President Donald Trump said today (30 March) the United States was in talks with a “more reasonable regime” to end the war in Iran, but repeated his warning to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk US attacks on its oil wells and power plants. “Great progress has been made but, if for […]
Read MoreJD Vance has stated that there is “no chance” the United States will become involved in a full-scale war with Iran, even if former President Donald Trump chooses to carry out new military strikes. The vice-president said aboard Air Force Two on Thursday that the president is still weighing his options, with indirect talks ongoing […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed Iran is seeking to develop missiles that can strike the United States and accused Tehran of working to rebuild a nuclear program that was targeted by American strikes last year. The United States and Iran are engaged in high-stakes negotiations over Iran’s atomic program and other issues […]
Read MoreAhead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Israel from 25 February to 26 February, Israel’s domestic politics is roiled by opposition leader Yair Lapid’s threatening to boycott his address to parliament unless the Israeli Supreme Court chief is invited to it, as per convention, said a PTI report from Jerusalem. Modi is […]
Read MoreBERLIN: A German minister walked out of the awards ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival after a prize-winning director accused Germany of complicity in the “genocide” committed by Israel in Gaza. Social Democratic Environment Minister Carsten Schneider left the ceremony on Saturday evening because of “unacceptable” remarks, his ministry said. Syrian-Palestinian director Abdallah Al-Khatib, who […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: Arab and Islamic countries issued a joint condemnation on Sunday of remarks by US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East. Huckabee, a former Baptist minister and a fervent Israel supporter, was speaking on the podcast of far-right commentator and Israel […]
Read MoreMike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel, has suggested that he would not object if Israel were to take most of the Middle East, stressing what he described as the Jewish people’s right to the land. In an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired on Friday, Huckabee was pressed about the geographical […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump convened his Board of Peace on Thursday with representatives from more than 40 countries and observers from a dozen more. The inaugural meeting’s focus is reconstruction and building an international stabilization force for a war-battered Gaza, where a shaky ceasefire deal persists. Trump says board members have pledged $5 billion for […]
Read MorePhilippine Vice President Sara Duterte announced Wednesday she will run for president of the archipelago nation of 116 million in 2028. Duterte, who is embroiled in a bitter feud with President Ferdinand Marcos, was impeached last year only to see the country’s Supreme Court throw the case out over procedural issues. “I offer my life, […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman took the oath as prime minister on Tuesday, days after his party secured more than a two-thirds majority in the first vote since a student-led uprising expelled former Premier Sheikh Hasina. The son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman — the BNP’s founder […]
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