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By stepping in as mediator in the Iran war, Pakistan has managed to elevate its status from a regional player to a global diplomatic stakeholder — with a little help from China and its friends in the Gulf. The US-Iran deal, serving as foundation for the ongoing talks in Switzerland, marks a crucial diplomatic achievement for Pakistan,…

As high-stakes negotiations to end the Iran war continue in Switzerland, the maritime industry’s message to the White House is clear: Don’t allow Iran to formalize its tolling racket over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran wants all commercial shipping vessels to register with a newly formed Iranian agency in order to pass through the narrow entry to…

Two leading German newspapers have deleted articles created with the use of artificial intelligence. Many fear an increasing reliance on AI will damage the credibility of German media outlets. “For our newsroom, AI is a tool that helps us simplify and also improve certain steps in the editorial process. It is, however, definitely not a tool that…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party comfortably secured another parliamentary majority, defeating a fragmented opposition. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party has secured a landslide majority, according to election results released Sunday by the National Elections Board (NEBE), . “The ruling Prosperity Party secured 438 of the 486 seats in the House of Peoples’ Representatives,” Melatwork…

Iranian negotiators stormed out of the high-level peace talks with the US in Switzerland on Sunday after a frustrated President Trump unleashed his fury on the regime — threatening to seize the Strait of Hormuz and “blow the s–t out of them.” The talks were abandoned after just 80 minutes when the discussions entered a “difficult phase”…

Long before Jeffrey Epstein became the world’s most notorious sex offender, he committed an act that foreshadowed a lifetime of manipulating women — and his first victim was his own mother. According to a researcher examining Epstein’s early years, the disgraced financier’s pattern of exploiting women began decades before his sex-trafficking empire came crashing down. “His mother…

Health officials warned that dengue infections are expected to keep rising for at least two more weeks before the outbreak begins to ease. Sri Lanka is battling the worst outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever in years, with more than 44,000 cases and 28 deaths recorded since January, an official said on Friday (Jun 19), putting public hospitals…

US President Donald Trump claims he can influence Israel’s actions, saying leaders “do as I say”. United States President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that he would be able to prevent Israel from carrying out strikes on Lebanon. He indicated that the Israeli leadership acts on his directions due to what he described as strong mutual respect.…

The Justice Department is refusing a judge’s request for sworn declarations from top officials confirming that the controversial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is no longer moving forward. The Justice Department is pushing back against a federal judge who wants top officials to officially confirm, under oath, that a controversial $1.8 billion fund is really off the table…

Tulsi Gabbard has released a tranche of documents that she says expose Dr Fauci’s role in funding the research in Wuhan and influencing intelligence assessments on the origins of COVID-19. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday released what she described as previously undisclosed communications and intelligence records that allegedly show Dr Anthony Fauci played a…

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO Thursday (Jun 18) the Pentagon will review its force presence in Europe within the next six months, as he lashed out at allies over defence spending and their response to the Iran war. “This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance lashed out at Israeli critics of the ​Iran deal on Thursday, saying President Donald Trump is Israel’s only ally, in a sharp rebuke that referenced the billions in U.S. defense aid the country receives. Vance ‌was defending the deal reached this week to end the war with Iran that critics in the…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a roomful ​of global leaders “I’m the boss”, as he and other G7 heads acknowledged Ukraine’s improved battlefield fortunes with a unified pledge of ‌support and fresh sanctions against Russia. Trump’s comment — a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgment of an unspoken truth hanging over the June 15 to 17 summit of the…

Vice President JD Vance has been on a whirlwind media tour all week, from co-hosting Fox News’ The Five (which is remarkable in and of itself), to tussling with the co-hosts of The View, to hitting the podcast circuit with the likes of Megyn Kelly. While Vance is out there pitching his new book, he’s also made himself the face of President Donald Trump’s Iran peace deal, which he…

Archaeologists revealed Thursday that they have discovered a structure near the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge in southern England that may have served as a “prototype” for the 5,000-year-old Neolithic monument. A team from the British firm Wessex Archaeology said the structure would have consisted of two wooden poles 120 meters (394 feet) apart and aligned to…