Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.
Neither side seems interested in a return to all-out conflict, despite the latest exchange of strikes.
With the US pulling out of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, the EU is looking for potential candidates to step in.
‘We won't know who won until final outcome of US-Iran ceasefire’
Iranian news agency says deal could see shipping levels through Strait of Hormuz return to pre-war levels within weeks.
Munir met senior Iranian officials on Saturday as Islamabad and Doha push to finalise a memorandum to end the war.
Senior US and Iranian officials said on Saturday they could be close to a breakthrough in talks to strike a draft deal to end the war in the Middle East. Iran said gaps remain between the parties, and the dispute over its nuclear programme would not be part of the initial talks. But US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism, just as Pakistan’s army chief, a key go-between between the United States and Iran, left Tehran after two days of talks with senior Iranian leaders. “There is a...
Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq underlined the path shown by his late father (Mirwaiz Moulana Farooq), where he put thrust on “resolution, peace, brotherhood, dignity, and coexistence”
And will he be acceptable to Ukraine and the West?
Amid a US-backed ceasefire, Putin signals peace talks could progress, but broader negotiations remain stalled.
Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran’s response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington expected a response within hours. But there have been no signs of movement from Tehran on the proposal, which would formally end the war before talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s...
The United States will host two days of intensive talks between Israel and Lebanon next week in a renewed push for a broader peace and security arrangement, according to a State Department statement released on Friday. The talks, scheduled for May 14 and 15, will build on a previous round held on April 23 that Washington said was led personally by US President Donald Trump. In the statement, the US said Israeli and Lebanese delegations would engage in “detailed discussions” aimed at advancing “a...