Two US pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine”, United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after the _New York Times_ reported the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued after the aircraft went down near the Iran-controlled waterway.
It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or…
Twenty-five years ago this spring, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. It was a watershed moment, one that spurred 37 other countries to follow suit in the years since, including Thailand and Liechtenstein most recently in 2025.
Despite that progress, same-sex marriage remains illegal in far more places than it is legal. It’s banned in nearly 100…
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After his third medical checkup in 13 months, and a delusional all-out blitz from his social media team defending him, President Trump has once again fallen asleep on camera in the middle of a Cabinet meeting, on Wednesday.
The president could be seen with his eyes closed for a prolonged period of time while sitting right next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. And he seemed to struggle to keep…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is running into strong opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill over President Trump’s $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed on Sunday that Pakistan had received Iran’s response to a US proposal to end the war in the region.
Speaking at a ceremony held in Islamabad to commemorate _Marka-i-Haq_ , the premier mentioned Pakistan’s efforts for de-escalation between the US and Iran, stating that Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir had informed…
Iran has sent its response to a US proposal to end the war in the region via Pakistan, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran sent today through Pakistani mediators its response to the latest text proposed by the United States to end the war,” the official _IRNA_ news agency said.
Iranian news agency _ISNA_ reported that Tehran’s response to the latest US peace…
President Trump thinks that an event where he is surrounded by children is the best time to discuss the Iran war, and then doze off.
On Tuesday, at a signing ceremony in the Oval Office to restore the Presidential Fitness Award, Trump went off on a tangent on the war while thanking some members of his Cabinet, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, whom he praised for a press conference…
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• Negotiations follow Pakistan-brokered two-week truce
• US vice president, Iranian foreign minister to lead their delegations
• PM Shehbaz calls talks ‘historic moment’ for lasting settlement
• Iran warns of withdrawal from ceasefire if violations continue
• US says truce excludes Lebanon, but Iran disagrees
• Iran’s speaker says key clauses already violated before talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is…
Winston Churchill titled the fourth volume of his history of the Second World War The Hinge of Fate because it covered a time period in 1942-43 when events and decisions created a turning point in the war. Looking back 80 years ago, it is arguable that 1946 was the hinge of fate for the post-World War II world. Events and decisions of that year set the course for the Cold War and, ultimately, the…
• Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt back efforts to create conditions for Washington-Tehran structured negotiations
• FMs explore ways for permanent end to hostilities, insist war is ‘not in favour of anyone’
• Deputy PM to leave for Beijing to meet Chinese foreign minister tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday signalled that it could host direct talks between the United States and Iran in the…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said late on Saturday that the government of Iran had agreed to allow “20 more ships under the Pakistani flag to pass through the Strait of Hormuz”.
In a post on X, he said two ships will cross the Strait daily.
“This is a welcome and constructive gesture by Iran and deserves appreciation. It is a harbinger of peace and will help usher…
Kathy Hochul’s billionaire donors who would benefit from her refusal to tax the rich make a number of appearances in the Jeffrey…
• Efforts alongside Egypt and Turkiye seen as key to pausing threatened US strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure
• Administration sources say diplomatic efforts saw Islamabad leveraging its position as ‘net regional stabiliser’
• PM speaks to Pezeshkian, Dar calls Araghchi; White House ‘kept in the loop’
• Islamabad floated as ‘possible venue’ for talks
ISLAMABAD: On the 24th day of the…
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday stressed that dialogue and diplomacy remained the only viable path to resolving issues and achieving lasting peace and stability in the region.
Dar made the remarks during a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghaddam, according to the Foreign Office (FO).
In a post on X, the FO said, the ambassador…
• Iranian president acknowledges proposals by Pakistan, Russia to de-escalate
• PM’s aide says Islamabad continues to stand by Riyadh ‘no matter what’
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s president has demanded “reparations” and “firm international guarantees against future aggression”, calling this the only way to end the war “ignited by the Zionist regime [of Israel] & US”.
The demand was articulated by Masoud…
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THOUSANDS of Iranians rally after Friday prayers in Tehran, even as US-Israeli bombing continues unabated.—Reuters
• Dar phones Araghchi; Pezeshkian says some nations have begun mediation efforts
• Markets tumble as Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’, says ‘waste of time’ to send ground troops
• White House says operations could take ‘four to six weeks’; claims intel agencies ‘looking at…
• PM speaks to Jordan, Bahrain rulers, offers support to restore calm; Dar contacts Omani, Iraqi counterparts
• Loud blasts heard in Dubai and Doha; Oman hit for first time; multiple Gulf ports targeted
• Emirati, Kuwaiti stock markets closed amid crisis
• UAE confirms Pakistani national killed by missile debris
ISLAMABAD: Amid Iranian counterattacks against US assets in the Gulf, Pakistan…
President Trump has once again dozed off on camera at his own event.
Footage shows Trump looking extremely drowsy at his inaugural “Board of Peace” meeting on Thursday at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. His eyelids grew heavy during Major General Jasper Jeffers III’s presentation, and if he didn’t fall asleep completely, he at least looked incredibly disinterested in his own…
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi over the phone once again on Wednesday, according to the Foreign Office (FO).
According to a post by the FO on social media, the two leaders “discussed regional developments and underscored the importance of dialogue and diplomacy”.
They agreed to continue close engagement and coordination,…