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NEW YORK: The writer suing Donald Trump for allegedly raping her nearly 30 years ago told jurors at a civil trial on Wednesday that the former US president sexually assaulted her and defamed her by lying about it. “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he lied and said it didn’t happen,” E. Jean …

ISLAMABAD: Competition for workers is now rising as populations are aging at an unprecedented pace in rich and middle-income countries making these countries increasingly reliant on migration to realise their long-term growth potential, according to the World Development Report 2023, released by the World Bank on Wednesday. The report, titled ‘World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies’, identifies this …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise or to pay reparations for the UK’s historic role in the slavery, saying that ‘trying to unpick our history is not the right way forward’. According to the Guardian, Sunak was questioned in the House of Commons by the Labour MP Bell Riberio-Addy on Wednesday, where she said that former heads of …

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea on Wednesday it would face a nuclear response and the “end” of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal. Speaking at the White House after Oval Office talks during only the second state visit so far in the Biden presidency, the two leaders …

WASHINGTON: More than 90 US lawmakers have signed a letter urging US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to use all diplomatic channels to promote democracy in Pakistan. The Pakistani-American Political Action Committee, better known as Pak PAC USA, says that it’s reaching out to more than 100 lawmakers to sign the letter. In the US, the term PAC refers to …

BEIJING: China is willing to work with Pakistan’s military to deepen and expand cooperation and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability, the vice chairman of Central Military Commission said on Wednesday. Zhang Youxia stated this during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir in Beijing, Reuters quoted China’s defence ministry as saying. On the first day of his four-day …

From discussing nuclear war to belting out a beloved hit, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s White House visit ended on a high note when he sang Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ to great applause. Yoon is on a six-day state visit to Washington, where he discussed with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday “the end” of any North Korean regime that used …

The United States and African nations were racing to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese army saying it had given an initial nod to an African proposal calling for talks even as heavy fighting continued. Hundreds of people have been killed in nearly two weeks of conflict between the army and a rival paramilitary …

Pakistan and China have agreed to enhance their cooperation in all spheres to realise shared objectives and contribute to regional peace, prosperity and stability, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. According to the state-run broadcaster, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang today, in which the former appreciated “China’s peaceful development as a positive factor of international …

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s Mesmerizing Voice to Enchant Dallas Audience on April 30th By: Raja Zahid Khanzada Dallas: The preparations for the musical concert of the maestro of ghazals and songs, Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, scheduled to be held at the Toyota Pollen Music Factory on April 30, Sunday, have been completed. The promoter of the show, Nasir …