TEL AVIV: Preliminary results of Israel’s general elections have raised serious questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future, with his electoral alliance appearing unlikely to secure a simple majority in parliament. With 90 percent of the votes counted, Netanyahu’s bloc appears to be falling short of a parliamentary majority, while opposition parties and Arab…
TEL AVIV: Israel’s parliamentary elections have produced a close contest between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance and the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot, with early exit polls suggesting that neither side is on course to secure a clear majority. According to preliminary exit polls, two surveys indicate a neck-and-neck race between Eisenkot’s opposition alliance…
ISLAMABAD: Indian Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief Shatrujeet Kapoor has acknowledged that Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in confrontations in several border areas of India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for several months. Reports of tensions between the two countries’ forces along the Arunachal Pradesh border have circulated in recent days. However, neither…
BEIJING (PNP) An international academic conference at Renmin University of China (RUC) has highlighted the role of media, artificial intelligence (AI) and cross-cultural dialogue in shaping global perceptions of China and the United States. Held on October 17, the conference, titled “Exchanging, Connecting, and Co-creating: Shaping New Narratives for International Communication in the…
Mumbai (PNP): Indian singer Mika Singh has questioned why many people in India view Pakistani Muslims negatively while Muslims in Dubai are generally welcomed, while sharing his views on Pakistan-India relations and his 2019 visit to Pakistan. Speaking on a podcast, the 50-year-old singer recalled his visit to Pakistan and said that neither Pakistan nor…
German Unity Day on October 3 marks the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, but for Pakistan the anniversary carries significance beyond European history. It offers an opportunity to examine how a country divided for more than four decades rebuilt political institutions, economic links, industrial capacity and social cohesion — and what elements…
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from Sept. 23 to 25 at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday. During the visit, Xi and Trump will have an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning…
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least two people on Saturday, while the death toll from a major drone strike on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih rose to 16, Ukrainian officials said. The latest Russia strikes Ukraine developments came as emergency crews continued searching through the rubble for nine missing people, including two children….
Madrid, Rabat: (PNP) A surge of migrants has hit Spain’s Ceuta region, with thousands crossing the border from Morocco, while nine people have died in their search for a better future. Local authorities in Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous territory in North Africa, have declared a humanitarian and social emergency after a sudden increase in the…
There is a country in the heart of Europe that has no currency of its own, no airport and no army, yet it is still considered one of the world’s wealthiest and most peaceful countries. According to the British newspaper The Mirror, Liechtenstein holds a unique position in the world because of its distinctive state…
