Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran following a request from Pakistan, which has been mediating in the conflict. However, the US president said the blockade of the country’s ports would remain in force. The move comes as the deadline loomed on the current fragile truce and proposed talks in Islamabad were put on […]
Continue ReadingThe ability of the Iranian regime to “take pressure and absorb pain” is often underestimated, according to a top UK diplomat, who has extensive experience of negotiating with Tehran. The current British ambassador to Washington, Christian Turner, made his comments ahead of possible talks in the Pakistani capital Islamabad between the US and Iran as […]
Continue ReadingThe United States and Iran have signalled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad, two regional officials said. The officials’ comments come as neither the US nor Iran have publicly confirmed the timing of the talks, with Iranian state television denying any official was already in Pakistan’s capital. Pakistan-led mediators received […]
Continue ReadingA hot air balloon landed in a back garden in southern California – with 13 people aboard. The enormous hot air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly on a small plot of grass at a home in Temecula. Hunter Perrin said he had no idea that he had visitors until […]
Continue ReadingA former X Factor finalist accused of attempting to murder a social media influencer by hitting her with a car in central London has been remanded in custody after facing court for the first time. Gabrielle Carrington, 29, allegedly tried to kill Klaudia Zakrzewska during the 4:30am incident outside the Inca nightclub in Argyll Street, […]
Continue ReadingThe Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate millions of dollars in funds and corporate shares that it claims are linked to crimes committed by jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. A court document seen by The Associated Press does not explain how the property, which it estimates to be worth over 127 million Hong […]
Continue ReadingA powerful earthquake has struck off the northern Japanese coast and the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami alert in the region and warned of an increased risk of a possible mega-quake. The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there is 1% chance of a mega-quake occurring on the northern Japanese coast […]
Continue ReadingAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It warned of a tsunami as high as 3 metres (9.84 ft) in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefecturs. The tremor had an epicentre in the Pacific Ocean and was 10 km deep, […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV said on Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate US President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to reporters aboard the papal plane flying from Cameroon to Angola as part of his 11-day tour […]
Continue ReadingA United Nations peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded after a UNIFIL patrol came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh, the peacekeeping mission said on Saturday. Two of the wounded peacekeepers were seriously injured, it said. UNIFIL said initial assessments indicated the fire […]
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