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TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday reiterated that diplomacy was the only way to resolve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said Washington had rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran’s conditions […]
ATHENS: Six people were killed after a two-storey residential building collapsed following an explosion in central Athens, Greece’s fire brigade said on Saturday. US officials said four American citizens were among those killed in the blast, which occurred in the tourist district of Plaka, near some of the Greek capital’s […]
NEW YORK: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced plans to introduce a “Universal Card” by integrating various government social-protection and assistance programmes into a unified system. Addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, Tarique said the government wanted to ensure […]
NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday met Benin’s Foreign Minister Corinne Amori Brunet on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During the meeting, the two ministers signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment […]
ANKARA: A defence agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could eventually be expanded into a broader pact involving other Muslim countries, including Iran, Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Friday. The three countries signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in August, establishing a collective defence framework under which […]
NEW YORK: Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end the ongoing war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington agrees to a set of conditions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday. Speaking to media outlets in New York on the […]
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday met Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. According to a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the two […]
LEH: Residents in Indian-administered Ladakh observed a shutdown on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of protests in which four people were killed while demanding greater regional autonomy and constitutional safeguards. Shops and businesses remained closed in Leh and other parts of the region, while traffic was thin on the […]
NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for greater international cooperation to ensure artificial intelligence does not become another front in the global arms race, stressing that human judgement and control must remain central to the development and use of AI. Addressing a UN Security […]
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held separate meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During his meeting with President Pezeshkian, the […]