Top diplomats from key regional powers were gathering in Pakistan on Sunday to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East, but there were few signs of progress as Israel and the U.S. kept up strikes on Iran, and Tehran responded by firing missiles and drones across the region. Pakistan said foreign ministers …
Beirut: Israel carried out dawn airstrikes on several towns in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel and Hezbollah said they continued to target each other's forces. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported "a series of strikes" at dawn on the town of Majdal Selm and "successive strikes" on the towns of …
Beirut: An Israeli strike killed three journalists Saturday in south Lebanon, including a well-known reporter for Hezbollah's Al Manar network, with Lebanese authorities denouncing the attack as a "war crime". The Israeli military confirmed killing Al Manar correspondent Ali Shoeib, accusing him of having "operated within the Hezbollah terrorist organisation under the guise of a …
Dubai: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the UAE and met his Emirati counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday, to discuss regional security in the Middle East. "For Ukraine, this is also a matter of principle: terror must not prevail anywhere in the world. Protection must be sufficient everywhere," Zelenskyy said in a post …
Paris: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit here and said he valued the discussion and his many insights. The external affairs minister paid a formal visit to President Macron on Friday. "An honour to call on the President @EmmanuelMacron of France last …
Islamabad: Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to try to secure talks to end their war in the Gulf. On Thursday, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed Islamabad was involved, saying "US-Iran indirect talks are taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan". "Pakistan has strong credentials as the …
Oil depots spewing black smoke. Debris sinking in the Persian Gulf. Missiles pounding military sites. The Iran war has unleashed a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health — and will leave behind environmental damage and health risks that could persist for …
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran "better get serious soon" in US talks to end the Middle East war. Iranian negotiators are "'begging' us to make a deal, which they should be doing since they have been militarily obliterated," Trump posted on Truth Social. "They better get serious soon, before it is …
Beirut [Lebanon]: In a defiant televised address, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem declared that the Lebanese movement has opted for the "path of confrontation over surrender." He asserted that its forces are prepared to combat the "US-Israeli project" with a willingness to sacrifice "without limits."According to a report by Iran's state-owned Press TV, the Hezbollah …
United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," in a move advocates said is a step towards healing and justice. The resolution was adopted to applause by a vote of 123 in favor, three against -- the United States, Israel and Argentina -- …
