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Iranian citizens wait in queue to cast their votes during the second round of the Iranian presidential election at a polling station inside the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, July 5, 2024
GERMANY: Berlin today agreed on a budget for 2025 and a stimulus package for Europe’s largest economy, ending a squabble that threatened to derail Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition.
Mr Scholz, a Social Democrat, and leaders of the Free Democrats and Greens agreed on the budget after marathon talks, German news agency dpa reported, citing party sources.
PAKISTAN: A roadside bomb planted on a bridge struck a rickshaw in north-west Pakistan on Friday, killing at least two people and wounding eight others, officials said.
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) welcomes demonstrations across Iran, which have put pressure upon the theocratic dictatorship, but warns against intervention by the United States to force Iran in a particular direction
