Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will participate in the technical-level talks being held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on June 21, the PM’s office said on Saturday. Earlier today, the country’s foreign ministry said U.S. and Iranian representatives would participate in the meeting, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar. Lebanon’s central bank on...
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JD Vance Says ‘Don’t Attack Your Powerful & Only Ally’ To Israel
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday lashed out at members of Israel’s government, saying that the country is deeply isolated and its leaders have failed to appreciate American diplomatic and military support. The comments deepened a rift that has emerged between the two allies over the interim deal reached by the United States and Iran to end their war....
MoU between United States & Iran comes into effect; Opens 60- Day window for negotiations
A landmark memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has come into effect, bringing an immediate halt to nearly four months of direct conflict and opening a 60-day window for negotiations on a comprehensive peace settlement. The 14-point agreement, signed electronically ahead of a planned meeting in Switzerland, establishes an immediate ceasefire, commits both sides to refrain from...
US-IRAN MOU draft released, includes $300bn fund, lifting sanctions, open Harmuz
The United States has made public the full text of a 14-point memorandum of understanding reached with Iran over the weekend, ending days of silence over what the agreement actually contained. US officials released after growing public pressure over the lack of transparency regarding the deal, which President Donald Trump had announced on Sunday. It is scheduled to be signed...
Ukraine Strikes Key Moscow Oil Refinery For The second Time In a Week
Ukraine has launched the largest drone offensive on Moscow of the full-scale war, in an attack that damaged a key oil refinery, caused fires, and sent debris raining down across the region. Air defenses shot down at least 194 drones bound for the Russian capital overnight into Thursday, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. That’s far higher than other days of heavy attacks...
G7 promises to support Ukraine and sanction Russia in joint declaration
France — G7 leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump have backed a joint declaration promising to boost military support to Ukraine and to strengthen sanctions against Russia. “We, the Leaders of the G7, stand united in our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” they said in a declaration published on Wednesday shortly after midnight. G7 leaders...
Trump touts Iran deal and Ukraine ambition as he arrives at G7
United States President Donald Trump touted his preliminary deal to end the war on Iran and suggested he will seek to end hostilities in Ukraine and Lebanon as he joined global leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France. While many have expressed relief over the deal that could bring closure to the Iran conflict, the mood has been tempered by...
Israeli Air Force Strikes Hezbollah Headquarters In Beirut
The Israeli Air Force on Sunday posted a video of the exact moment the military struck a building in Beirut that it says functioned as Hezbollah headquarters. The dramatic video, posted on X, shows the building in the Dahiyeh area of southern Beirut exploding as air forces launch a precise strike on it. Plumes of smoke cover the building as...
Ukraine war: Moscow ‘ready to use nuclear weapons’ for security – as drone strikes choking Russian supplies into Crimea
Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations. In a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on...
Iran war updates: Trump ‘cancels strikes’, says deal ‘approved’
Trump said he cancelled “scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran” because “discussions” had been approved by Iran’s “highest level” of leaders. He also said a deal could be signed as soon as this weekend, possibly in Europe. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said that when a draft text has been approved, it will be announced by Iran’s government. India’s...
India summons US envoy after attack on vessel with 24 Indian crew off Oman coast
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States, to lodge a protest over an attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman. India also reiterated its call for de-escalation in the region, protection of commercial shipping, and restoration of safe navigation in international waters. The MEA condemned the attack on...
Gates tells House panel ‘I should have never met’ with Epstein
co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday morning expressed deep regret about ever associating with the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as he began testifying behind closed doors to a House panel, according to an opening statement that the billionaire posted online. Gates, 70, denied witnessing any criminal conduct by Epstein and also denied victimizing anyone himself in his testimony to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Gates’...