop case against billionaire
FIRST ON NBC NEWSJustice DepartmentJustice DepartmentDemocratic senators question DOJ decision to drop case against billionaireThe Trump administration said it wanted to drop its criminal fraud charges against Gautam Adani, one of the world’s wealthiest people. A judge hasn’t yet signed off.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Gautam Adani in Navi Mumbai, India, last year.Indranil Aditya / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDTBy Chloe...
"No Setback": Congress' Meenakshi Natarajan After Top Court Rejects Plea
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Meenakshi Natarajan's plea, challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination papers.
Putin's new humiliation on the 'highway of death': How Ukraine has paralysed key Russian supply route with drones hunting down military convoys day and night
Russian forces rely on the 'Novorossiya' route (highway R-280) as their primary land supply line.
India, Bangladesh Agree To Boost Border Coordination Amid Migration Row
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) described the discussions as "cordial, positive and forward-looking", according to a statement
US Plans Major Cut In Military Assets For NATO Operations In Europe: Report
The US plan includes cutting the number of F-16 and F-15E fighter jets from roughly 150 to 100, as well as reducing maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15
11 arrested in Karachi for slogans, flags supporting MQM founder Altaf Hussain
KARACHI: Several individuals have been arrested for participating in a rally in support of MQM founder Altaf Hussain on Karachi’s Arif Jiyeja Street, it emerged on Friday. The first information report (FIR), a copy of which is available with Dawn, was registered on Thursday and under Sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). It nominated 11 people and said that police const...
Nepal's foreign minister to visit China
Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal will visit China from June 14 to 17, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.Khanal will be making the visit at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.In response to the upcoming visit, Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told reporters that China attaches great importance to its relations with Nepal.China is ready to tak...
Don’t look now, but President Trump may have saved Ukraine. Just ask the Russians
During the 2024 presidential campaign, many Democrats — and quite a few Republicans — darkly predicted President Donald Trump would hand Ukraine to Russian strong man Vladimir Putin on a silver platter if elected.In his desperation to get a quick deal, the argument went, Trump would give President Putin everything he wanted, and Ukraine would revert to being a Russian vassal state. Democracy would die and an emboldened Putin would start eyeing NATO members as he put the Soviet Union back togethe...
Trump's DOJ can't get names and medical files of trans youth in California, for now
Trump's Department of Justice is seeking patient files that include the names of young people who have been treated in transgender clinics, as well as hospital staff who have provided care.(Image credit: Heather Khalifa)
Cuba’s dictatorship has long been a threat to America. Now, it’s finally teetering
For 67 years, the Castro regime has survived by convincing the world that communism in Cuba is a permanent condition. It rules through fear, propaganda, prisons and repression while generations of Cubans have been forced to live without freedom, prosperity or hope. But, today, that illusion is crumbling.As the only Cuban-born member of the United States Congress, I never thought I would witness a moment where the dictatorship in Havana appeared this weak, this isolated and this vulnerable. The r...
China slams Philippine defense secretary's political stunt
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the political stunt by Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., one day after it announced sanctions against Teodoro and his relatives.
Trump Examined By 22 Specialists, Highest For Any US President: White House
The official added that the total count of 22 specialists also included some general physicians.
Warnings Putin is preparing for larger war with Europe as satellite images reveal military expansion on NATO border
Warnings Putin is preparing for larger war with Europe as satellite images reveal military expansion on NATO borderSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:23, 12 June 2026 | Updated: 09:24, 12 June 2026 e-mail View comments