Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, the United States is extending the cease-fire with Iran until Iran submits a proposal and talks conclude.
- It has been decided to postpone Vice President JD Vance's trip to Islamabad for talks.
- Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, hailed US President Donald Trump for accepting his country's request to extend the ceasefire.
- US President Donald Trump said Iranian ports would remain blocked until Tehran presents a "unified proposal."
- For the first time since a 10-day truce went into effect on Friday, the Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed to have fired rockets and drones at Israeli forces on Tuesday "in response to the blatant and documented violations" by Israel.
Year: 2023
Guards Beat Prison Inmates to Death...
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21st Session of High-Level Committee on...
A wide view of the high-level Committee on South-South Cooperation’s 21st session
Refugees’ ‘Nothing Left’ Description of City...
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Indonesian Leader Orders Crackdown on Human...
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Intense Clashes in Myanmar’s Chin,Shan States...
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UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
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More women Ready to Help in...
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Mogadishu Book Fair Promotes Literary Revival
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Over 80 of Nigeria’s “Chibok Girls”...
Three more schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northern Borno state more than nine years ago were rescued by the Nigerian military this month. In that 2014 incident, Boko Haram raided a public secondary school in the Chibok town and seized nearly three hundred students. Negotiations resulted in the release of many of the girls, but many more are being held captive.
Thailand:Pro-Democracy Activists urge Senate to Respect...
Thai voters elect the progressive Move Forward Party to lead their country’s next government.But over a week later, powerful political rivals are blocking the party’s progress and forcing an early climbdown over the controversial royal defamation bill.