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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) expressed optimism about the prospects of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, while maintaining that “nothing has changed” in his assessment…
The United States has revoked a general licence that authorised the sale of Iranian oil, saying Tehran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz were “wholly unacceptable” and would have consequences…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday (local time) said allied nations are expected to present “clear, concrete and credible” plans to meet the alliance’s target of spending five per…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday (local time) warned that intelligence indicates Russia is preparing a fresh large-scale attack, urging Ukraine’s international partners to expedite deliveries of air defence systems…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday (local time) condemned Israel’s actions in the region and criticised the United States for supporting them, alleging that the region has witnessed the targeted…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojataba Khamenei will not attend the funeral ceremonies for his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, due to security concerns, according to the current leader’s representative in…
The Indus Waters System The Indus River is about 1,800 miles long. Its western tributaries (Kabul, Kurram) are more than 700 miles; the eastern tributaries (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej)…
Qatar and Pakistan have concluded separate meetings with US and Iranian negotiators in Doha, with “positive progress” reported on issues related to the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), according to…
Direct diplomatic discussions in the Qatari capital have centred on the release of a portion of Iran’s initially frozen US$6 billion in assets, alongside serious accusations from Tehran regarding American…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has strongly defended Tehran’s ongoing indirect negotiations with the United States, firmly rejecting domestic criticism that his administration acted without higher theological approval. Speaking at a…
Russia reportedly launched an overnight missile and drone strike on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, early Thursday (local time), triggering multiple explosions, fires and damage to residential buildings, as per the New…
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of five sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and five official ships around its territorial waters as of 6am (local…
Asserting the nation’s economic self-reliance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an ambitious policy shift aimed at ending American financial assistance, declaring that the country’s robust economy no longer requires…
United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday (local time) that high-stakes diplomatic talks with Iran will take place in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Describing the upcoming encounter as “perhaps…
India has intensified its humanitarian assistance to earthquake-hit Venezuela under Operation Amistad, deploying rescue personnel, field hospitals, medicines and relief supplies as the death toll from last week’s devastating earthquakes…
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is en route to Doha, Qatar, according to CNN, as diplomatic efforts involving the United States and Iran continue amid heightened regional tensions. Citing two…
The US and Iran have agreed to bury the hatchet, according to a senior US official, as both plan to meet Tuesday in Doha to work out their dispute over…
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of six Chinese naval vessels around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Sunday. In a post on X,…
Ibrahim al-Fiqar, Official military Spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the operational command center that coordinates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the regular Iranian army, said that…
MJ Akbar, Former Minister of State (MoS) MEA, said that it would be a misnomer to describe US-Iran talks as peace talks, as it would have to club Syria, Gaza,…
Mohsen Paknejad, Minister of Petroleum of Iran, addressed the 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting where he outlined the views of Iran on the most important issues facing the energy sector.…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that he has still not seen the investigation report on the Minab school attack that killed over 100 people, including children,…
US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Bethany Poulos Morrison said that Washington is “very, very close” to concluding the historic trade agreement with…
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war operational status and asserted that Iran will manage the strategic waterway…
Following the conclusion of the first session of the technical talks with the US under the framework of the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi…