Category: 2. World

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian looks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran. February 19, 2025. — Reuters Comments follow Trump urging Tehran to strike new deal on its nuclear programme. Pezeshkian has advocated reviving 2015 nuclear accord agreed with… Continue Reading

China voiced support for any action that is “conducive to a peaceful resolution” to the Ukraine-Russia war, as US and Ukrainian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to end the war. Beijing “hopes all parties can reach a just, lasting and acceptable solution,” Foreign Ministry… Continue Reading

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UNITED NATIONS  –  Highlighting the threat posed by the 6,000-strong Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Afghanistan’s neighbours, top Pakistani diplomat told the UN Security Council that the Kabul authorities were complicit in the conduct of the terrorist organisation’s cross-border… Continue Reading

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  –  Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan on Tuesday condemned Israel’s decision to cut electricity supply to the war-battered Gaza Strip, calling in separate statements for the international community to take action. Israel announced on Sunday it was disconnecting the only… Continue Reading

Tehran  –  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will not negotiate with the US while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to “do whatever the hell you want,” Iranian state media reports. “It is unacceptable for us that they [the US] give orders and make threats. I… Continue Reading

JEDDAH  –  The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine immediately after talks in Saudi Arabia in which Kyiv voiced readiness to accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its conflict with Russia, the countries said in a joint… Continue Reading

NEW DELHI  –  Byrnihat in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya has been identified as the most polluted place in the world, according to the World Air Quality Report 2024 by Swiss air monitoring company IQAir on Tuesday. The town has a PM2.5 concentration of 128.2 micrograms per cubic… Continue Reading