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TEHRAN: France, Britain, and Germany on Thursday formally triggered a UN mechanism to reimpose sanctions on Iran, accusing Tehran of failing to comply with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement. In a letter to the UN Security Council, the three powers said they considered Iran to be in “significant […]
WASHINGTON: A United Nations agency overseeing the global postal sector said on Tuesday that 25 of its member states have suspended goods consignments to the United States following Washington’s decision to scrap a customs tax exemption on small packages. The development underscores how tariff measures introduced by President Donald Trump’s […]
TEHRAN: Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, has said that Iran is prepared to eradicate terrorism and secure its common border with Pakistan through joint measures. Speaking to Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, over the phone on Tuesday, Gen Mousavi […]
GAZA: As the war in Gaza entered its 689th day, Israeli forces carried out fresh strikes on hospitals and aid distribution centres, killing at least 75 Palestinians and wounding 370 others in the past 24 hours, Arab media reported on Monday. Two separate attacks on Al-Nasr Hospital claimed 21 lives, […]
KHAN YOUNIS: At least 19 people, among them four journalists working with international media outlets, were killed when Israeli strikes hit the Nasser Hospital compound in Khan Younis on Monday, according to Palestinian health officials. Dozens of others were wounded in what witnesses described as two consecutive explosions. The victims […]
Pakistan and Bangladesh have signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening cooperation in trade, security, media, culture, and administrative training. The agreements were concluded during Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to Dhaka, where he is leading a high-level delegation in bilateral talks. Bangladesh’s delegation […]
Turkey’s First Lady, Emine Erdoğan, has written to US First Lady Melania Trump, urging her to extend the same compassion shown for Ukraine’s children to those suffering in Gaza. In her letter, Erdoğan called on Melania Trump to appeal directly to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show mercy to […]
North Korea has test-launched two air defense missiles, state media reported on Sunday, just a day before US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are set to meet in Washington. The test, overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, showcased what Pyongyang described as upgraded […]
WASHINGTON: Gerry Spence, one of America’s most celebrated trial lawyers who claimed never to have lost a criminal case and who secured a landmark $10.5 million verdict for the family of whistleblower Karen Silkwood, has died at the age of 96, his law firm announced. Known for his fringed buckskin […]
TEHRAN: At least five Iranian police officers were killed on Friday in an ambush near the town of Iranshahr in the restive Sistan-Baluchistan province, local media reported. According to Fars news agency, unidentified assailants targeted two patrol units, leaving five officers dead. Iranian media released images showing a bullet-riddled police […]