Efforts to secure a ceasefire between Iran and the United States have reached a “deadlock,” with Tehran officially informing mediators that it is unwilling to meet US officials in Islamabad in the coming days, describing Washington’s demands as unacceptable. Reports indicate that the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia met in Islamabad More
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have discussed the negative impacts of the ongoing Middle East conflict, particularly on the energy sector. The two leaders held a telephone conversation on Friday, the Kremlin reported. “A deep exchange of views was held regarding the continuing escalation of military and political tensions More
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on certain patented medicines if pharmaceutical companies fail to reach agreements with his administration in the coming months. Under Thursday’s order, companies that sign a “most favoured nation” pricing agreement and are actively investing in and building More
At least 13 people have been killed and 57 others injured in an explosion at a military base in Bujumbura, Burundi’s largest city, media reports said. The blasts occurred late Tuesday at the main ammunition depot of the Burundi National Defence Force (FDNB) in the Musaga area, reportedly caused by an electrical short circuit, Al More
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that Britain will not join a war against Iran, despite what he described as “pressure” from US President Donald Trump, the BBC reports. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Starmer said he had faced “a good deal of pressure” to reconsider his stance but remained firm. “Whatever More
At least 29 people on board have killed after a Russian military transport aircraft crashed into a cliff in Crimea, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday. According to the TASS news agency, which cited the ministry, contact with the aircraft was lost at around 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday during a More
US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran could end within two to three weeks, adding that issues related to the Strait of Hormuz would be left to other countries, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. “I would say that within two weeks, maybe two weeks, maybe three,” Trump told reporters at the White House More
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that Tehran did not participate in the recent Islamabad meeting attended by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and has not engaged in direct negotiations with the United States. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt convened in Islamabad on Sunday to More
Large demonstrations against US President Donald Trump were held in dozens of American cities on Saturday under the banner “No Kings,” a media report said. Organisers had planned more than 3,200 events in all 50 states following two earlier nationwide protests that drew millions of participants, Reuters reported. Significant gatherings took place in major cities More
Three journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, a media report said on Sunday. The strike targeted a vehicle carrying reporters in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Reuters reported. Lebanese television channel Al-Manar said its reporter Ali Shaib and Fatima Ftouni, a journalist with pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Mayadeen, were killed when their vehicle was More
