سعودی وزیرِ خارجہ کے پاکستانی نائب وزیراعظم اسحاق ڈار اور روسی ہم منصب سے ٹیلیفونک رابطے، خطہ کی موجودہ صورتحال پر تبادلہ خیال کیا گیا۔ دونوں جانب گفتگو میں امن و استحکام کے فروغ کیلئے سفارتی روابط اور سیاسی مشاورت کی اہمیت پر زور دیا گیا۔
امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے پاکستان کے ساتھ براہِ راست اقتصادی اور دفاعی تعاون بڑھانے کے اقدامات کیے ہیں، جن کے تحت اسلام آباد نے پہلی بار یورینیم سے افزودہ نایاب معدنیات امریکہ بھیجی ہیں، جبکہ دونوں ممالک کے درمیان اربوں ڈالر کا دفاعی معاہدہ بھی قریب ہے۔ یہ معاہدے بھارت کیلئے ایک بڑا اسٹریٹجک دھچکا ہیں۔
Donald Trump said his phone call with Vladimir Putin was “very productive,” announcing plans for a high-level peace summit in Budapest aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. The former U.S. president claimed “great progress” was made and that he would brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.
Russia's $2.5 decillion fine against Google exposes a growing digital sovereignty battle, sparking legal and financial tensions that test multinational resilience. Alphabet's stock, surprisingly buoyant, underscores Google's confidence amidst compounding penalties.
Saudi Arabia has threatened to drop oil prices to $50 per barrel if Russia and other OPEC+ members fail to reduce production, potentially sparking a new oil price war.
Iranian's foreign ministry has said that Pakistan is now their only official intermediary with the United States, placing Islamabad at the centre of one of the the world's most sensitive diplomatic channels.
The Israeli military has said it confirmed the veracity of a viral photograph which appeared to show one of its soldiers smashing a statue of Jesus Christ to pieces with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon.
Pakistan is moving to repay the last $1.5 billion of a UAE loan this week after already returning $2 billion, as officials look to an IMF board review expected next month to unlock fresh funding and steady market confidence.
Sohail Afridi, the Chief Minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has claimed that Imran Khan first proposed the peace talks now unfolding in Pakistan as far back as 2002, adding a new burst of controversy to the country’s already charged political landscape.
Donald Trump has long favoured high-profile diplomacy and may want to fly in himself if Pakistan offers the chance for a final deal or landmark announcement, meaning JD Vance would likely need to stay home in Washington or return from Islamabad first.