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US Vice President JD Vance’s planned visit to Pakistan has been put on hold, with just hours remaining before the two‑week ceasefire with Iran was due to expire.According to the New York Times, the trip has been deferred because Tehran has failed to respond to Washington’s negotiating position ahead of the proposed talks.A US official told the publication that while the talks are not cancelled,
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Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says presidentIsrael’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the country’s new law mandating the dea…
Mass funerals for Hezbollah fighters and civilians were happening across southern Lebanon.
A child was among the dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli military said it had attempted to break up clashes in Al Mughayir, which has seen a surge of Israeli settler violence.
Israel Defense Forces say the ‘soldiers’ conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and value’Two Israeli soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in jail after one used a sledgehammer to smash a statue of Jesus in southern…
India has taken a serious view of the incident in which soldiers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps opened fire on two Indian-flagged cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on 18 April. In response, New Delhi has initiated urgent diplomatic steps, summoning the Iranian Ambassador and conveying strong concern over the episode.Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met the envoy and underscored
Nikki Haley, a prominent Indian-origin member of US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, has made a striking claim regarding the seizure of an Iranian vessel by the American Navy.She stated that the first Iranian ship seized in the Strait of Hormuz after the imposition of the US blockade was travelling from China and carrying chemical shipments intended for missiles.Haley emphasised that
Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn extremist rabbi known for razing civilian homes in Gaza will light a torch at Israel’s independence day celebration on Tu…