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Reuters Web Desk
Apr 23, 2025

IMF trims Pak’s GDP forecast, demands fiscal restraint amid global outlook dip

Sources say that the IMF has asked Pakistan’s federal government to cease provincial projects worth Rs1,100 billion from the upcoming budget.

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AFP
Apr 23, 2025

Israeli military says ‘likely’ intercepted missile launched from Yemen

Shortly after 4:00 am local time, the Israeli army announced that the missile triggered air raid sirens in Haifa and other communities in northern Israel.

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Web Desk
Apr 23, 2025

Trump’s return boosts Israel’s pro-settlement right: experts

After a phone call Tuesday with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said on social media: “We are on the same side of every issue.”

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Web Desk
Apr 23, 2025

US proposes unofficial recognition of Russian controlled areas in Ukraine

It added that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant would be considered as Ukrainian territory but operated by the US.

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Reuters
Apr 23, 2025

Zelenskiy says Chinese citizens working at drone production site in Russia

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said it had summoned Chinese Ambassador Ma Shengkun and expressed Ukraine’s “serious concerns” over Chinese involvement in the war.

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AFP
Apr 23, 2025

White House shrugs off letter condemning ‘intrusion’ on US campuses

More than 100 educational institutions issued a joint letter earlier Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump’s undue “intrusion.”

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AFP
Apr 23, 2025

Canada’s election sees record high advanced voting: official data

Canada, a country with a population of 41 million, has 28.9 million eligible voters.

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AFP
Apr 23, 2025

WHO announces ‘significant’ layoffs amid US funding cuts

The United Nations health agency has been bracing for President Donald Trump’s planned full withdrawal of the United States next January.

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AFP
Apr 23, 2025

US Treasury chief expects China tariff impasse to de-escalate

Treasury chief Bessent says, the enormous tariffs the world’s two biggest economies placed on each other’s imports amounted to a reciprocal trade embargo.