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Araghchi says talks with Qatari mediators cut Iran’s reopening plan from five days to two, with conditions including sanctions relief

Pakistan is cautiously optimistic about Iran-US mediation, military spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Reuters, citing two visits to Iran

Qatari envoys conclude 12+ hours of talks in Tehran, drafting an emergency framework to revive U.S.-Iran diplomacy and avert a potential U.S. military offensive

US ordered the mandatory departure of non-emergency government personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia and barred remaining staff from using Saudi airports without chief-of-mission clearance, citing an escalating campaign of Houthi missile and drone strikes

The company is directing affected users to AppleCare for free replacements as reports of cracks along the fold raise concerns about durability.

Iran threatens US warships, saying they would face attack near its territory, as Trump considers renewed military action and oil prices climb

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned in an unclassified memo that Iran has sharply increased efforts to target American personnel, with lethal plots reaching advanced operational stages

Canadian PM and Turkish President formally launched bilateral free trade negotiations and unveiled a multi-pillar strategic partnership in Ankara

Iran’s Guards threaten to hit US bases across the Middle East over Hormuz escorts, warning the conflict will extend to American bases in the region

President Asif Ali Zardari and Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu agreed during high-level talks at Aiwan-e-Sadr to translate decades of political goodwill into enhanced trade, connectivity, and environmental cooperation

French authorities barred public demonstrations across central Paris on Thursday ahead of planned weekend rallies, as President Emmanuel Macron criticized US President Donald Trump for exploiting the country's unrest for midterm campaign

Department of State ordered the mandatory departure of non-emergency embassy personnel and their dependents from Saudi Arabia following deadly Houthi drone and missile attacks

The Trump administration has revoked over 300,000 visas, the State Department says, as Trump defends his immigration crackdown as a domestic security measure

US President Donald Trump praised French far-right frontrunner Marine Le Pen as the country's defining "conservative voice" and alleged judicial weaponization in her graft proceedings, stopping short of an outright endorsement

Elon Musk expressed support for a potential combination between SpaceX and Tesla as independent board committees review a tie-up, following SpaceX’s first profitable quarter

US Secretary of State will launch his second official visit to India this year, meeting External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Mumbai and visiting Reliance Industries' mega-refinery

Recent actions against Bank of America and American Express show AML enforcement remains a significant credit risk for large banks despite broader regulatory easing

US Department of Homeland Security ordered federal civilian agencies to immediately purge artificial intelligence models and third-party tools developed by the Chinese lab DeepSeek from government devices

US President Donald Trump urged French President Emmanuel Macron and European leaders to seal their borders, linking violent weekend unrest across France directly to immigration policies and warning of impending social collapse

US President indicated willingness to meet Russian President Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping during next month's APEC summit in China