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Japan halts some poultry imports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak

May 19, 2025 revoi editor

Japan has suspended imports of poultry meat from the southern Brazilian city of Montenegro and live poultry from the wider state of Rio Grande do Sul following a bird flu outbreak, an official at Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Monday. The ban took effect on Friday after Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its […]

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Taiwan is not ruling out ‘political warfare’ by China, coast guard says

May 19, 2025 revoi editor

Taiwan’s coast guard said on Monday China could try to disrupt public morale on the island ahead of President Lai Ching-te’s one-year anniversary this week, after images surfaced on social media of a person planting a Chinese flag on a Taiwan beach. China calls Lai, who completes a year in office on Tuesday, a “separatist”, […]

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Starmer discusses Russian war against Ukraine with US, Italy, France and Germany

May 19, 2025 revoi editor

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine with leaders of the U.S., Italy, France, and Germany, a Downing Street spokesperson said. Looking ahead to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire in the war that Russia […]

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Trump ‘saddened’ about Biden’s recent cancer diagnosis

May 19, 2025 revoi editor

Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone, his office said in a statement on Sunday (May 18) Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after having experienced urinary symptoms, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options with doctors, according to […]

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After India’s Objections, IMF Imposes 11 New Conditions on Pakistan for New Bailout Programme

May 18, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 18: Apparently taking cognisance of India/s strong objections, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slapped 11 new conditions on Pakistan for the release of the next tranche of its bailout programme and warned that tensions with India could heighten risks to the scheme’s fiscal, external, and reform goals, media reports […]

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How Indian Well-Planned Deceptive Tactics Floored Pakistan

May 17, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 17: Planning with a well-thought out deception, the Indian Armed Forces not only showed strategic superiority and brilliance in a battle situation but could also leave Pakistan with a bloody nose with missiles during “Operation Sindoor.” On May 7, India launched Op Sindoor against terror infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir to […]

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Pakistan: Shehbaz’s U-turn; admits Indian missiles attacked Nur Khan Airbase

May 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With India unrelenting in its anti-terror drive internationally, Prime Minister Muhammed Shehbaz Sharief, who rode a battle tank on Thursday and delivered the usual rhetoric before morose Pakistani soldiers, suddenly took a U-turn and admitted that the neighbour attacked several targets, including the Nur Khan Airbase, the media reported on […]

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Trade: Trump dances again, claims India to slash “100 percent” tariff!

May 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Ignoring how his antics and boasts have made him a laughing stock at home and abroad, U-turn States President Donald Trump—he just lamented that nobody has credited him with the ‘ceasefire’ between India and Pakistan!—has freshly claimed that New Delhi is willing to cut 100 percent tariffs on American goods […]

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IMF bailout to Pak: Ex-Pentagon official criticizes Trump

May 16, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has criticized the Donald Trump administration and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for approving a billion-dollar bailout instalment for Pakistan during its recent conflict with India. He termed this move as a ‘strategic blunder,’ underlining Islamabad’s deep ties with […]

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Pahalgam massacre: In a first, Jaishankar thanks Afghan FM for support to India

May 16, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Thursday welcomed Afghanistan’s firm rejection of attempts to sow distrust between New Delhi and Kabul as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar thanked Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. In their first publicly acknowledged phone conversation, Dr. Jaishankar also “deeply” appreciated Muttaqi’s condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack, […]