As Pete Hegseth promises a historic review into the Fall of Kabul, the real accounting must extend beyond the airport chaos to the Afghan families left stranded in Pakistan by Western failure, delay and broken promises.
Pete Hegseth has promised a historic review of the Afghanistan withdrawal, saying the department will examine the decisions that led to Abbey Gate, the Kabul evacuation and what he described as a wider loss of American deterrence after 2021.
Kamala Harris concedes to Trump at Howard University, sharing gratitude, resilience, and a message of hope as her campaign closes on a note of unbroken resolve.
The first 2024 presidential debate in Philadelphia between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was a fiery exchange, where Harris fiercely defended the Biden administration but struggled with some misleading claims, while Trump, though brash and confrontational, capitalised on his familiar style, attacking Harris on the economy and immigration but failing to offer concrete solutions, leaving voters with sharp contrasts and exposed weaknesses in both candidates.
Former chief ministers Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan were among those held as the Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar demanded the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation
he International Monetary Fund and Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement on two programme reviews, potentially unlocking about $1.2 billion in financing, subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board.
The strongest defence of the Haramain would be one that keeps the turbulence of the region far from their gates. That is more than deterrence; it is stewardship of a trust larger than any single state.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye decided at an emergency meeting in Riyadh on 5 October to move to the practical implementation of collective defence commitments under the Makkah Alliance for Defense, including rapid deployment of agreed forces in the Kingdom.