Day: April 24, 2025

Islamabad Unveils Retaliatory Measures After Pahalgam Terror Attack Prompts Indian Crackdown Pakistan has announced a series of sharp retaliatory steps following India’s punitive actions in the wake of the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 civilians dead. Labeling India’s response as “reckless and irresponsible,” Islamabad said on April 24 that it would suspend bilateral agreements, shut airspace to Indian aircraft, and cut off diplomatic and trade channels. India’s Firm Stance Following the Pahalgam Attack In its initial reaction, India launched a broad diplomatic and strategic…

Court Orders Return of Staff, Resumption of Broadcasts at Voice of America, Radio Free Asia In a decisive legal intervention, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s abrupt attempt to shut down key government-funded news organizations, including Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. These broadcasters, under the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), have long been pillars of America’s public diplomacy and international media presence. Judge Lamberth ordered the administration to reinstate over 1,000 employees and resume all broadcast operations, marking a significant rebuke…

Crisis at the Clinic: Measles Outbreak Collides with Funding Cuts As a deadly measles outbreak sweeps across Texas and New Mexico, paediatrician Dr. Ali Sherif is seeing a 25% spike in demand for vaccines at his modest clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico. Parents are rushing in—concerned, afraid, desperate to protect their children from a virus that has already claimed three lives and sickened over 600. But while the disease spreads, the lifeline program that ensures these life-saving vaccines reach low-income families is itself under siege. The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, a federally funded initiative…

Deadly Airstrike Rocks Kyiv Amid Fresh Political Turmoil A devastating overnight missile and drone assault by Russia on Kyiv has left at least nine people dead and over 60 injured, in one of the capital’s most intense bombardments in recent months. The strike came just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing him of stalling peace efforts and rejecting U.S.-backed terms to end the war. The attack, which ignited fires and brought down parts of residential buildings, caused widespread panic. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko…