![Two days before crucial Iran-US nuclear negotiations in Rome, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman makes a high-level visit to Tehran. [Image via AFP].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/4593031-145666727.webp "Two days before crucial Iran-US nuclear negotiations in Rome, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman makes a high-level visit to Tehran. [Image via AFP].")
Two days before Iran-US nuclear negotiations in Rome, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman makes a high-level visit to Tehran.
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US threatens Harvard with foreign student ban and funding cuts over refusal to meet White House antisemitism demands.
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China rejects Trump’s “tariff numbers game” as meaningless amid WTO, UNCTAD warnings of declining global trade and growth.
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India’s new Waqf law sparks controversy, protests, and legal challenges over ownership of Muslim-donated properties.
Pakistan faces hailstorms in Islamabad and heatwaves in the south. Authorities issue weather alerts and safety warnings.
A sudden hailstorm wreaked havoc in Islamabad, damaging vehicles, solar panels, and property as extreme weather grips Pakistan’s capital.
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IMF flags politicised civil service, weak accountability, and poor governance in Pakistan, urging transparency reforms.
![IED blast targets Balochistan Constabulary in Mastung, kills 3 policemen, injures 16; leaders vow to fight terrorism. [Image via The Express Tribune]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/mohaimin-shah-2025-04-15t120114-8511744700597-0.webp "mohaimin-shah-2025-04-15t120114-8511744700597-0")
IED blast targets Balochistan Constabulary in Mastung, kills 3 policemen, injures 16; leaders vow to fight terrorism.
![Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium; to appeal citing health issues amid India's extradition efforts. [Image via ANI/File]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/141134311e7c22d-e1744713802668.webp "141134311e7c22d")
Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium; to appeal citing health issues amid India’s extradition efforts.
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Iran resists US push to transfer uranium abroad as Muscat talks stall; Rome set to host next round amid rising tensions.