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North Korea plans new arms factories

Kim Jong-un orders new munitions factories and higher missile and shell output, signalling a renewed push to modernise North Korea’s defence industry ahead of a key party congress. North Korean leader Kim

December 26, 2025

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Prosecutors seek 10 years for Yoon

South Korean prosecutors seek a decade-long jail term for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of grave abuses of power linked to his failed martial law bid. South Korea’s political crisis deepened

December 26, 2025

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New Delhi tightens defence links across Eurasia

Shared security threats, cyber challenges and Afghanistan’s instability are driving India and Central Asia into closer defence cooperation, reshaping regional partnerships across an increasingly contested Eurasian landscape. India is steadily strengthening its

December 22, 2025

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Kabul eyes India as pharma lifeline

Afghanistan signals shift toward India for medicines as Pakistan ties sour, with Kabul seeking reliable healthcare partners and New Delhi stepping up humanitarian and pharmaceutical support. Afghanistan is increasingly looking to India

December 20, 2025

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Trump, Putin, Modi urged to defuse Thailand–Cambodia tensions

Global jurists urge Trump, Putin and Modi to use their influence to prevent escalation between Thailand and Cambodia, stressing civilian protection, diplomacy and regional stability. Leading jurists, judges, writers and intellectuals from

December 20, 2025

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PIA’s troubled run of incidents continues

PIA flight PK-860 diverted to Dammam after a mid-air technical alert triggered oxygen masks and panic among passengers; 381 on board, investigations under way. A Pakistan International Airlines flight from Jeddah to

December 20, 2025

-Top News·Pakistan·Saudi Arabia

America recalibrates its global role

In a rare, unscripted year-ender, Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined a disciplined US foreign policy built on priorities, realism and acceptance of limits. A year-ending press conference by US Secretary of

December 20, 2025

-Top News·USA·World

From lynching to arson, violence spreads in Bangladesh

Seven arrests over a Hindu youth’s lynching highlight Bangladesh’s deepening law and order crisis, as mob violence, political arson and security fears mount under the interim government. Bangladesh’s interim government has confirmed

December 20, 2025

-Top News·Asia News·Bangladesh

25th loan – Pakistan perennially stuck in an IMF program?

The choice is stark. Either Pakistan continues its love-hate affair with the IMF, returning every few years for another bailout, or it breaks the cycle by addressing corruption, broadening the tax base,

December 20, 2025

-Top News·Economy·Pakistan

The revolving door of IMF lending and Pakistan’s governance trap

Behind the headlines of relief lies a paradox: the IMF itself has just released a 186-page “Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment” that paints a grim portrait of Pakistan’s institutional decay, writes Dr

December 17, 2025

-Top News·COLUMNS·Pakistan