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WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): US President Donald Trump has announced a major oil deal with Venezuela, calling it the “largest oil deal in the history of the world.” He says the deal will double US oil reserves, significantly increase supply, and keep gasoline prices low for American citizens for a long time. Trump said in a […]

NORWAY (Kashmir English): King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89, the Norwegian royal palace confirmed, bringing to an end a long and important period in the country’s monarchy. According to the palace, King Harald V breathed his last at Oslo University Hospital. He had been ill for some time and

DUBAI (Kashmir English): The United Arab Emirates (UAE)has announced new rules and regulations for Pakistani citizens to obtain a work visa, making a ‘Police Character Certificate’ mandatory. According to the Bureau of Immigration and Overseas Employment, from ‘20’ July ‘2026, all visa applicants will have to attach a certificate issued by the local police with

TIBET (Kashmir English): A massive flash flood, which caused widespread destruction in the Himalayan border area between Nepal and China’s Tibet, has killed 157 people in Nepal and left hundreds of tourists and locals missing. According to authorities, 157 bodies have been recovered so far, but there are fears that the death toll will rise

TEHRAN (Kashmir English): Iran and Oman agree on a temporary maritime corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, according to media reports. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyed Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud al-Busaid discussed a joint plan to establish a temporary maritime corridor and clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned countries and companies cooperating with Iran that they will face direct US sanctions, as Washington prepares to impose what he described as some of the toughest economic measures against Tehran. Speaking at a press conference, Bessent said the United States would target countries, companies and

TORONTO (Kashmir English): Canada has announced a counterattack in response to US tariffs, as Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that new trade tariffs will be implemented on US steel, electronics, and other products from September 8. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a clear message to the US, saying that the interests of Canadian

DHAKA (Kashmir English): Bangladesh has indicated its intention to join the MECCA joint defense agreement between Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia. According to Bangladeshi news agency BSC, Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir said in an interview that Bangladesh is positive about the possibility of joining the economic or defense framework of

WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): A U.S. federal judge has invalidated a Trump administration rule that barred issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, including Pakistan. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan states that the State Department policy is illegal and violative of federal immigration law. The policy had placed a blanket ban on

TEHRAN (Kashmir English): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that the most devastating sanctions in history imposed on Iran 14 years ago have failed. He said that the unconditional surrender condition 5 months ago bore no fruit, and today the most effective economic attack has been made on Iran, and this move is also