Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) The threat of Hamas gaining an ideological and logistical foothold in Pakistan, particularly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), is genuine and credible. While the global community focuses on demilitarising Hamas in Gaza, it must recognise that Pakistan is becoming the next fertile ground for Hamas to reorganise, posing a risk to the West and its interests in the region, a report said on Thursday. “On January 15, 2026, the US-led intergovernmental organisation Board o…
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Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the Middle East was more stable after talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Davos. He pointed to what he called progress on Gaza, continued pressure on Iran, and rising interest in his proposed Board of Peace.Speaking after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday (local time), Trump praised Egypt’s role in regional diplomacy. “Egypt has been great,” he said.Trump said the talks…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) President Donald Trump used a World Economic Forum appearance in Davos to tout what he called a “dramatic economic turnaround,” unveil new housing and consumer credit proposals, and press European allies on energy, migration and Greenland, while also claiming he was close to agreements to end the war in Ukraine and lock in Middle East peace. “It’s great to be back in beautiful Davos, Switzerland,” Trump told an audience moderated by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States has officially entered the next phase of its Gaza peace plan, backing a newly appointed Palestinian technocratic administration and calling for full demilitarisation of Hamas, including the surrender of all weapons and the dismantling of tunnel networks.“As (Special Envoy) Steve Witkoff announced, we have OFFICIALLY entered the next phase of Gaza’s 20-Point Peace Plan,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, referrin…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) The United States has moved Gaza into a new post-war political framework by approving a technocratic administration and launching phase two of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict, marking the first explicit US-backed effort to remove both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority from governance in the territory.Phase two establishes a transitional technocratic Palestinian body — the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) — and initiates a …
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The United States on Wednesday announced the launch of phase two of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza conflict, shifting the focus from a ceasefire to demilitarisation, technocratic governance, and reconstruction, according to a statement by the US Special Envoy for Peace Missions.“Today, on behalf of President Trump, we are announcing the launch of Phase Two of the President’s 20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, moving from ceasefire to demilitari…
Jerusalem, Jan 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s track record of orchestrating bloodshed over decades cannot be erased by mere diplomacy. With the Gaza peace plan hanging in the balance, excluding unreliable actors like Pakistan is not just prudent — it’s critical for lasting stability, a report said on Wednesday. It stressed that the world has endured enough darkness spread by Pakistan-sponsored terror; it’s time to insist on clarity.According to a report in ‘One World Outlook’ in the US-initiated pos…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) The United States has designated the Egyptian, Lebanese and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as “terrorist organisations”, citing in part what it described as their support for the Hamas terror group, in a move that is set to impose sweeping sanctions on one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movements.The decision, which Washington formally initiated in November last year, will trigger financial and travel restrictions against the thre…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The United States on Tuesday announced terrorist designations against three chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, citing national security concerns and alleged links to militant activity, as part of what it described as an initial step under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement, said the action was taken “as a first step in support of President Trump’s commitment to eliminate…
Sydney, Jan 10 (IANS) That Pakistan is fast becoming the next fertile ground for Hamas to rejuvenate and converge with other deadly terrorist groups operating in South Asia and the Middle East has been proven once again with recent viral videos showing a senior Hamas representative sharing stage with operatives of banned Pakistani terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) during a public event in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Reports suggest that the person in the video has been identified as senior H…