Mexico girds for tariffs, migrant deportations after Trump win – World

Donald Trump’s electoral victory has left Mexico bracing for potential trade tensions, tariffs and mass migrant deportations that experts say could pose a major test of relations between the closely connected neighbours. On the eve of the election, Trump vowed to impose tariffs of at least 25 per cent on goods coming from Mexico unless […]

PM announces 100MW power supply, Rs1bn endowment fund for Gilgit Baltistan – Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced an immediate power supply of 100 megawatts and an Rs1 billion merit-based endowment fund for university students of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). While chairing a special meeting of the GB cabinet during his daylong visit, the premier expressed satisfaction and pleasure over the timely completion of Bubar Model Village, which […]

Trafficked: The girls sold for sex in India – Culture

TRIGGER WARNING: This story mentions explicit details of sexual abuse. Sold by her family as a teenager, Zarin was beaten, drugged and repeatedly gang-raped — just one of many thousands of young women trafficked in India. Her home state of West Bengal — bordering Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal — is a key trafficking hub where […]

World leaders rush to congratulate Donald Trump as he recaptures White House – World

PM Shehbaz, Modi, Turkiye’s Erdogan among figures to felicitate Trump; Iran says US elections “not really our business”. World leaders rushed to congratulate Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday as he defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the US elections to recapture the prized White House seat. Felicitations started pouring as soon as Fox News, […]

Indian-occupied Kashmir’s legislative assembly demands restoration of partial autonomy – World

Indian-occupied Kashmir’s (IoK) legislative assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday demanding that New Delhi restore the Muslim-majority territory’s partial autonomy, cancelled in 2019 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government. New Delhi cancelled IoK’s special status in 2019, a sudden decision accompanied by mass arrests and a months-long communications blackout. It has been ruled […]

What Trump 2.0 would mean for trade, migrants, climate change and electric cars – World

From trade policy, climate change, wars, EVs, Americans’ taxes and illegal immigration, there is a lot that could change under the billionaire president of US. A Donald Trump presidential election victory would have huge implications for US trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans’ taxes and illegal immigration. While some of […]

Lahore may face more polluted air in days ahead – Pakistan

LAHORE: Residents of Lahore are struggling with hazardous air quality as the city reached an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) level of 609 on Tuesday, marking it the most polluted city globally. Environmental experts predicted that the AQI could further spike between 600 and 700 from Nov 6 to 8, as polluted winds from India […]

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