Iran and the US will hold the second round of negotiations on 19th of April. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the two sides concluded their indirect talks yesterday in the Omani capital of Muscat in a constructive atmosphere. The ministry in a statement said, the two-and-a-half-hour talks held between...
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Sunday morning. According to the country’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, the epicentre, with a depth of 20 km, was located about 14.5 km northeast of the Wundwin town in the Mandalay region. Earlier on Friday, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar...
The UK on Sunday announced a cut in import tariffs to slash prices on several foreign products, including everyday essentials ranging from pasta, fruit juices and spices, in an effort to boost economic growth. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) said the UK Global Tariff will be temporarily suspended...
As the world grapples with rising divisions and competition, people from all walks of life, including politics, faith and business, must come together and show the new generation that peace will add value to them, a UAE parliamentarian has said. The remarks by Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Defence...
South Korea and Syria have formally established diplomatic relations, in another milestone for the transitional government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. Diplomatic ties were formalised yesterday in Damascus between South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. During the ceremony, Cho said South Korea was...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and both agreed that a trade war does not benefit anyone. This meeting happened as the United States kept a 10 per cent tariff on most countries, as well as a 25 per cent import tariff on...
Brazil has scheduled the preliminary round of negotiations that help countries prepare for the global climate summit, known as COP30, for October, roughly a month before the main event starts at the Amazonian city of Belem, the government’s special secretary for COP30, Valter Correia da Silva The early negotiations, called...
Russia and the United States on Thursday began the second round of consultations in Istanbul, focusing on the normalisation of operation of their respective embassies. The Russian delegation is led by Moscow’s Ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev while the US delegation is headed by Sonata Coulter, the Deputy Assistant Secretary...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday stated that the EU will pause its countermeasures against the US tariffs for 90 days to give “negotiations a chance.” She further warned that countermeasures will kick in if “negotiations are not satisfactory.” Sharing a post on X, von der Leyen wrote,...
Russia, the world’s second biggest oil exporter, said on Wednesday that Ukraine continued to strike Russian energy infrastructure on a daily basis, in violation of a U.S.-brokered 30-day moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure. Ukraine and Russia agreed on March 18 to stop attacking each other’s energy facilities, although President...