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Truce under strain as Israel plays spoiler
Just hours after Pakistan successfully brokered a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, the fragile truce was already under strain as Israel launched its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict erupted last month. The attacks targeted Hezbollah positions in Beirut and surrounding regions, resulting in the deadliest day for Lebanon in the current hostilities, with at least 254 reported killed and hundreds more wounded, according to the Lebanese civil defence. Report...
One message tipped the scales
All bets were off. The world and the region were preparing for the worst. At one point, it looked all Pakistan's efforts to seek an end to the hostilities would come to naught. Pakistani authorities dealing with the intricate process, however, did not give up. The story of Pakistan's involvement in seeking rapprochement between the United States and Iran started in June last year. It was during the 12-day Iran-Israel war, which the US later joined, that threw Pakistan into the lim...
PM forms council for war response
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a National Coordination and Management Council (NCMC) to deal with the aftermath of the Middle East war on the nation's economy and its internal security, in a move that will also ensure faster decision making during uncertain times. The council was established hours before Pakistan brokered a ceasefire. But in a maiden meeting of its executive committee, which was held on Wednesday, the council decided that it would continue working as the...
Bondi Won’t Appear on Capitol Hill for Scheduled Epstein Deposition
Pam Bondi had already been working to avoid testifying before she was fired as attorney general. The House Oversight Committee said she would not honor her subpoena because she was no longer in the post.
Why ceasefire deal with US has unsettled Iran's hardliners
Why ceasefire deal with US has unsettled Iran's hardliners3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKasra NajiSpecial correspondent, BBC News PersianEPASupporters of Iran's clerical establishment gathered at a square in central Tehran on WednesdayOnly days ago, Islamic Republic hardliners running the city of Tehran put up a gigantic banner at one of the busiest intersections in the Iranian capital."The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed," it declared. This was meant to s...
Serial killer pleads guilty to eight murders in case that haunted Long Island, New York
Serial killer pleads guilty to eight murders in case that haunted Long Island, New York10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMadeline HalpertLong IslandGetty ImagesIn court on Wedneday, dressed in a black suit, Heuermann stood alongside his attorney and pleaded guilty to the murders of eight women A decades-long saga came to an end in a Suffolk County courtroom on Wednesday, as a six-foot-four man dressed in a black suit and blue tie stood across from a judge and confessed to the grue...
Former attorney general Pam Bondi will not testify on Epstein files next week, justice department says
Former attorney general Pam Bondi will not testify on Epstein files next week, justice department says33 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAna FaguyWashingtonGetty ImagesPam Bondi will not testify about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein to a congressional committee next week because she is no longer the US attorney general, the justice department says.The justice department told the House Oversight Committee that Bondi will not appear at the 14 April deposition as she was "...
Jeremy Bowen: Ceasefire means temporary respite for civilians, but it might not last long
Bowen: Ceasefire means respite for civilians, but it might not last longJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJeremy BowenInternational editorGetty ImagesIn a day, Donald Trump went from threatening that Iran's civilisation "will die tonight" to declaring that Iran's ten-point plan was a "workable" basis for negotiation in Pakistan.The ceasefire, first and foremost, is a respite for all those civilians across the Middle East who have been under fire since the U...
Trump may be using Nixon’s ‘madman theory’ – and similar infamy may await
Nixon’s Vietnam strategy appears at play in Trump’s Iran threats, but he may want to ponder the ex-president’s fateDonald Trump has made no secret of his admiration for Richard Nixon, Watergate and leaving office in disgrace be damned.But the president has taken his tribute act to new levels in threatening to erase Iran as a civilization, only to step back from the brink when the Tehran regime agreed – at a price – to re-open the economically vital strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
Pakistan expresses concern at storming of Kuwait’s consulate in Basra
Pakistan on Wednesday expressed concern at the storming and vandalism of Kuwait’s consulate in Iraq’s Basra, saying the act was “inconsistent with established diplomatic norms and international law”. In a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) on X, Pakistan called for a thorough investigation into the incident and bringing those responsible to justice. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has noted with deep concern the reported storming and vandalism of the Consulate General of the State of K...
Lithuanians Rally Against Public Media Law as EU Raises Concerns
Thousands of Lithuanians gathered outside parliament in Vilnius on Wednesday to oppose changes to the public broadcaster law, reviving a movement that drew mass protests in December over concerns that media independence could be in peril.
TTAP not to 'carry burden' of PTI U-turn
The TTAP has refused to shoulder the fallout of what it termed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister's impulsive decision. This followed the PTI requesting the opposition alliance to announce the postponement of its announced Rawalpindi rally in view of recent diplomatic developments. However, according to TTAP and PTI leaders, the alliance turned down the request. A TTAP leader, speaking to The Express Tribune, said the party wanted to distance itself from the April 9 rally even bef...
Politicians welcome Pak diplomatic feat
Major political parties, including a broad opposition alliance, welcomed Islamabad's diplomatic efforts on Wednesday to broker a landmark deal between the United States and Iran, as the PTI decided to call off its protest rally in Rawalpindi, coinciding with the high-stakes negotiations. In a display of political maturity amid deep domestic polarisation, major opposition parties welcomed the government's mediation efforts. The PTI, the largest opposition party, not only welcomed t...
Morocco, Niger Pledge to Make Bilateral Ties a Model of Inter-African Cooperation
Morocco and Niger reaffirmed on Wednesday in Niamey their shared commitment to making their partnership a model of inter-African cooperation. This determination came as part of a joint statement issued following the 5th session of the Joint Cooperation Commission, co-chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and his Nigerien counterpart Abroad Bakary Yaou Sangaré. During the meeting, the two parties reiterated their shared commitment to making bilateral ties an exceptional model of...
Pam Bondi will not appear at scheduled House hearing on Epstein files, DoJ says
Justice department says Bondi will not be at the House deposition since she was ousted as US attorney generalPam Bondi, the former US attorney general, will not appear next week for a scheduled deposition before the House oversight and government reform committee to answer questions about the justice department’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and its release of the Epstein files, the committee said.In a statement Wednesday morning shared with the Guardian, a spokesperson for...
Iran has prevailed, and the Middle East has changed
Five lessons from a war Tehran didn’t lose US President Donald Trump has, in the end, found a way out of the situation he created by embarking on a reckless war against Iran. The threat of destroying an entire civilization provided him with the pretext to step back. Indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, conducted through intermediaries, primarily Pakistan and, behind it, China, have produced a ceasefire...
Middle East ceasefire in serious doubt as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers
Inclusion of Lebanon is significant difference in interpretation of truce agreed at 11th hour on TuesdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked uncertain on Wednesday as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran halted the passage of oil tankers because of an Israeli ceasefire “breach”.Iran and Pakistan, which brokered the 11th-hour truce, both asserted that the c...
Trump’s EPA chief Zeldin gives keynote speech at climate-denying group’s event
Lee Zeldin opens conference for Heartland Institute, which once compared climate advocates to the UnabomberSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxLee Zeldin, the administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), gave the keynote speech at a conference on Wednesday morning, one which was hosted by a prominent climate-denying thinktank that previously compared those concerned about the climate crisis to the Unabomber on billboard posters in 2012.“...
'Will this ceasefire hold?': Gulf residents react cautiously to US-Iran truce
[Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog amid US-Israel-Iran war for the latest regional developments.]Residents of the Gulf countries, which have borne the brunt of Iran's attacks, breathed a sigh of cautious relief on Wednesday after waking up to news of an Iran-US ceasefire—though the truce remains shaky.During more than a month of war, Iran responded to US and Israeli strikes that ripped through its leadership by launching drone and missile attacks across the Gulf, killing d...
Hegseth: Iran ‘begged’ for ceasefire, claims ‘historic victory’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed a decisive victory over Iran.