16+ hour, 21+ min ago  (475+ words) Pakistan yesterday moved ahead with preparations for a new round of talks between the US and Iran two days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether…...

16+ hour, 21+ min ago  (526+ words) In 1949, then-US president Harry S. Truman laid out a bold vision that would shape global policy for generations. Poverty, he said, was not merely a humanitarian concern but a threat to peace itself, and development was the remedy. The logic was…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (502+ words) US President Donald Trump said that US negotiators would be in Pakistan today for talks with Iran, but did not detail which officials would be sent to the second round of in-person talks. Trump in a post on social media…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (384+ words) Iran yesterday rowed back on its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass through the waterway. It warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (575+ words) Fuel prices for international flights have increased by 122 percent since the war in the Middle East began, leading to about 1. 7 percent of flights being canceled next month, data from CPC Corp, Taiwan and the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) showed yesterday....

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (603+ words) US President Donald Trump has feuded with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran conflict " setting off an unholy row that could have serious political implications for the Republican leader back in the US. Trump has drawn barbs even from some…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1074+ words) Recent energy crises, particularly the war in Iran, have exposed how vulnerable many countries are to conflict, disruption and coercion. Not surprisingly, governments worldwide are scrambling to reassess their energy-diversification and transition strategies. The strategic logic is straightforward. The less…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (452+ words) US and Iranian officials yesterday began separate talks with Pakistan's prime minister amid a ceasefire made fragile by deep disagreements and unabated fighting in Lebanon. A delegation led by US Vice President J. D. Vance and a delegation led by Iranian Parliament…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (187+ words) US intelligence indicated that China is preparing to provide Iran with air defense systems in a matter of weeks, CNN reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Beijing is expected to ship shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles known as Man-Portable Air Defense…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (372+ words) Negotiators from Iran and the US yesterday prepared for high-level talks with their ceasefire still shaky, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz. There remain many issues that could derail the…...