Iran in ‘serious discussions’ with US, Trump says, as military threat looms-BBC
Iran is due to hold live fire naval drills in the Strait of HormuzPresident Trump has confirmed Iran is in “serious discussions” with the US following the steady build-up of American military forces in the Gulf. The US president said he hoped negotiations with Iran would lead to something “acceptable”, as tensions between the two... Read More
China, UN warn of terror spillover into Pakistan – Pakistan -on inclusivity, human rights and regional security.
“We need to make sure that Afghan institutions are truly inclusive, that all ethnic groups are represented and that all sectors of society are represented,” he said, calling this “a basic condition for the consolidation of peace”.Addressing a high-level briefing on the Counter-Terrorism Early Warning Network for Central Asia on Friday, Chinese Ambassador to the... Read More
Judge orders release of 5-year-old, father detained in Minnesota ICE raid-
Detroit – A federal judge has ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son, Liam Conejo Ramos, whom immigration officers detained during a Minnesota raid.U.S. District Judge Fred Biery on Jan. 31 ordered the release of Liam and his father, asylum seeker Adrian Conejo Arias, from the Dilley, Texas, immigration detention center.... Read More
Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals, as China’s influence grows in the region.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his visit to Japan comes at a time “when geopolitical, economic and technological shocks are literally shaking the world.” Starmer’s overnight Tokyo visit comes on the heels of his trip to Beijing, where he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to seek a long-term, stable “strategic partnership.” Japan has... Read More
Second Epstein victim claims she was sent to UK for sex with Andrew, lawyer says
UK PM says ex-prince Andrew should testify in US A new batch of Epstein files has ratcheted up the heat on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over his links with the pedophile financier. Now, the British PM says the former prince should testify in the US Congress. A second woman is alleging that she was sent to the... Read More
Pakistan claims T20 World Cup warm-up series with 90-run thrashing of Australia – ABC News”
World Cup-bound Australia has been well beaten in Lahore, undone by Pakistan’s spinners as it crumbled to a whopping 90-run defeat and a T20I series capitulation Just hours after the squad for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was announced, Mitch Marsh’s side, featuring nine of the Cup crew and looking badly in... Read More
Two explosions reported in Iran – as Israel denies involvement |.The IRGC refuted social media rumors that naval officials died in the blasts-
IRGC in panic mode’: Donald Trump posts video of heavy police deployment in Tehran Further explosions were reported in Karaj, and the Parand neighborhood of Tehran…….. Two explosions have been reported in Iran as the regime denied a military leader was targeted, amid heightened tension in the region. One blast happened at Iran’s southern port... Read More
Italy church restoration probed after Meloni angel lookalike-
Italy’s press has posed the question of whether Meloni, of the radical right-wing Brothers of Italy Party, inspired the restorer, Bruno Valentinetti, who reportedly has had ties to the Italian right-wing politics. A recently renovated church in the Italian capital, Rome, has stirred controversy as many noticed that one of the restored angels bore a... Read More
Iran: 1 killed Port after explosion hit Bandar Abbas –
The blast in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas comes amid heightened US-Iran tensions. State media has attributed the incident to a gas leak.At least one person was killed and 14 were injured in an explosion in the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim. The blast hit an... Read More
Pokémon cancels event at controversial Japan shrine following backlash
A Pokémon card game event at a shrine honouring Japan’s war dead has been cancelled following a backlash in China. The Pokémon Company apologised for advertising the event, organised by a certified third party, through its official website, and said it “should not have been held in the first place”. The event was due to... Read More




