World,Diplomachy
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday described China’s relations with Russia as “precious,” saying their stability brings certainty at a time of global change and uncertainty.Speaking during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing, Xi said the long-sta...
World,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after holding a video conference with leaders from Southeast Asia, told reporters that the assistance, dubbed as “Power Asia,” is aimed at providing loans needed to secure crude oil, petroleum products and to maintain the supply chain in an emergency respon...
World,WAR,Middle East
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran’s ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.Though last week’s ceasefire appeared to ...
Iran has threatened to target ports across the Middle East after the United States announced a plan to impose a naval blockade on Iranian ports and coastal areas, escalating tensions and raising concerns over global oil supply and regional stability.The US military said the blockade would take effec...
World,Fair & Festivals
Music festival season has arrived: a time to gather outside with friends, listening to tunes, dancing, and maybe even getting the chance to rub shoulders with musicians you love.“Live music nourishes your soul and makes you feel truly alive,” says Chris Bro, host of the “Next&rdquo...
Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer in security studies at Kings College London, said Sunday that Trump’s plan to use the U.S. Navy to block the Strait of Hormuz is unrealistic.“We should bear in mind that the Americans have a much lower threshold of pain than the Iranians,” Krieg sai...
President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks in Pakistan broke down without an agreement.In response to Trump's announcement, Iran's Revolutionary...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement.Trump sought to exert strategic control over the waterway responsi...
China on Sunday announced it would resume some suspended ties with Taiwan, including direct flights to several mainland cities and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products, as the island’s opposition party leader concluded her visit.The Taiwan Work Office under China’s Communist Party s...
World,Science & Technology
Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous homecoming on Saturday as hundreds involved in NASA’s lunar comeback celebrated the mission that set a record for deep-space travel. The four-member crew arrived at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control after flyi...
World,Diplomachy,WAR
Pakistan has urged Iran and the United States to maintain their ceasefire commitment following recent talks between the two sides.Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said it is imperative that all parties continue to uphold their commitment to the ceasefire, stressing the need for restraint and continue...
The death toll in Lebanon from Israeli strikes in the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah has risen to 2,020, the Lebanese health ministry said Saturday.The death toll from nearly six weeks of war includes 248 women,165 children and 85 health workers, the ministry said. Another 6,436 people hav...
Negotiations between the United States and Iran ended early Sunday without any agreement after Tehran declined to accept Washington’s conditions aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said.The third round of direct, face-to-face discussions concl...
The Pakistani prime minister has conveyed a clear message expressing confidence that the ongoing talks are taking place in Islamabad.Reports suggest that US Vice President JD Vance is already en route to Islamabad, while there are also claims that two aircraft have departed from Iran.Earlier, Iran&r...
World,WAR
It was 2:14 in the afternoon when the first bomb fell, and the sudden sound of crashing metal was like a heavy truck had overturned outside our office. The Israeli strike had hit somewhere nearby.Within seconds, plumes of smoke were rising across Beirut’s skyline, from the coastal corniche, do...
President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, “a whole civilization,” ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office in his second term.By the dozens, Democrats came out to say that Trump should no longer serve i...
Turkish authorities have detained nine people as part of an investigation into an attack on police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, which left one assailant dead, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported Wednesday.Officials said two other attackers were wounded and captured...
Saudi Arabia’s only road link to Bahrain has reopened after being temporarily shut due to Iranian air strikes.Authorities had earlier closed the King Fahd Causeway as a precaution during attacks on nearby energy facilities, citing concerns over falling debris.The reopening was announced about ...
Saudi Arabia closed the only road connecting it to Bahrain on Tuesday after Iran fired missiles at the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province. The latest Iranian strikes coincided with appeals from Iranian officials urging youths to form human chains around power plants for protection, as the dea...
Tehran has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal, stating it seeks a permanent end to the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum for a deal approached, accompanied by an expanded threat of strikes on all power plants and bridges in the Islamic Republic.Trump said Monday he is “no...
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