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Islamabad: Pakistan said early Thursday it carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it claimed were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, marking a sharp escalation between the neighbours that threatens mediation efforts by regional powers. The fresh strike came days after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika provinces killed three civilians. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced the strikes on X after officials said Afghanistan's Taliban forces had launched eight drones and shelled Pakistani border posts. The officials said the attacks came after Pakistani troops foiled what they described as an attempted cross-border…

Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, setting the stage for high-level talks with US President Donald Trump on trade, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, Taiwan and other sensitive issues. The visit, which runs from September 23 to 25, has drawn particular attention even before the formal White House meeting because Trump personally travelled to Joint Base Andrews to receive Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were present at the Maryland military base when Xi's aircraft arrived. The US President greeted the Chinese leader and Peng Liyuan…

Washington: US President Donald Trump along with First Lady Melania Trump rolled out a red carpet to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday (local time) for the latter's three-day state visit to the United States at the invitation of US President. The Chinese aircraft carrying Xi and Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan touched down at the Joint Base Andrews in Maryland near here at 5.39 pm local time on Wednesday (3.09 am IST, Thursday) for the second summit meeting with Trump in less than six months. It is interesting to note that this is for…

New York: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged India and 46 other countries to prevent their citizens from being drawn into the Russia-Ukraine war, alleging that Russia was recruiting foreign nationals for the conflict. He said Russia was recruiting citizens from several countries and sending them to the battlefield. He alleged that people from these countries were losing their lives in the conflict after being brought to Russia through what he described as 'deception and tricks'. 'Do not let Putin drag you into this war': Zelenskyy Addressing the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Zelenskyy said, "We know that Russia uses…

  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to defend Tehran's actions during the war, accusing the United States and Israel of attacking Iran. He said the country had not started the conflict and would continue to defend itself. Pezeshkian also held up photographs of victims of the Minab school attack and Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom he said was killed at the beginning of the war in US and Israeli strikes. The US delegation walked out of the chamber during his speech. Pezeshkian says Iran will fight 'until…