International support and technology drive Azerbaijan’s mine clearance push
The final day of the 4th International Mine Action Conference in Baku put international cooperation, new technology and national expertise at the h...
Israel and the United States have prevented Türkiye from joining planned international stabilization forces (ISF) for the Gaza Strip, according to a White House broadcast.
Ankara had expressed readiness to contribute troops to the post-conflict mission, which aims to restore infrastructure, coordinate humanitarian aid, and maintain security in Gaza. However, Israel opposed the move, citing Türkiye’s political and ideological closeness to Hamas, a stance fully supported by Washington.
U.S. officials emphasized that the ISF must include only countries capable of maintaining neutrality and carrying out humanitarian tasks without political bias.
The decision comes as the Israeli military recently carried out strikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, targeting militant training camps and facilities producing precision-guided missiles in the Bekaa Valley.
In parallel, Israel’s parliament narrowly approved a bill extending Israeli law to parts of the occupied West Bank, passing by a vote of 25 to 24. The initiative has attracted international attention amid ongoing regional tensions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks there is a chance of a peace being reached with Ukraine. He told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia that he believed there was "a chance of finding a solution," to the conflict.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August and 2 September.
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas says the bloc will tighten enforcement of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. EU foreign ministers were meeting in Ireland following renewed Russian strikes on cities across Ukraine.
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U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
A unique architectural monument dating back to the 9th to 12th centuries has been discovered in the village of Gargara, in the Korez village commune in Dangara district in Tajikistan.
Japan and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime have launched a $9.4 million, two-year project across five Afghan provinces to help former poppy-growing families and expand drug prevention and treatment services.
For centuries, Lahore has been shaped by the people, cultures and empires that passed through it. Now, the Pakistani city is preparing to put that rich history before a wider regional audience.
Iran has buried servicemen and civilians, including people attending a wedding, killed in recent U.S. air raids on southern and western parts of the country. Tehran has called on the UN Security Council to condemn the attacks as a “war crime” under international law.
Missiles and drones targeting Kuwait are turning the northern Gulf into a new frontline in the U.S.-Iran conflict, with Kuwaiti forces reporting repeated interceptions of Iranian attacks, including strikes aimed at sites linked to the U.S. military.
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