British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will travel to China on Monday and then visit India later in the week, a media report said on Sunday. The visits will focus on global issues, from the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia-Ukraine war to the recent Ebola outbreak, Reuters reported. It said Cooper will meet her Chinese More
The U.S. president has said that a large part of a possible agreement between Washington and Tehran has already been negotiated and only finalization remains. However, an Iranian official has said that “the U.S. president is betraying diplomacy for the third time.” According to Fars News Agency, Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social More
At least three people have been killed and four others injured after a suspected gas explosion led to a massive fire at an apartment building in Dallas, Texas state of the United States, a media report said on Friday. The bodies of two adult women and one child were found in the rubble, The Guardian More
The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days and ease shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on Friday. MoU includes extending the ceasefire for another 60 days and guaranteeing the free movement of ships through More
At least 16 students were killed and 79 others injured after a fire broke out at a girls’ school dormitory in central Kenya, a media report said on Friday. The fire erupted at Utumishi Girls High School in Gilgil, Nakuru County on Thursday night, Al Jazeera reported. Kenyan police said rescue and security teams were More
The United States has carried out new strikes on several Iranian drone-related sites near the Strait of Hormuz, a media report said on Thursday. However, Iran claimed the attacks caused no damage. The US military shot down four Iranian attack drones and targeted a control station in the city of Bandar Abbas on Wednesday night, More
At least 31 people have been killed and 40 others injured as Israel continues its attacks across various parts of Lebanon. In its live coverage, Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces have intensified air and ground assaults in southern and eastern Lebanon and issued evacuation orders for several towns and villages. Reuters also reported that More
The United States has reportedly not issued a visa to Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Alexander Alimov, preventing him from attending a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, according to Russian officials. Russia’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya said Alimov was scheduled to take part in the meeting and argued that, under the UN Headquarters More
Pakistani authorities have confirmed that one person was killed and 11 others injured after an earthquake struck the Jhelum district of Punjab province. According to a report by Dawn, the earthquake hit the Jalalpur Sharif area of Pind Dadan Khan tehsil on Tuesday evening, causing severe damage to around 10 houses. Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Mir More
The United States has launched strikes on targets in southern Iran despite an ongoing ceasefire, as Iranian and US officials hold talks in Qatar aimed at reaching a permanent peace deal. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the “self-defence strikes” targeted missile launch sites and Iranian boats allegedly attempting to place mines, claiming the action was More
