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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan on Saturday, August 2, for his first official two-day visit since taking office, at the invitation of Pakistan’s Prime Minister.
He was welcomed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport by former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif, along with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
During his stay in Lahore, President Pezeshkian paid tribute to Pakistan’s national poet, Allama Iqbal, by visiting his mausoleum. There, he was received with an honour guard, laid a floral wreath, and signed the official guest book.
Later, Pezeshkian travelled to Islamabad, where he was warmly received by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and senior officials, Pezeshkian is scheduled to meet Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Sharif during his visit.
This marks Pezeshkian’s first official trip to Pakistan as Iranian President. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif last visited Iran in May
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued veiled threats to Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and Hezbollah on Thursday (12 March), during his first press conference since the conflict with Iran began.
Israel and Iran continued to exchange strikes on Friday (13 March), as the U.S. and French militaries reported deaths in Iraq, and the U.N. launched a $325 million appeal to help Lebanon, where a seventh of the population have left their homes since fighting began.
A long-running investigation has suggested that the street artist known as Banksy may be legally named David Jones. A report indicates that Jones was previously known as Robin Gunningham, a name long associated with Banksy, before legally changing his name several years ago.
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Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, crashed his truck into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday (12 March) while children attended preschool. Security personnel shot him dead during the confrontation, and authorities said no one else was seriously injured.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday (14 March) that many countries are interested in purchasing Russian oil after the United States temporarily eased sanctions on certain exports.
An explosion lightly damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam early on Saturday (14 March) in what the city’s mayor described as “a deliberate attack against the Jewish community.”
Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a key port in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region overnight (13-14 March), local authorities said, causing injuries and damage. In separate action, Russian air attacks on Ukrainian territory killed and wounded civilians near Kyiv, officials reported.
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North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile on Saturday (14 March), Japanese and South Korean officials said. The development comes amid the joint annual U.S.-South Korea "Freedom Shield" military drills and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok's visit to Washington.
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