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Iran and the US held secret talks in order to end the Houthi attack on commercial vehicles in the Red Sea. The talks brokered by Oman took place in January. …

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to Israel and the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, may have been driven by two factors: the US need to push …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for war readiness, according to a report in the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Military drills are believed to be taking …

Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong has announced that her government would provide $41.8million in maritime security to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. Wong added that the countries of …

Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from two more villages near the eastern town of Advikka, which was captured by Russian troops earlier this month. Ukrainian military spokesperson Dmytro Lykhoviy said troops …

Canada’s international trade minister Mary Ng may meet her Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation in Abu Dhabi, which opened today. But …

Japan and South Korea yesterday said that they would continue to work together to address issues related to North Korea, Kyodo News Agency reported. Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa and …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow was against deploying nuclear weapons in space, Reuters reported. “Our position is clear and transparent: We have always been categorically against and …

Israel’s war cabinet member Benny Gantz has warned that if the hostages in Gaza are not released within the next few weeks, Israel will push into the city of Rafah, …

French President Emmanuel Macron stated that recognising a Palestinian state was no longer “taboo” for France. Macron made these remarks at a joint press conference in Paris with Jordan’s King …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked families to produce at least two children if Russians wanted to preserve their identities. Addressing employees at a tank factory in the Ural region, …

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan who is on a landmark visit to Egypt has said that his country is ready to cooperate with Egypt to rebuild Gaza. Erdogan’s Egyptian counterpart Abdel …

US President Joe Biden has said that he is pushing for a six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The deal could then take the time to build something …

Indonesia votes on February 14 to choose the next member of Parliament and local representatives. The world’s third-largest democracy is one of the world’s biggest exporters of coal, nickel and …

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to a hospital on February 11, a Pentagon spokesman said. According to the statement, this time he has been admitted “for symptoms suggesting …

With Pakistan election 2024 throwing up a hung verdict, and Independents backed by Imran Khan’s party PTI dominating the tally, the political landscape appears fuzzy. Army Chief General Asim Munir, …

Did North Korea provide missiles and ammunition to Russia in exchange for $9 million of its money frozen in Russian banks due to international sanctions? Western intelligence sources told The …

Hungary’s ruling party Fidesz boycotted the Parliament session on February 5, leading to a postponement of vote on Sweden’s Nato membership. The move came despite the presence of ambassadors from …

The US government has said that it would want to strengthen bilateral ties with Bangladesh. President Joe Biden in a letter to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said that Washington will …

In Iran, U.S.-Iran news, the White House has said that the US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in West Asia is the beginning of a sustained response. White House national security …

In 2015, then French President Francois Hollande accompanied visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a cruise down the Seine river. More recently, in July last year, Modi was the …