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January 14, 2025

BOJ weighs slowing pace of tapering JGB purchases
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan is considering slowing the pace of cuts in its government bond purchases from April 2026, as concerns grow over a rise in yields on superlong bonds. The central bank has reduced the pace of monthly Japanese government bond buying by 400 billion yen ($2.8 billion) every quarter since last…
Israeli Strikes Killed 65 in Iran, Including 2 Senior Milit Officials, 3 Scientists, 20 Children
Israeli Strikes Killed 65 in Iran, Including 2 Senior Milit Officials, 3 Scientists, 20 Children In a Israeli strike, reports indicate that 65 civilians have been martyred, including two senior Iranian milit officials, three nuclear scientists, and 20 children. Israel’s Ministry of Defense has threatened that if Iran does not stop its missile attacks, flames…
Toyota Yaris, Corolla Expected Prices after New Tax
Budget 2025-26: Toyota Yaris, Corolla Expected Prices after New Tax Budget 2025-26 proposed several taxes on cars over 850cc including Green Tax on locally assembled cars, including Toyota models. This will raise prices of Toyota Corolla Altis by about Rs120,000–150,000. Sharif led government introduced a series of tax and policy reforms targeting Pakistan’s automotive sector…
Spanish-language misinformation on Los Angeles immigration protests push a familiar theme
A surge of false or misleading posts, photographs and videos about the Los Angeles protests have been circulating on social media, with many of those shared among Latinos — mostly in Spanish — tying the protesters to socialist or communist governments. One post on X with over 600,000 views claims that in the U.S., immigration…
Gold Rate in – 14 June, 2025
Gold Rate in – 14 June, 2025 As of today Thursday, June 14, 2025, the gold price in Pakistan is Rs. 355,700 of 24K per tola. According to the All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, the price of gold per tola in the country today is Rs. 355,700 after a decrease of Rs 10,400. According…
‘Targeted shootings’ in eastern Minnesota, Gov. Walz says
There have been “targeted shootings” in eastern Minnesota, according to Gov. Tim Walz. “I’ve been briefed this morning on an ongoing situation involving targeted shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park,” he wrote on X Saturday morning. “The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement are on the scene. We will share more information…
MEMRI’s ‘Balochistan Studies Project’ Exposed as Hybrid Warfare Tool Targeting Pakistan
MEMRI’s ‘Balochistan Studies Project’ Exposed as Hybrid Warfare Tool Targeting Pakistan The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a Washington-based platform with a significant online following, has launched a new initiative titled the “Balochistan Studies Project” on its official website. The move has sparked concern among policy experts and national security analysts in Pakistan, particularly…
Israeli fire kills 23 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say
Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 23 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said. Medics at Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa Hospitals in central Gaza areas, where most of the casualties were moved to, said at least 15 people…