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PM Shehbaz hails Pakistan-China friendship as two souls, one heart
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (611+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid tribute to the enduring friendship between Pakistan and China and described bilateral ties as two souls and one heart. While addressing a special ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two…...
India's prized Alphonso mango crop ruined by weather
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (560+ words) In India's western state of Maharashtra, mango farmer Komal Walke is scrambling to meet orders from India's online grocers "after her family's three acres of orchards produced almost no Alphonso mangoes this year. Walke, a 26-year-old horticulturist in the coastal…...
North Korea fired several missiles, South Korean military says
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (199+ words) North Korea fired "several missiles, including at least one short-range "ballistic missile, toward waters off the country's west coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said. The missiles were launched at around "1pm from Chongju in North Korea's North "Pyeongan Province, South…...
BTS takes top award at fan-voted American Music Awards
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (199+ words) K-pop band "BTS was celebrated on Monday with the "top award of artist of the year at the fan-voted American Music Awards on Monday. The group also claimed "the song of the summer honour for "the single "Swim" at the…...
Trump says no rush on Iran deal as Hormuz blockade holds
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (579+ words) US says talks progressing, but disputes over uranium and sanctions remain unresolved...
Trump calls Obama-era Iran nuclear deal "one of worst ever
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (195+ words) US President Donald Trump on Sunday criticised the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, calling it "one of the worst deals ever made" and blaming former President Barack Obama's administration for what he said was a flawed path toward Iran potentially acquiring a…...
Netanyahu told Trump Israel will remain free to act against threats, Israeli source says
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (312+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon "during a phone call about an emerging agreement between Washington and Iran "on Saturday, an Israeli source said. Trump said…...
Iran ties US talks progress to release of frozen assets, Tasnim reports
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (539+ words) Iran had made clear in ongoing talks with the United States that there is no possibility of reaching a proposed memorandum of understanding (Mo U) until a specific portion of frozen assets is released in the initial phase, Iranian media reports....
Iran says key decisions require Supreme Leader's approval
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (199+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Iran takes no major decision without the approval and coordination of the Supreme Leader, as Tehran continues diplomatic contacts with Washington aimed at a possible memorandum of understanding, Iranian media reported on Sunday....
Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss efforts to ease regional tensions in phone call
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (148+ words) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held a telephone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing regional tensions and bringing to an end the US-Iran conflict. During the call…...