Pakistan's role as a diplomatic mediator in an increasingly global conflict may have surprised some, but there are several good reasons for Islamabad's involvement. And it's not the first time that Pakistan has stepped up, either.
New Delhi is finalizing an agreement to supply oil and gas to Mauritius amid the energy crisis over the Middle East conflict, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said.
Set against the calm backdrop of the Margalla Hills, Pakistan’s capital has suddenly become the center of global attention. Rare talks between US and Iranian officials are taking place here, drawing international focus to a city more accustomed to steady diplomacy than dramatic headlines.
President Donald Trump's wife, Melania, denied having been friends with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The president told US media he did not know about the remarks ahead of time.
Even as Israel has continued its attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah has launched rockets into Israel, the US State Department reportedly said it will hold peace talks with officials from Israel and Lebanon.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged to weed out corruption, reopen investigations into sexual assault, and expel illegal immigrants if voters elect his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in the eastern state of West Bengal later this month.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has renewed his country’s request for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, during a two?day official visit to India.
Iranians marked the end of the 40-day mourning period for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. State television broadcasted footage from the city center of crowds mourning the former supreme leader.
Iranian news agencies published a map on Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard installed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz during the war.
The two-week truce between the US, Israel and Iran has started showing cracks as the sides disagreed on Lebanon's inclusion in the ceasefire agreement.
Speaking during a visit to Budapest on Wednesday, US Vice President JD Vance welcomed the ceasefire with Iran, but warned that it was being misrepresented in Iran.
Fawaz Gerges, a professor of Middle Eastern politics and international relations at the London School of Economics, has told DW that US President Donald Trump had seriously miscalculated in launching the war with Iran.
India will this week get its first oil from Iran in seven years, following the temporary US removal of sanctions on Iranian oil and refined products, news agency Reuters reported.
After the announcement of the two-week Iran war ceasefire brokered by Pakistan — New Delhi's primary arch-rival — the opposition party Congress was quick to take a swipe at India's foreign policy under Modi.
The Indian Embassy in Iran on Wednesday issued a fresh advisory for its nationals to "expeditiously exit" Iran, just hours after US, Israel and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire.
