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11 May 2025 | 7:42 PMKarachi, May 11 (UNI) Pakistan’s local auto industry is facing mounting uncertainty ahead of the FY26 budget, as the government considers tariff reforms under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has urged Islamabad to reduce high duties on vehicles and allow the commercial import of used cars — a move that has alarmed domestic manufacturers and auto parts suppliers.
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11 May 2025 | 7:20 PMVatican, May 11 (UNI) Pope Leo XIV, in his first formal address to the College of Cardinals, called artificial intelligence one of the greatest challenges facing humanity—saying it was the very reason he chose his papal name.
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11 May 2025 | 6:25 PMIstanbul, May 11 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Sunday that a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine could create the necessary atmosphere for negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, the Turkish presidential administration said.
see more..11 May 2025 | 6:07 PMAnkara, May 11 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Sunday Türkiye's readiness to host peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, following Russia's proposed resumption of direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul.
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11 May 2025 | 6:00 PMColombo, May 11 (UNI) Over 20 were killed and some others injured as a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said.
see more..11 May 2025 | 5:57 PMTokyo, May 11 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday emphasized Japan's strong stance on eliminating U.S. tariff measures, including those on automobiles, during trade negotiations.
see more.. 11 May 2025 | 5:54 PMTehran, May 11 (UNI) The fourth round of indirect, Oman-mediated talks between Iran and the United States on the Iranian nuclear program and US economic sanctions on Tehran began in the Omani capital of Muscat on Sunday, Iranian news agency ISNA reported.
see more.. 11 May 2025 | 5:52 PMTehran/Washington/Muscat, May 11 (UNI) After reiterating Tehran's refusal to back down on its nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi applauded the "more serious atmosphere" at the third round of discussions with the US in Muscat, compared to the previous rounds. "We have gradually started more detailed discussions," Araghchi said on Iranian television.
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11 May 2025 | 4:58 PMTehran, May 11 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Minister Sayyid Abbas Araghchi has stated that Tehran won't back down on its nuclear rights in its negotiations with the United States, ahead of the fourth round of discussions in Oman.
see more..11 May 2025 | 4:33 PMOttawa, May 11 (UNI) The Liberal Party of Canada gained one more seat after a judicial recount on Saturday, sitting at 170 seats in the House of Commons currently, just two shy of a majority government.
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11 May 2025 | 4:15 PMKathmandu/New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) In the wake of the high tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Nepal Embassy in New Delhi has urged all Nepalis living in India to identify locations where emergency services are available.
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11 May 2025 | 4:04 PMManama/Damascus, May 11 (UNI) Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Bahrain, days after his trip to France and Turkey.
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11 May 2025 | 3:16 PMKathmandu/New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) Security personnel from both Nepal and India have intensified monitoring at 20 border points to curb infiltration along the 83-kilometre open border between Bardiya in the Himalayan nation and India, an offical said..
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11 May 2025 | 3:01 PMKathmandu, May 11 (UNI) Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it is in regular contact with students studying in Pakistan and India, amid the heightened tensions.
see more..11 May 2025 | 2:49 PMKhulna, May 11 (UNI) In another attack on press freedom in Bangladesh, the office of a local media publication called the 'Daily Desh Shongjog' in Khulna was burnt down for referring to Sheikh Hasina as the Prime Minister.
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