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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan To Sign Defence Pact Today: Report
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement in Jeddah on Friday, sources close to the Saudi military and government told AFP.
Teen Rescued After Bridge Jump Leaves Her Stranded On Rocks In California
The teenager was conscious and able to communicate when first responders reached her, but she was unable to move.
US Court Orders Meta To Pay $567 Million To Address Children's Mental Health
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March.
US To Examine Foreign Journalists' Social Media Accounts For Visas: Report
The US State Department will vet the social media accounts of foreign journalists applying for visas to work in the United States, according to a media report on Thursday.
Trump Suggests Anthony Fauci Should Be Prosecuted Over Covid Hearing
US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that Dr. Anthony Fauci should be prosecuted, hours after Republican Senator Rand Paulo said that he would ask the Justice Department to do so.
Trump Says He Thinks War With Iran Will End "Pretty Soon"
US President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that he believed the war with Iran would be over soon and said the armed forces were experiencing issues with supplies of some weapons.
US To Impose Tariffs Linked To Polysilicon Imports
The move comes after a year-long Commerce Department probe on imports of the material, which Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called a "foundational product" going into chips.
11 Injured In Yemen-Led Houthi Strikes In Saudi Arabia
An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels late Thursday wounded 11 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh-led coalition said, an unprecedented toll in the kingdom in over four years of hostilities.
Trump Signs Order To Curb Birthright Citizenship "Tourism"
US President Donald Trump on Thursday made another attempt to curb birthright citizenship, signing an order preventing children of mothers who travel to the United States to give birth from automatically becoming Americans.
Israel Refuses To Withdraw From Southern Lebanon At Rome Talks: Report
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Lebanese presidential source told AFP.
"Alarming Step": Pakistan Broadens Foreign Media Curbs Amid PoK Unrest
Pakistan has imposed further restrictions on foreign media outlets operating in the country, for the first time seeking to routinely control the movement of Pakistani nationals working for them.
2 Killed, 13 Injured In Syria Bus Blast
At least two people were killed and 13 wounded after a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in the Syrian town of Jaramana near capital Damascus, state media reported, citing the health ministry.
"Extraordinarily Difficult People": JD Vance Warns Iran Deal Will Be "Messy"
Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Vance said Washington was dealing with an unpredictable political structure in Iran, where different factions hold sharply different views on the ongoing conflict.
Iran Threatened To 'Black Out' Gulf Nations If US Hit Power Plants: Report
Iran conveyed through intermediaries that any attacks on its power plants would trigger strikes on the same targets in the Gulf, officials said.
'Thought It Had Been Fixed': Trump Lashed Out At Hegseth Over Weapons Shortage
According to The Washington Post, Trump demanded to know why he had apparently been misled about shortages of key missiles and air-defence systems, which have now begun limiting America's military options in the Iran conflict.
Blackstone Among Wall Street Giants Hit By Hackers In Major Extortion Plot: Report
The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and companies including Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group and Moody's.
Newly Crowned Miss North Carolina USA Dethroned After Alleged Racist Posts Resurface
While organisers did not specify the content of the posts, they said the pageant must uphold the standards expected of its titleholders.
Why Were There No Tiny Dinosaurs? Mammals Might Have Played A Role
Dinosaurs first appeared roughly 230 million years ago and eventually became the dominant land animals, holding that status until an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a mass extinction of species.
Pak Tightens Rules For International Media Reporting Outside 3 Main Cities
The information ministry sent a statement on Monday to an international media message group on the requirement to seek permission for reporting outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
