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BEIRUT — Israeli air attacks have killed at least 11 people and wounded 15 others in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said.The attacks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had authorized more intensive strikes against Hezbollah across Lebanon, putting further pressure on a US-brokered ceasefire ...

DOHA — An Iranian delegation has traveled to Qatar as Tehran and the United States strive to agree on a deal to end a war that is roiling the global economy, hours before the US military announced what it said were “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran.Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas ...

ISLAMABAD — A speeding min bus collided with a passenger bus parked on a roadside in Pakistan's northwest on Monday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 10 others, police said.The accident took place on the Swat Expressway in Mardan district.The crash occurred when a passenger bus traveling from ...

ISLAMABAD — Dozens of people were killed in Pakistan following a bomb blast targeting a train transporting military personnel in the country's southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants, officials said..The explosion occurred as the train made its way through Chaman ...

MANAMA — US President Donald Trump reiterated Washington’s commitment to ensuring security and stability in the Gulf region amid "continued Iranian violations of international law and regional aggression".In a letter addressed to King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain, the US leader also expressed admiration for the nation's unity ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had a tense exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday after the US leader called off a planned attack against Iran, three sources said.Netanyahu is reportedly disappointed by Trump’s decision to pause military action and continue pursuing diplomacy as they discussed a ...

TEHRAN — Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Iran on Wednesday for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a proposal to end the war, Iranian state media reported.“Mohsin Naqvi traveled to Tehran to meet officials from the Islamic Republic,” Iran’s official ...

BANGKOK — Thailand has urged Iran to ensure the safe passage of eight Thai-flagged vessels stranded near the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing restrictions in the strategic waterway, Thai media reported.The request was made by Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ...

TEHRAN — Iran has developed a mechanism to regulate maritime traffic through a designated route in the Strait of Hormuz and plans to impose fees for “specialized services” provided under the system, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday.Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign ...

TEHRAN — Iran’s foreign minister on Friday accused the United States of resorting to military action whenever a diplomatic solution was on the table even as President Donald Trump insisted that a ceasefire was still in place despite confrontations involving oil tankers and naval forces in the Strait of ...