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Kabul-Islamabad talks to focus on ceasefire and territorial integrity

Istanbul

Dialogue between Kabul and Islamabad resumed in Istanbul on Saturday, marking the continuation of the Doha negotiations, with discussions centred on extendin...

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Turkiye: 2nd round of Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks begins in Istanbul

Istanbul

The second round of discussions between Afghanistan and Pakistan commenced in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday, the Dawn reported, a week after both parties j...

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93

Bangkok

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has died. She...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes eastern Hokkaido, Japan

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Tokyo

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck eastern Hokkaido in northern Japan today.

According to the Japan Meteoro...

Thai PM Charnvirakul cancels ASEAN summit trip after Queen Mother Sirikit’s death

Bangkok

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday cancelled his planned visit to Malaysia for the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summ...

UAE continues to strengthen global leadership in food security

Abu Dhabi

The UAE continues to consolidate its global position in food security and sustainable food systems through strategic projects and innovative initiatives that combin...

Another bomb blast in Waziristan exposes Pakistan's shrinking security control

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A leader of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) narrowly escaped an assassination attempt after a bomb explosion struck a mosque in the Azam Warsak Bazaa...

Ambassador Kwatra meets CEO Lockheed Martin, discusses India-US industrial cooperation

Washington DC

India's Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed Martin, and held discussions on the industrial cooperation bet...

Malaysia to host 47th ASEAN Summit, Timor-Leste to join as 11th member state

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia, as the Chair of ASEAN, will be hosting the 47th ASEAN Summit and related Summits under the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability" at the Kuala...

Swedish PM backs Ukraine, eyes Gripen fighter jet export deal in virtual meet

Stockholm

Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson participated in a virtual meeting hosted by UK PM Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron on the peace negotiation...

Trump optimistic ahead of talks with Xi on Taiwan, Russia-Ukraine

Washington

US President Donald Trump on Friday expressed optimism ahead of his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, indicating that the talks would cover a wide...

FATF to Pakistan: Being out of grey list no license to terror financing

Paris

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global terror funding watchdog, has warned Pakistan that its removal from the 'greylist' in October 2022 doe...

Pentagon accepts USD 130 million donation to pay salaries

Washington

The Pentagon confirmed that it has accepted an anonymous USD 130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown, raising e...