'In everybody’s interest': EU's top diplomat says bloc seeks stability in region

European Union (EU) top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Monday said the bloc sought stability in the region, adding that it was in everyone’s interest for the ongoing war in the Middle East to end and for the Strait of Hormuz to remain open.

Kallas, who serves as vice-president of the European Commission and the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, is visiting Pakistan at the…

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US ‘hopeful’ as Islamabad tries to prevail on Tehran

• Rubio sees progress towards ending war after Pakistani officials’ visit; upset by Nato allies’ snub
• Reports suggest CDF Munir may travel to Iran if Naqvi-led talks lead to breakthrough
• Tehran says it is reviewing latest US proposal; Hormuz control remains key sticking point

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistani officials continued to lay the groundwork for a possible US-Iran rapprochement, US…

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Iran FM Araghchi says he discussed conditions for continuing US talks with ‘friends in Pakistan’

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday said he discussed the “path and conditions” under which Tehran could continue its dialogue with Washington with “friends in Pakistan” during his recent visit.

After visiting Pakistan twice in two days and making a trip to Oman in between, Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday as part of his regional tour.

In a statement issued on his Telegram…

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Trump says if Iran deal is reached and signed in Islamabad, ‘I might go’ there

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that if a deal with Iran to end the war was reached and signed in Islamabad, he might go there, claiming that Iran had agreed to almost everything.

He also said that the US and Iran were “very close” to signing a peace deal.

Trump struck an optimistic tone about Iran as he spoke with reporters on the White House lawn on his way to a trip to Nevada and…

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Vietnam’s leader consolidates power, Hamas’ disarmament deadline, Taiwan’s opposition leader visits China

Vietnam chooses one-man rule

In an unprecedented move, Vietnam’s parliament has elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as state president for the next five years. Until now, Vietnam has favored a power-sharing model in which the two roles are held by different people. The choice concentrates significant power in the hands of Lam, a former security official who has pledged…

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