Paktimes WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump clarified that the Washington had no involvement in the recent Israeli attacks on Iran. In an interview with Fox News, Donald Trump stated that if Iran retaliates, the US. will support Israel in its defense. The president urged that Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear … Read more
DAMASCUS: Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria and neighbouring Iraq. Islamic State (IS) has been attempting just that, according to more than 20 sources, including security and political officials from Syria, Iraq, the U.S. … Read more
GENEVA, Switzerland: The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high but remains “untenably high”, the United Nations said Thursday. A record 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes at the end of 2024, said UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. But that figure dropped … Read more
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and Donald Trump’s former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the US president, after the pair’s public falling-out last week. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X. … Read more
ANKARA, Turkey: Ankara has agreed a deal to export 48 Turkish-made fighter jets to Indonesia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. Turkey’s defence sector, including the famous Bayraktar drones, accounts for a significant share of the country’s export revenues. “As part of the agreement signed with our friendly and brotherly country, Indonesia, 48 Kaan … Read more
BEIJING: China is counting on one crucial advantage as it seeks to grind out a deal to ease its high-stakes trade war with the United States — dominance in rare earths. Used in electric vehicles, hard drives, wind turbines and missiles, rare earth elements are essential to the modern economy and national defence. AFP takes … Read more
LOS ANGELES, United States: A nighttime curfew was in force in Los Angeles on Tuesday as local officials sought to get a handle on protests that Donald Trump claimed were an invasion by a “foreign enemy.” Looting and vandalism has scarred the heart of America’s second biggest city as largely peaceful protests over immigration arrests … Read more
At least nine people were reported killed and a number of others injured in a shooting at a school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, the city’s mayor said. Graz Mayor Elke Kahr, quoted by Austrian news agency APA, said many injured had also been taken to hospital following the shooting, which … Read more
MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has announced a three-month midday outdoor work ban, effective from Sunday, June 15, for all private sector companies and establishments. According to Saudi Gazette, the ministry, in cooperation with the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, will start imposing the work ban from … Read more
ROME: Italy and Israeli spyware maker Paragon said they have ended contracts following allegations that the Italian government used the company’s technology to hack the phones of critics, according to a parliamentary report on Monday and the company. Both sides said they had severed ties, giving conflicting accounts that triggered widespread criticism from opposition parties … Read more