ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh, in collaboration with the UN Tourism Office, hosted an event this week to mark the United Nations-designated International Day of Mountains, bringing together diplomats, civil society members, mountaineers and artists to spotlight the global and Pakistani significance of mountain ecosystems.

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MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that a visit to Moscow this month by US envoy Steve Witkoff had helped eliminate misunderstandings between Moscow and Washington. The Kremlin said at the time that Russia and the US did not reach a compromise on a possible peace deal to end the war in

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SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung accepted the resignation of the Oceans Minister on Thursday after Chun Jae-soo said he was stepping down to focus on disproving claims he received illegal payments from the Unification Church. Chun called the claims “completely false” and said he had offered to resign to avoid hurting the work

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Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates  The Washington Post South Carolina measles outbreak is ‘accelerating,’ driving hundreds into quarantine  NBC News South Carolina reports 27 more measles cases in Spartanburg County as Utah count reaches 115  CIDRAP Nearly 30 new cases reported in Upstate measles outbreak  FOX Carolina South Carolina measles outbreak ‘accelerating,’ state officials say  The Independent

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Asian Stocks to Rise as Fed’s Rate Cut Lifts Mood: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Nasdaq Dives as AI Fears Overshadow Fed Rate Cut  Barron’s Oracle knocks stocks as Fed’s message drags on dollar  Reuters Dow Jones Futures Fall; Oracle Dives On AI Spending After Fed Rally  Investor’s Business Daily The Fed meeting, pressure on Oracle, Target’s fashion-forward renovation and more

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ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan spymaster Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed has been sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment by a military court after being convicted of engaging in political activities, violating the Official Secrets Act and misusing his authority and government resources, the Pakistan army said on Thursday.

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KARACHI: Washington has approved $1.25 billion in US Export-Import Bank financing for Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper-gold mine, Acting US ambassador Natalie Baker said in a video message on Wednesday, adding that the package could unlock up to $2 billion in US equipment and service exports for the project.

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He was speaking after US President Donald Trump repeated claims Kyiv was “using war” to avoid elections.

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Trump Says He’ll Call Thailand, Cambodia Over Renewed Conflict  Bloomberg.com Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again, leaving a Trump-brokered peace agreement all but dead. What happened?  CNN Cambodia-Thailand border clashes send half a million into shelters  Al Jazeera Hundreds of Thousands of Thais and Cambodians Flee  The New York Times Trump says he’ll make phone call to stop renewed

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Seoul says it will “actively respond” to neighbouring countries’ activities in its air defence zone.

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