Iran eyes progress towards US nuclear talks as tension eases
Al Jazeera : Iran has said that it expects progress on a framework to restart nuclear talks with the United States as unverified reports...
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Sri Lanka hosts World Federation of Consuls’ South Asia conference
AP : South Asia Regional Conference of the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC) has begun in Colombo, underscoring Sri Lanka’s growing profile as a...
Pakistani security forces hunt militants behind weekend attacks
Reuters : Pakistani soldiers were hunting down separatist militants on Monday who stormed schools, banks, and security installations, killing nearly 50 people, in a...
Gaza border reopening long awaited by stranded Palestinians
Reuters : Cut off from family or urgently requiring hospital care, Palestinians stranded on each side of Gaza’s Rafah crossing waited with growing desperation...
Palestinian citizens in Israel demand more security from violence
AP : Nabil Safiya had taken a break from studying for a biology exam to meet a cousin at a pizza parlor when a...
Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to work
AFP : Myanmar’s junta called on Sunday for ex-civil servants who quit their jobs in protest over the coup five years ago to report...
Iran’s supreme leader warns of regional war if US attacks
BBC : Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that any attack would spark a regional conflict, as the US continues to build...
US is ‘starting to talk to Cuba’ as oil pressure mounts: Trump
AP : US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States has started discussions with Cuban leaders as his administration intensifies pressure on...
Pakistan forces kill 145 militants in two-day battle
Reuters : Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of coordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan...
Rohingya survivors expect UN top court to rule Myanmar committed genocide
Reuters : Rohingya survivors of Myanmar’s 2017 military crackdown said on Friday they expect the United Nations’ highest court to rule that Myanmar committed genocide...
China relaxes visa rules for UK citizens
Reuters : China agreed to relax rules to allow some visa-free travel for British citizens on Thursday during a visit by Prime Minister Keir...
Israeli strikes kill 26 in Gaza
Reuters : Israel carried out its heaviest airstrikes in Gaza in weeks on Saturday (31 January), killing 26 people according to local health authorities,...