Pakistan: Asim Munir marries third daughter to brother’s son; top military chiefs, politicians in attendance

Pakistan army chief field marshal Asim Munir hosted his daughter’s wedding last week in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where she was married to her first cousin, Abdul Rehman, according to Pakistani media reports. The ceremony was attended by senior political leaders and top military officials but was kept low-key due to security considerations, with…

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UAE to pull troops out of Yemen after Saudi strike

Yemen’s port city of Mukalla bombed by Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn country, and warned that it viewed Emirati actions as “extremely dangerous”.The bombing followed tensions over the advance of Emirates-backed separatist…

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‘Worst of the worst’: ICE arrests criminal illegal aliens, including a Pakistani — who are they?

As Americans prepare to ring in the New Year, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a series of arrests targeting undocumented immigrants with serious criminal convictions, carried out across multiple states over the past day. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the arrests focused on individuals convicted of crimes including sexual assault…

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New US rule to bar asylum over security, health risks takes effect from December 31. Who are to be affected?

The US administration has announced a new rule under which asylum access could be rejected on health risk grounds. The rules were drafted during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 in President Donald Trump’s first term but its implementation date was delayed. The Department of Homeland Security announced that the final rule of 2025, modified from…

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Who were sanctioned? Inside Washington’s crackdown on Venezuela-Iran’s weapons supply chain

The US imposed sanctions on 10 people and firms from Iran and Venezuela on Tuesday over allegedly contributing to Iran’s drone trade and ballistics programme, which the Trump administration said threatened the US and its allies in the Middle East.The Treasury Department said the latest measures were intended to support the reimposed United Nations sanctions…

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