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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday said that his administration is reviewing whether it has the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city for the UN General Assembly in September, according to The New York Times. "I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague," Mamdani said on The New York Times' 'The Interview' podcast with Lulu Garcia-Navarro. "He's a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court." Mamdani said he was in "an active conversation" with the New York City Law Department over whether he has the authority to direct the New York Police Department to detain a foreign leader. "Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that's what we will do, but we won't be writing our own laws to that end," he said. Mamdani had previously said during his mayoral campaign that he would seek to enforce the Inte...

Germany and France will expand cooperation on nuclear deterrence while remaining firmly committed to NATO’s nuclear umbrella, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday. Speaking at a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a joint Cabinet meeting in Brühl, Merz said the two countries are entering a new phase of strategic partnership, with fresh steps in security and defence. “We are embarking on a new, joint path regarding deterrence,” Merz said, adding that the two countries are working toward a new doctrine. “We are considering a mix of capabilities that will allow us to further enhance our joint deterrence in the future,” he said. Read More: French lawmakers back bill to remove statute of limitations for serious crimes against minors The chancellor announced that, as part of this new cooperation, German and French soldiers carried out joint maintenance this morning on French Rafale fighter jets — aircraft...

China’s economy expanded by 4.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, demonstrating resilience amid global uncertainty and reinforcing its role as a stabilising force in the world economy, according to official data cited by Xinhua. Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that GDP growth moderated slightly in the second quarter to 4.3%, down from 5% in the first quarter. Officials, however, said the economy continued to operate “within an appropriate range” despite mounting external pressures. Officials attributed the second-quarter slowdown to short-term factors and external influences, maintaining that the broader trajectory of innovation-driven and high-quality development remained intact. China has set a full-year growth target of around 4.5% to 5%, with policymakers expressing confidence they will meet or exceed it. The steady performance in the first half, they said, has laid a solid foundation for achieving key annual target...

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rolled out a Transport Monetisation Policy, enabling judicial officers serving in the district judiciary across Punjab to purchase their officially allotted vehicles at depreciated rates. The policy has been enforced with retrospective effect from July 1, 2026. As part of the new arrangement, judicial officers will no longer be entitled to official fuel, maintenance or driver facilities for personal use. Read: Punjab judges to get subsidised cars In place of these benefits, they will receive a monthly transport monetisation allowance, the amount of which will be fixed by the competent authority and revised from time to time in accordance with fuel prices and prevailing economic conditions. According to a notification issued by the LHC registrar, Chief Justice Aalia Neelum approved the policy in line with the decisions of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC) and the Punjab cabinet. A major component of the policy allows j...

The federal government said on Wednesday ​it was stepping up security around the Saindak copper and gold mine in Balochistan ‌after terrorist violence disrupted supply routes, and the mine's operator denied a report that the project could be forced to shut down. Saindak Metals Limited Managing Director Raziq Sanjrani called the closure report, first published by the Financial Times, factually incorrect. ​The mine has run without interruption for 25 years, and "there is no possibility of its ​shutdown", he said in a statement. He said the company had asked the authorities ⁠for help moving furnace oil to the site after some transporters baulked at using certain routes ​through Balochistan, and that security agencies had since assured the company the supply would continue uninterrupted. State Minister ​for Interior Talal Chaudhry said the government had received the mine operator's security concerns in early July and ordered agencies to increas...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed the importance of reviving regional cooperation in a meeting with outgoing South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Secretary General Ambassador Golam Sarwar.  A press release issued today by the PM Office said the premier held a meeting with the Saarc chief at the Prime Minister's House. "The prime minister appreciated the secretary general's dedicated service and leadership in advancing regional cooperation during his tenure as secretary general of SAARC. "He reaffirmed Pakistan's steadfast commitment to the Saarc Charter and underscored the importance of revitalising regional cooperation to promote connectivity, sustainable development, and the shared prosperity of the peoples of South Asia," the press release said. Islamabad :15 July 2026. Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), H.E. Ambassador Md. Golam Sarwar, paid his farewell ...