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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have expressed confidence that a long-awaited framework agreement aimed at ending hostilities between the United States and Iran is close to completion, although Tehran has cautioned that no signing is expected on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said both sides had agreed on the […]
WEB DESK: Iran has announced that it will jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz with Oman under international law, underscoring the strategic importance of the key maritime route for global shipping and energy transport. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that the two countries bordering the strait have […]
WEB DESK: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to North Korea from June 8 to 9, Chinese state media reported on Friday, marking his first trip to Pyongyang in nearly seven years as Beijing seeks to reinforce its influence over its long-time ally. The announcement by China’s […]
WEB DESK: Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 sustained extensive damage after an overnight barrage of missiles and drones reportedly struck the facility, forcing authorities to suspend all commercial flight operations indefinitely. According to reports, several airport employees and personnel were injured in the attack, although officials have not yet confirmed […]
NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed after a fire broke out at a hotel in India’s capital, New Delhi, on Wednesday, police said, in one of the deadliest fire incidents reported in the city in recent years. The hotel was located in the Malviya Nagar area of south […]
ROME: Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals in connection with the killing of four Pakistani farm workers whose bodies were found inside a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, local media reported on Tuesday. According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the incident took place in the Calabria region, where […]
WASHINGTON: The death toll from a chemical tank rupture at a paper manufacturing facility in the US state of Washington has risen to 11 after rescue crews recovered the bodies of all nine workers who had been missing since the incident, authorities said on Saturday. Two fatalities were confirmed earlier […]
US President Donald Trump has said that Washington and Iran are close to finalising a major peace agreement, as international media reports outlined details of a draft framework covering ceasefire terms, sanctions relief and maritime security arrangements. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said extensive consultations had taken place […]
TEHRAN: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday held separate meetings with Iran’s top political and military leadership in Tehran as diplomatic efforts intensified to end the ongoing conflict between the Islamic republic and the United States. During his second visit to Tehran in less than a week, Naqvi met Iranian […]
TEHRAN: Iran has warned the United States that any renewed aggression would provoke an even stronger response, with Iranian officials saying Tehran has learned lessons from recent clashes and would respond with “more surprises” if hostilities resume. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a post on social media platform X, […]