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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement to unlock $1.2 billion in funding. The package includes $1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and $200 million under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Final disbursement depends on approval by the IMF Executive Board. Economic Signals and Commitments The IMF
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The U.S. State Department has revoked the visas of six foreign nationals after they allegedly celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media. The individuals are from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay, and South Africa. Reasoning and Enforcement Officials said the posts included comments such as Kirk “deserved to burn in hell” and other […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has alleged that the BRICS grouping was created to undermine the U.S. dollar, calling it “an attack on the dollar.” He said his administration responded by warning of tariffs on BRICS members if they attempted to reduce reliance on the U.S. currency. Claims of Members Dropping Out Trump also claimed that […]
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Pakistani security forces and Afghan Taliban fighters exchanged heavy fire on Tuesday night in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to Pakistani officials, Afghan troops opened “unprovoked fire” at a military post, sparking retaliation. Damage and Claims Pakistan’s military reported destroying Afghan military posts,
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India will restart all categories of international postal services to the United States from October 15, 2025, ending a nearly two-month suspension. The decision follows the implementation of a new system to collect customs duty in line with U.S. import rules. Reason for Suspension Services were halted in August 2025 after the U.S. scrapped the […]