21+ hour, 42+ min ago   (363+ words) The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to sign an unprecedented joint declaration calling for the right to hold independence referendums, a move that could intensify pressure on the UK government over the future of the United…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (313+ words) Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has welcomed China’s offer to mediate between Iran and the United States, calling it a timely opportunity to reduce tensions as Beijing steps up diplomatic efforts to prevent a wider conflict in the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (317+ words) Pakistan and Turkey have reaffirmed their support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and welcomed the United Kingdom’s recent measures targeting Israeli settlements, following a phone call between the two countries’ foreign ministers. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Foreign…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (300+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane was “almost hit” by a drone while taking off from Moldova en route to Norway, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said, after Moldovan authorities temporarily closed the country’s airspace because of a drone alert....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (311+ words) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met Alireza Bikdeli, the acting head of Iran’s diplomatic mission in Kabul, to review bilateral relations with Afghanistan and discuss new opportunities to expand cooperation in economic, consular and cultural affairs, Iranian officials said....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (446+ words) Israel has ordered the United Kingdom to close its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem within 30 days, marking a sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions after Britain joined France and Canada in imposing sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (227+ words) Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said strengthening security along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan has become one of Moscow’s top regional defense priorities, as Russia deepens military cooperation with its Central Asian ally over concerns about instability and terrorism spilling across…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (397+ words) South Korea has not made a final decision to deploy military forces to the Strait of Hormuz, despite ongoing discussions with France and other countries over efforts to restore freedom of navigation through the strategically important waterway, officials said. South…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (289+ words) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the United States of escalating from economic pressure to military confrontation after decades of sanctions failed to achieve Washington’s objectives, as the Trump administration unveiled sweeping new sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector amid…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (484+ words) Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistan’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, has urged the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to reconsider its decision ordering Afghan medical and dental students to leave the country, calling for a humanitarian approach that would allow them…...