Author: Barry

Islamabad/Tehran — Pakistan and Iran held extensive diplomatic discussions on Monday to strengthen bilateral cooperation and address pressing regional developments, with special attention paid to border security, trade agreements, energy collaboration, and Afghanistan’s evolving situation. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Islamabad for an official visit and met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar....

New York, July 14 2025 – On Sunday evening, Elmo from Sesame Street was temporarily compromised when an unknown hacker posted antisemitic, racist, and conspiracy-laden tweets that outraged followers worldwide. One particularly incendiary post encouraged readers to “Kill All Jews”, prompting widespread condemnation as well as swift action from platform moderators and Sesame Workshop. The...

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestinian Territories has defiantly declined U.S. sanctions and pledged to continue exposing human rights violations despite diplomatic pressure against her. Early this month, the U.S. placed Albanese on its sanctions list–freezing any U.S. assets she owned as well as potentially restricting her travel–following her advocacy of prosecution...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered conditional acceptance of a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza as part of a broader hostage release and de-escalation framework, yet made it clear that should negotiations fail or Hamas violate these terms, Israel will resume its military campaign immediately. Netanyahu made this comment during a private security briefing and...

Recent announcements by India to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and divert critical river water sources into its own regions have raised key questions: Is India capable of cutting off Pakistan’s lifeline, and could this spark conflict between the countries? What India Is DoingOn April 23 – in response to a deadly militant attack...

Date: July 8, 2025 WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump reignited controversy this week with renewed discussions about relocating Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries. The dialogue took place during Netanyahu’s White House visit on Monday evening, coinciding with indirect ceasefire negotiations in Doha aimed at ending the...

Rio de Janeiro and Ankara will host their respective 2025 Summer Olympic Games from July 7 through 12 in Rio. At the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Turkiye Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan issued a stern warning about Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza: it had reversed decades of regional development and could trigger global...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 60-day ceasefire plan designed to bring an end to the 21-month war in Gaza, supported by Qatar, Egypt and Israel. This framework links an end of hostilities with hostage releases, humanitarian relief projects and wider diplomatic objectives, but several hurdles still stand in its path and threaten its...

Residents in Gaza reported witnessing an impressive display of Israeli military air power overhead as Apache attack helicopters and quadcopter drones conducted several bombing runs over civilian areas including aid hubs and residential neighborhoods, according to eyewitness reports and health officials (instagram.com, aljazeera.com and gettyimages all have +10 accounts).Eyewitnesses told Al Jazeera of an aerial...

Flydubai passenger jet FZ1930 from Dubai made an historic landing at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA), marking its inaugural international arrival since the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel led to a complete suspension of international flight traffic. Flydubai managed its arrival under strictly coordinated security and diplomatic arrangements indicating a return to normalcy...