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Sharif Credits Trump at UNGA, Raises Kashmir
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used his UNGA address to credit Donald Trump for intervening in the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, reasserted Pakistan's position on Kashmir, and touted Islamabad
GOP Senators Dismayed by Trump's Lavish Xi Welcome
Republican senators are dismayed by President Trump's lavish reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping, given China's role in supporting Iran.
Kovrig: Trump-Xi Summit Was Pageantry Over Policy
Analyst Michael Kovrig says Donald Trump's recent summit with Xi Jinping was pageantry over policy, warning that Trump cozying up to Xi is undermining U.S. interests and potentially those of Canada.
Putin Keeps Ukraine Peace Proposals Open, Vows Retaliation
Vladimir Putin said all Ukraine war settlement proposals remain on the table, while warning that Moscow would determine its next steps based on Russia's own interests after accusing Kyiv of attacks on
Eisen urges calm after SCOTUS database ruling
Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics lawyer and frequent Trump critic, urged Americans not to 'overreact' after the Supreme Court's Friday emergency ruling permitted the Trump administration to mov
Seven GOP Senators Press Trump on Putin G20 Invite
A bipartisan group of senators including seven Republicans — among them McConnell and Cornyn — sent an open letter to President Trump on Friday expressing 'serious concern' over his invitation to Vlad
Pakistan PM calls Houthi holy site threats 'red line'
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UNGA 81 on 25 Sep 2026, calling threats to the kingdom's holy sites a 'red line' and citing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
Supreme Court OKs SAVE Database for Citizenship Checks
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that states may use the federal SAVE database to verify voter citizenship, reversing lower courts that found the tool inaccurate and likely to disenfranchise eligib
Xi Wraps 3-Day Trump Summit; GOP Slams Lavish Reception
Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a three-day Washington summit that wrapped up Friday, prompting backlash from some GOP lawmakers who bristled at the lavish reception amid domestic economic
SCOTUS Allows Trump Use of Voter Citizenship Database
The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a revamped federal database to verify voter citizenship, overturning lower court rulings that deemed the system a privacy violation ahe
Sharif Credits Trump at UN for India-Pakistan Ceasefire
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used his UN General Assembly address on Friday to credit Donald Trump for 'timely intervention' in the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, while reviving the Kashmir d
SCOTUS Lets Trump Use Expanded Voter Citizenship Check
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Trump administration can use its expanded system to verify voters' citizenship status, handing the administration a win ahead of the midterms even as voting rig
Poland boosts air defence after ‘Russian provocations’ amid Ukraine war
Poland scrambled F-16s and helicopters along its eastern border after alleged Russian airspace incursions from Kaliningrad, with PM Donald Tusk telling parliament intelligence indicates Moscow plans h
Trump makes 'final decision' on Ukraine Patriot licences
President Trump told Zelenskyy he has made a 'final decision' to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot air defense missiles, though establishing industrial capacity would take more than a year and
North Korea’s Ukraine POWs Are Now in South Korea. What Comes Next?
Ukraine has transferred custody of two North Korean soldiers captured in January 2025 to South Korea, with President Zelenskyy revealing the confidential arrangement unilaterally during his UN General
Tillis Slams Trump's Xi Welcome as 'WTF Moment'
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) publicly criticized President Trump's warm reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping, questioning why Xi received a warmer welcome than some U.S. allies in what he called a '
Trump told Xi China helping Iran is unacceptable
US Ambassador David Perdue said President Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping during White House talks that any Chinese assistance to Iran—direct or indirect—is unacceptable, and claimed Beijing o
Trump asked Xi to cut Iran support
President Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to halt any assistance to Iran during their meeting on his state visit, U.S. Ambassador to Beijing David Perdue confirmed Friday.
Trump-Xi Summit Yields Two-Month Trade Truce
Xi Jinping's first US state visit in over a decade produced only a two-month extension of the Busan trade truce and no breakthroughs on AI, Taiwan, or other thorny issues, with analysts concluding Chi
North Korea's Kursk Combat Reshapes Special Ops Doctrine
North Korea's combat experience in Kursk is being adapted to overhaul its special operations doctrine for covert infiltration operations against South Korea, integrating drones and Russian-supplied te
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