He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. The two leaders will engage in discussions aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas such as […]
Marking the 249th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence here at the US Embassy in Islamabad, she said, “Tonight is not only a celebration of our independence, but a reflection of the shared values that bind our two nations – liberty, equality, self-governance, and the pursuit of happiness.” The event was attended by […]
The sides held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new accord to replace the deal with major powers that US President Donald Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018. On Saturday, Iran said it had received “elements” of the US proposal through Omani mediators, the details of which have not […]
Several fiscally conservative Republicans in the US Senate supported the views Musk expressed in social media posts, which could complicate the bill’s path to passage in that chamber. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk wrote in a post on his social media platform X.. “This massive, outrageous, […]
Six months after the ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the United States is steadily drawing down its presence as part of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), a military task force launched in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group (IS). “The reduction of our OIR engagement on a military basis is happening,” the US […]
The Justice Department’s request came after San Francisco-based US District Judge Susan Illston blocked large-scale federal layoffs, known as “reductions in force,” in a May 22 ruling siding with a group of unions, non-profit groups, and local governments that challenged the administration. The case involves the US Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, […]
Delegations from both sides did, however, agree another large-scale prisoner exchange in their meeting in Istanbul, which in mid-May also hosted their first round of face-to-face talks. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump come together for a third round later this month in either […]
Russia in April suspended its ban on the Taliban in a move that paved the way for Moscow to normalise ties with the leadership of Afghanistan. No country has formally recognised the Taliban’s government, which took over the country in 2021 as U.S.-led forces withdrew. “We hope this new phase will allow both countries to […]
Beijing and Washington last month agreed to temporarily slash staggeringly high levies on each other for 90 days after talks between top officials in Geneva. But US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Beijing was “slow-rolling the deal”, in comments to “Fox News Sunday”. Beijing hit back Monday, saying Washington “has made bogus charges and unreasonably […]
Western governments have long suspected Iran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapons capability to counter a widely suspected but undeclared arsenal of Israel. “If the issue is nuclear weapons, yes, we too consider this type of weapon unacceptable,” Araghchi, Iran’s lead negotiator in the talks, said in a televised speech. “We agree with them […]
