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ISLAMABAD: The foreign ministers of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt have welcomed steps taken by Hamas in response to a proposal by US President Donald Trump aimed at ending the war in Gaza. In a joint statement issued on Sunday, the ministers […]
KATHMANDU: At least 22 people have been killed and several others reported missing as relentless monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Nepal over the past 36 hours, officials said on Sunday. Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire said that 18 people died in separate landslides in Ilam district, near the […]
KABUL: Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit India between October 9 and 16, India’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday, following a temporary suspension of his UN-imposed travel ban. If confirmed, it would be the first visit to India by a senior Taliban official since the […]
MADRID: Spain summoned Israel’s top representative in Madrid on Thursday after Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists en route to Gaza. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares confirmed that 65 Spaniards were aboard the convoy. “Today I summoned the charge d’affaires here in Madrid,” Albares […]
Israeli forces have arrested former Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and members of a Pakistani delegation aboard the Global Samood flotilla, which was en route to deliver humanitarian aid and medicines to Gaza, sources said. Mushtaq Ahmad Khan had earlier warned of a possible Israeli attack on the flotilla. In a […]
WASHINGTON: The federal government of the United States entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. (ET) today after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on spending legislation ahead of the fiscal year deadline. It is the first shutdown since 2019, triggered by a partisan standoff over federal […]
DOHA: Qatar on Tuesday announced it would host talks with Hamas negotiators and Turkish officials to discuss US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Gaza. Foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said the Hamas delegation had agreed to examine the proposal “responsibly” and that another meeting with Turkish participation was […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Monday confirmed the return of a Pakistani national who had been imprisoned in India. The individual, identified as Raqib Bilal, was repatriated through the Attari-Wagah border crossing, the mission said in a post on X. The high commission reiterated its commitment […]
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologised to his Qatari counterpart for an Israeli strike in Doha during a phone call hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, according to officials familiar with the discussion. Netanyahu, who was meeting Trump in Washington, joined Qatari Prime […]
INDIA: Indian police have registered a criminal case against senior leaders of Tamil actor Vijay’s political party after a stampede at a campaign rally in Tamil Nadu killed 39 people, including children, and injured over 50 others, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday in Karur district, where […]
