Yunus thanks Trump for suspending tariff hike
NN Online: Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed his appreciation to US President Donald Trump for temporarily suspending the newly imposed high tariffs on imports...
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Russian parliament approves Iran partnership treaty
AFP : Russia’s lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to ratify a treaty to deepen political, military and economic ties with Iran, as Moscow moves...
Iran’s president pledges no nuclear bomb, invites US investment talks
AP : Iran’s president again pledged Wednesday that his nation is “not after a nuclear bomb” ahead of talks between Tehran and the United States,...
China care home blaze kills 20
Agency : Twenty people were killed in a fire that broke out in an apartment for the elderly at a nursing home in China, state...
Israel has turned Gaza into ‘a killing field’
AFP : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that Gaza had become “a killing field” because Israel has continued to block aid, an...
Nightclub roof collapse 98 killed
Agency : The roof of the iconic Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, collapsed during a merengue concert, resulting in the deaths of...
Iran-US set for nuclear talks in Oman
Al Jazeera : Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on social media late on Monday that “indirect” talks would take place on Saturday. Iranian state...
US discusses tariffs, critical minerals, immigration with Pakistan
Agency : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday about tariffs, trade relations, immigration and prospects for...
S Korea to hold snap presidential election on Jun 3
Agency : South Korea’s government has approved Jun 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk...
Trump admin food aid cuts put millions at risk
Agency : US President Donald Trump’s administration is ending most, if not all, remaining US aid for Afghanistan and Yemen, aid sources said on Monday,...