International

Web Desk: Former US President Donald Trump is set to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May on his first international trip since beginning his second term, according to Axios, citing two US officials and a source familiar with his travel plans. Saudi Arabia’s Growing Role in US Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia has been playing an increasingly significant role in US diplomatic …

Web Desk: The U.S. State Department’s Urdu spokesperson, Margaret McLeod, has clarified that no final decision has been made regarding banning Pakistani citizens from entering the United States. In an interview with Geo News, Margaret McLeod stated that on January 20, President Trump issued an executive order to review the visa program. According to her, the primary objective of this …

High-Level Meeting on National Security Web Desk: The civil-military leadership is attending a crucial in-camera session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) today (Tuesday) amid escalating terrorist attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The session, convened by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is taking place in the lower house. …

Web Desk: A UK court on Thursday upheld the lengthy prison sentences of the father and stepmother of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl Sara Sharif, who endured years of horrific abuse before her tragic death. The case of Irfan Sharif and his wife, Beinash Batool, sent shockwaves across the UK, exposing the horrifying mistreatment Sara suffered and raising serious concerns about the …

Web Desk: Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdulaziz Alwasil, called on nations to transform decades of gender equality commitments into measurable actions during the opening session of the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. Speaking at the pivotal conference, Alwasil emphasized the urgent need to address global challenges threatening progress on women’s …

Web Desk: In a dramatic shift from his past hardline stance, U.S. President Donald Trump has reached out to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urging negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. In a letter, Trump warned that failure to engage in talks could lead to military action. Trump’s Direct Message to Khamenei Speaking in an interview aired on Fox News …

Web Desk: In a heated war of words, French President Emmanuel Macron has branded Russian President Vladimir Putin an “imperialist” attempting to “rewrite history” after Putin likened Macron’s nuclear defense proposal to Napoleon Bonaparte’s ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812. Tensions escalated after Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned Macron’s remarks on extending France’s nuclear deterrence to European allies, calling …

Web Desk: OpenAI has expanded access to its video generation model, Sora, making it available to users in the European Union, the U.K., Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland. The company announced on Friday that ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers in these regions can now create videos using Sora. “Sora has arrived in the EU and the UK.” – OpenAI (@OpenAI) …

Web Desk: Undoubtedly, the Chinese AI application DeepSeek has shaken up Silicon Valley and Wall Street, but some highly negative reports about the platform have also surfaced.According to the American publication The Wall Street Journal, DeepSeek’s latest model can be easily manipulated to generate harmful content. The report states that this AI model can be used to create bioweapon attack …

Web Desk: President Donald Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to assume control of war-torn Gaza and transform it into a “Riviera of the Middle East,” while relocating Palestinians elsewhere, has upended longstanding U.S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and sparked widespread condemnation, according to a Reuters report. The controversial plan, unveiled by the former New York property developer, was met …