Tajikistan rejects Russian border role
. DUSHANBE: Tajikistan on Wednesday denied it needed Russian help in guarding its volatile border with Afghanistan, after cross-border attacks…
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No breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Photo: Courtesy — TASS MOSCOW: Russia and…
Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks
. Shosh Bedrosian, a spokeswoman for Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters JERUSALEM: Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks…
UNGA adopts resolution on peaceful settlement of Palestine
151 countries vote in favour, 11 against, 11 abstain, reaffirming call for just, lasting peace The UN General Assembly has…
Pope urges halt to attacks in Lebanon
. ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Leo XIV called for an end to hostilities in Lebanon and new approaches for…
Putin receives US officials in Ukraine peace talks
. Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner…
US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries
Move affects green cards, naturalisation cases, administration cites national security concerns A U.S. flag sticks out from the purse of…
White House defends attack on boat as lawful
China accuses Pete Hegseth of sowing division in Asia in speech ‘filled with provocations’. PHOTO: NEWSWEEK WASHINGTON: A US admiral…
Tajikistan seeks Russia's help to guard border
President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon. PHOTO: REUTERS DUSHANBE: Tajikistan is in talks with Russia and a Moscow-led regional security grouping…
Afghan held for 'making bomb' in Texas
. Mohammad Dawood Alokozay. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: An Afghan man has been charged in Texas with threatening to build a…