The five big sticking points in US-Iran talks
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Makeshift Gaza university offers chance to resurrect academic studies
The new academic semester kicked off in Gaza in late March. But the mornings no longer carry the familiar vibrance of students waiting for buses,...
Libya approves first unified state budget in 13 years
Libya’s rival eastern and western legislative bodies have signed a US-mediated agreement to unify public spending across the divided country in a first since 2013, the central...
South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights, disinfo claims
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday accused Israel of failing to “reflect” on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried...
Hezbollah MP says direct talks with Israel are ‘blatant violation’ of constitution
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah on Saturday reiterated his Iran-backed group’s rejection of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, a day after Lebanon’s president said a...
Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with US, Vance en route
Iranian officials arrived in Pakistan on Friday for peace talks with the United States as Tehran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of...
Ceasefire or no ceasefire, the Middle East’s reshuffling is not yet done
The best hope for the ceasefire talks in Pakistan is that both the United States and Iran have strong reasons to call a halt to...
EU fingerprint and photo travel rules come into force
The EU’s new digital border system which requires fingerprints and photos alongside a passport scan is set to be fully operational from Friday. This was...
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping received Taiwan’s main opposition party leader on Friday, in a rare meeting which saw both sides stress a desire for cross-strait...
Over 125,000 Iranian civilian sites damaged: Red Crescent
More than 125,000 civilian sites have been damaged across Iran in attacks by the United States and Israel, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society....
Israel strikes residential areas, destroys homes in southern Lebanon
Israel has launched more than 50 attacks across Lebanon in the past 24 hours, raising fears that the escalating violence could unravel the fragile ceasefire...
Hezbollah chief vows continued ‘resistance’, rejects ‘free concessions’
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has vowed that the group’s “resistance continues as long as there is breath,” rejecting what he called “free concessions” to Israel...