South Korea’s Impeached President Yoon Released from Prison
KEY POINTS Yoon was freed after a court voided his arrest on procedural grounds. He remains under investigation for declaring martial law
Pakistan Backs Stabilising Syria Through UN-Facilitated, Inclusive Political Process
NEW YORK: Pakistan on Friday reaffirmed its support for stabilising Syria through a UN-facilitated, inclusive political process, while also highlighting the opportunity created
Disputes Emerge Between France and Germany Over European Defence Plan
KEY POINTS France and Germany clash over including non-EU states in defence investment plan. Germany supports involving the UK, Norway, Switzerland, and
France, Germany, Italy, UK hail Arab-backed Gaza plan
France, Germany, Italy and the UK said on Saturday they supported an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza. The plan would cost $53
Ukraine updates: Fatal Russian strikes in Donetsk, Kharkiv
‘Russia wants to test West,’ says German intelligence chief The head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst or BND) believes that Russia is seeking to “test
Trump says Ukraine ‘more difficult’ to deal with than Russia
US President Donald Trump has said he is finding it “more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine” than Russia in attempts to
Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash
Security forces in Syria are battling gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s coastal region for a second day,
Bitcoin plunges as Trump’s strategic reserve fails to impress markets
United States President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a Bitcoin strategic reserve and a stockpile of other digital assets has failed
At least 22 people killed as gang violence erupts in Ecuador
At least 22 people have been killed in Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil after rival factions of a drug trafficking gang exchanged
Portfolios assigned to new ministers, advisers
The portfolios of the newly inducted cabinet were announced on Friday with Hanif Abbasi appointed as the Federal Minister for Railways while Mustafa Kamal
