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In the wake of months-long deterioration in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations over allegations of failure to stem the two-way cross-border terrorism, China has stepped in with shuttle diplomacy to help the two neighbors focus on cooperation. Chinese Foreign...

There may be no surprises yet but they are clearly in the making. Topped by Harvard University the world’s most prestigious universities remain in the West, predominantly in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to...

National Consultative Majlis (Parliament) building in Tehran, Photo: Mahdifa33/Wikimedia Commons The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned terror attacks in Tehran, expressing condolences over loss of lives. “The United States condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran...

A Syrian mother cries with relief as she embraces her three young children after a rough sea crossing. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett The United States has quietly lifted restriction on how many refugees are allowed to enter the...

People scrambling for exit after bombing attack in Manchester Arena Photo Credit: Screenshot/Zack Bruce video/Twitter/BBC Twenty-two people were killed and several more injured Monday evening when a suicide bomber struck Manchester Arena, where people attended a...

A view of Gwadar Fish Harbor Photo Umair Adeeb/Wikimedia Commons Seeing a win-win equation for the international community from China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said both...

Photo shows a Naturalization Ceremony Grand Canyon National Park via Wikimedia Commons In the clearest policy statement yet on the issue of immigration, President Donald Trump has said his administration is not seeking to reduce the...

Afghanistan conflict is experiencing a “shockingly high” rate of deaths among security forces and a record number of casualties among civilians, a U.S government watchdog says amid uncertainty surrounding the future of the country. “Casualties suffered...

Photo Credit:  Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.The image shows Thomas Jefferson (right), Benjamin Franklin (left), and John Adams (center) meet at Jefferson’s lodgings, on the corner of Seventh and High (Market) streets in...

Kabul Photo Casimiri/Wikimedia Commons As Afghanistan reels from a spate of Taliban bombings, the United States has suggested a Russian hand behind the armed insurgency that has grown fierce over the last year. General John Nicholson,...