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Cairo: The US military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas Monday, tempering President Donald Trump's earlier vow to entirely block the strategic Strait of Hormuz as early reports indicated that ships had stopped crossing the waterway. The move...

Tehran: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said Sunday that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a firm and forceful response, according to two semi-official Iranian news agencies. Earlier Sunday, Trump said the US Navy would begin a blockade on the critical...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday that his "civilisation will die" remarks brought Iran to the bargaining table for the now failed peace talks, and predicted that they will come back. "Let me tell you, that statement got them to the bargaining table, and they...

Peshawar: Pakistan security forces Sunday killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in restive Lakki Marwat district of northwest Pakistan, police said. The operation was conducted in the Shahbazkhel area of Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, early Sunday, according to a police official....

Washington: President Donald Trump Sunday said the US Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Trump sought to exert strategic control over the waterway responsible...

Islamabad: The United States failed to win Iran's trust during historic negotiations in Pakistan aimed at resolving the West Asia conflict, the top Iranian negotiator said Sunday. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian Parliament Speaker who led his country's delegation in marathon peace talks with the...

Beijing: China has set up a new county in its volatile Xinjiang province near Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Afghanistan border in an apparent move to beef up security along the narrow Wakhan Corridor to curb infiltration of Uyghur separatist militants. The county, named Cenling,...

New York: The first-ever life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda in the US was unveiled in Seattle, honouring the renowned Indian philosopher and spiritual leader. The life-size bronze statue, installed at the busy Westlake Square in downtown Seattle, is the first such installation hosted by a...

Islamabad: The US and Iranian delegations left Pakistan Sunday after the two sides failed to reach an agreement following historic talks in Islamabad to end the West Asia conflict that caused a global energy disruption. US Vice President JD Vance, who led the American delegation,...

Islamabad:  US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that the Islamabad Talks with Iran failed as the two sides could not bridge the gulf of differences despite hectic efforts spreading more than 21 hours. Vance addressed a press conference here after "substantive discussions" in direct...