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Trump to send envoys to Islamabad; Iran rules out direct talks
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (702+ words) ISLAMABAD: US envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with US representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. The latest…...
Germany to deploy minesweeper ships to Mediterranean
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (133+ words) BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Saturday said his country plans to deploy minesweeper ships to the Mediterranean, which later could be transferred to the Strait of Hormuz. "We will deploy a minesweeper to the Mediterranean and provide it…...
Iranian-flagged cargo ships
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (20+ words) DT Next Latest: US Navy seizure of Iranian ship casts doubt on fresh ceasefire talks in Pakistan...
Hezbollah official says group won't abide by any agreement from Lebanon-Israel talks
1+ week, 3+ day ago (876+ words) BEIRUT: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will not abide by any agreements that may result from the direct Lebanon-Israel talks in the United States, negotiations it firmly opposes, a senior Hezbollah official said Monday. Wafiq Safa, a high-ranking member of…...
AP reporter describes intense Israeli attacks that stunned Beirut
2+ week, 1+ day ago (387+ words) BEIRUT: It was 2: 14 in the afternoon when the first bomb fell, and the sudden sound of crashing metal was like a heavy truck had overturned outside our office. The Israeli strike had hit somewhere nearby. Within seconds, plumes of smoke…...
Pakistan set to host crucial US-Iran talks on Friday amid high security
2+ week, 2+ day ago (737+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to host high-stakes in-person talks between the United States and Iran on Friday, aiming to consolidate a fragile ceasefire and avert further escalation in West Asia. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire…...
Ceasefire threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes, Iran closes strait again
2+ week, 2+ day ago (805+ words) TEHRAN: A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread on Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded that…...
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2+ week, 3+ day ago (8+ words) Sudan officially repeals law on boycotting Israel'dtnext. in...
Moment of relief: UK PM Starmer welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, travels to Gulf
2+ week, 3+ day ago (471+ words) LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins a visit to the Gulf region on Wednesday to discuss diplomatic efforts to support and uphold the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran overnight. Downing Street said his visit to the Gulf…...
US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats
2+ week, 3+ day ago (866+ words) TEHRAN: Iran, the United States and Israel reached a tentative, two-week ceasefire Wednesday in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the global energy market, with US President Donald Trump pulling back from his threats to destroy…...