Hundreds of Iranians to be deported from US, Tehran official says

September 30, 2025

Iran on Tuesday said the United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to the country in the coming weeks, with the first 120 deportees expected to depart within a day or two, UNB reports. Hossein Noushabadi, director-general for parliamentary affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, told state television that most of those to be returned […]Continue Reading

Hamas under pressure as Trump issues deadline on Gaza peace plan

September 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Hamas three to four days on Tuesday to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, warning of “a very sad end” if the group rejected the proposal that he said was close to ending the two-year-old conflict, Reuters reports. Mediators Qatar and Egypt shared the 20-point plan with Hamas late […]Continue Reading

Trump optimistic on Gaza peace deal; Hamas says it lost contact with two hostages in Gaza City

September 29, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to finalize a Gaza peace plan proposal in a meeting on Monday with Israel’s Prime Minister, Trump told Reuters on Sunday, as Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City and the military wing of Hamas said it had lost contact with two hostages held there. The fate of the two […]Continue Reading

World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

September 22, 2025

NEWS DESK France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state – a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses, Reuters reports. Israel and the United States will boycott the summit, said […]Continue Reading

Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel

September 22, 2025

NEWS DESK Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state solution, prompting a furious response from Israel, Reuters reports. The decision by four nations from the West, which has traditionally allied with Israel, aligned […]Continue Reading

Pakistan PM Sharif says peace with India a ‘fool’s paradise’ without Kashmir settlement

September 22, 2025

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s desire to improve relations with India on Sunday but said it was only possible through the resolution of the longstanding dispute between the two nations on the Kashmir territory, Arab News reports. India and Pakistan, who have fought two out of three wars over the disputed Himalayan territory since […]Continue Reading

India says it expects Saudi Arabia to mind ‘sensitivities’ after pact with Pakistan

September 20, 2025

India said on Friday it hoped Saudi Arabia would keep in mind mutual interests and sensitivities between the two countries, two days after Riyadh signed a mutual defence pact with New Delhi’s old foe Pakistan, Reuters reports. Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed the pact on Wednesday, and although few details have been made public, […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact

September 20, 2025

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a mutual defence pact late on Wednesday, significantly strengthening a decades-old security partnership a week after Israel’s strikes on Qatar upended the diplomatic calculus in the region, Reuters reports. The enhanced defence ties come as Gulf Arab states grow increasingly wary about the reliability of the United Continue Reading

Trump and Xi make progress on TikTok deal, plan to meet in South Korea

September 20, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress on a TikTok agreement and would meet face-to-face in six weeks in South Korea to discuss trade, illicit drugs and Russia’s war in Ukraine, Reuters reports. The two sides appeared to lower tensions during the first call in three months between the […]Continue Reading

Nepal’s young protesters back former chief justice as interim head

September 12, 2025

Nepal’s “Gen Z” protesters backed the country’s first female chief justice to temporarily lead the troubled nation and called for parliament to be dissolved on Thursday, two days after deadly demonstrations forced the prime minister to quit, Reuters reports. Sushila Karki, 73, who was the first woman to be appointed Nepal’s chief justice in Continue Reading