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Iran FM Returns to Pakistan as Mediation Effort Survives US Trip Cancellation

Islamabad -Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for renewed talks with senior officials

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Israel Names First Ambassador to Somaliland After Recognition Move

Jerusalem — Israel appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland on Sunday, deepening ties with the breakaway Horn of Africa region

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US Navy Turns Back Sanctioned Tanker in Arabian Sea Amid Iran Oil Crackdown

Washingto — The U.S. military said on Saturday it intercepted a sanctioned merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea and ordered

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Volunteers Keep Khartoum Alive Amid Sudan War

Khartoum — As fighting between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces continues to devastate Khartoum, ordinary civilians have become

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Trump Rejects Iran’s Revised Proposal, Halts Pakistan Talks Push

Islamabad— U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran’s revised proposal to ease tensions with Washington was “not enough,”

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Funerals Held in Gaza After Israeli Strikes Kill Pregnant Woman and Her Children

Tel Aviv — Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday held funerals for a pregnant woman carrying twins and two of her

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Israeli Strikes Kill Four in South Lebanon Despite Extended Ceasefire

Beirut — Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people on Saturday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, despite a ceasefire between

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Iran Executes Man Over Alleged Mossad Operation Amid Wartime Crackdown

Tehran — Iran executed a man on Saturday after convicting him of carrying out a mission for Israel’s intelligence agency

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Palestinians Cast First Ballots Since Gaza War in Symbolic Municipal Vote

Ramallah— Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and a central area of Gaza voted on Saturday in the first elections

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