Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is to embark on a four-day diplomatic blitz to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey on Wednesday, Islamabad's foreign ministry said

Hopes rose for renewed talks between the United States and Iran on Wednesday, as the U.S. military said its blockade of Iranian ports was in full effect and Tehran threatened to retaliate by strike targets across the war-weary region.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced the suspension of a defense agreement with Israel amid tensions over the war in the Middle East.

Global leaders, including JD Vance and Keir Starmer, have praised Pakistan’s pivotal role in facilitating dialogue between the United States and Iran.

The world needed a deal. It didn’t get one. But the window may not be fully closed yet.

Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon, but the prospects of an agreement appear slim.

Pakistan has proposed hosting a second round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad in the coming days, before the end of the ceasefire, two Pakistani officials said.

A blockade of Iranian ports that President Donald Trump said began Monday could further disrupt oil prices

The post triggered backlash, with some users suggesting the figure being healed resembled the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Iran has demanded that five Arab states hosting US bases pay reparations for American and Israeli airstrikes on its territory.

With failed talks and a fragile ceasefire collapsing, global energy markets face severe disruption as the world’s most critical oil chokepoint comes under unprecedented pressure.

Asha Bhosle, one of India’s most versatile Bollywood singers whose performances shaped the country’s musical memory and modern cinema, has died. She was 92.