Day: May 25, 2026

Washington/Beijing: United States President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Friday after completing a closely watched three-day visit to China, describing the trip as “historic” and “highly successful.” However, despite six high-level meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the visit concluded without any formal announcement of a major breakthrough agreement between the world’s two largest economies. The summit discussions were dominated by sensitive geopolitical and economic issues, including the Iran conflict, Taiwan, trade tariffs, rare earth minerals, artificial intelligence, semiconductor supply chains, and strategic investments. While Trump claimed that several…

Washington/Islamabad: Fresh political controversy has erupted in Pakistan after a classified diplomatic cable reportedly suggested that senior American officials had expressed strong displeasure with former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government’s foreign policy stance shortly before his removal from power in 2022. The revelations, highlighted in a report by Drop Site News, have reignited long-standing allegations by Khan and his party that foreign influence played a role in the collapse of his government through a parliamentary no-confidence vote. According to the report, the diplomatic communication dated March 7, 2022,…

Kathmandu: Nepal is preparing for a significant reform of its sexual offence laws as the government led by Balen Shah considers introducing a “Romeo and Juliet clause” aimed at distinguishing consensual teenage relationships from criminal sexual assault cases. Under the proposed amendment, consensual relationships between teenagers aged 16 to 18 would not automatically be treated as rape cases if the age gap between the two individuals is within three years. However, authorities have clarified that cases involving coercion, abuse, manipulation, or exploitation would continue to attract strict criminal penalties. At…

Washington, D.C. | Nearly two years after Vice President Kamala Harris suffered a decisive defeat to Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the Democratic Party has released a detailed 192-page internal review examining the reasons behind its loss. Prepared by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera, the report lays bare deep divisions within the party and highlights a growing identity crisis over leadership, messaging, and voter outreach. According to the report, despite raising enormous campaign funds and gaining early momentum after President Joe Biden exited the race, Harris failed to…

Tehran: As discussions over a possible agreement between the United States and Iran continue to gather momentum, Tehran is increasingly portraying the negotiations as a strategic and political success for the Islamic Republic. Iranian leaders and state-linked media outlets are presenting the emerging diplomatic process as proof that the country resisted intense military, economic and political pressure without surrendering to demands from Washington or its regional allies. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei recently shared a message on social media referencing the fall of the myth of invincibility surrounding the…