This latest funding marks the third and final installment of a USD 3 billion standby arrangement with the IMF, crucial for Pakistan to stave off a sovereign default, particularly as the existing arrangement is set to expire this month.
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Humza Yousaf quit as head of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) after a week of chaos triggered by his scrapping of a coalition agreement with Scotland's Greens.
Robert Lewandowski hit a second-half hat-trick to power Barcelona to an entertaining 4-2 win over 10-man Valencia on Monday in La Liga.
King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, were expected to tour a cancer treatment facility to meet medical specialists and patients.
Prince Harry's last visit to the UK was in February, following the announcement of his father King Charles' cancer diagnosis.
Harrowing video shows rescue of toddler who fell from balcony in Chennai apartment complex. Residents bravely come together to save the child who landed precariously on a second-floor roof. Thankfully, the baby is reported to be safe!
Taiwan Earthquake: The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 24.9 km (15.5 miles), the weather administration said.
Blinken will travel to both countries, a State Department official confirmed as the top US diplomat refuelled Sunday in Ireland on his way to a previously announced stop in Saudi Arabia.
Elon Musk's visit to China comes a week after his visit to India was postponed due to 'Tesla obligations.'
"It will help India with a strategic partner and access to key trade routes in a volatile region," one official told Reuters.
After closing off access to Gaza following the Hamas attack that set off the war, Israel has since allowed in aid convoys.
The reduced storage levels in the southern region are indicative of worsening water scarcity and potential challenges for irrigation, drinking water supply and hydroelectric power generation in these states.
In a post overnight, X's "global government affairs" account said the video taken by an "innocent bystander" should not have been banned under Australian law.
"I feel fortunate that I got a chance to work with good people," said Fardeen Khan
The small coastal territory has been devastated by more than six months of Israeli bombardment and ground operations against Hamas militants.
Tens of thousands of Indians receive daily telephone calls seeking to defraud them by accessing their bank accounts and wallets to siphon off money that then accumulates in the scammers' accounts.
The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance's overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar" premiers on Netflix, exploring the lives of courtesans in pre-independent India.
Based on studies to date, most experts say that even if the bird flu virus spreads to a human, the chances of widespread contamination are slim.
ICC on Wednesday named sprint legend Usain Bolt as the ambassador of the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies and USA.