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Pakistan hosts regional talks on Iran war, reviving role as mediator between global powers

  • Islamabad hosted Saudi, Turkish, Egyptian ministers on weekend, offering to facilitate US-Iran talks
  • Analysts say Pakistan leveraging ties with Washington and Tehran to position itself as negotiator 
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President urges measures to safeguard Pakistanis against rising prices amid Gulf crisis

  • Pakistan, faced with oil and gas supply pressures, this month raised petrol and diesel prices by Rs55 per liter
  • President Asif Ali Zardari promises economically vulnerable people will not be left alone in this difficult time
By KASHIF IMRAN ·

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At least 17 killed, over 50 injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s northwest since Mar. 25

  • 14 children among the dead as house collapses reported in several districts
  • Authorities warn of continuing rains, urge public to avoid unnecessary travel
By REHMAT MEHSUD ·

Peshawar jirga to seek Pakistan-Afghanistan de-escalation after deadly clashes

  • Clashes between the neighbors have killed dozens of people and displaced thousands on both sides since last month
  • The organizers have urged Afghan tribal elders to convene a similar jirga to urge the Taliban to ease the tense situation
By WASIM SAJJAD ·

Netanyahu says Iran war goals achieved ‘beyond halfway point’

  • “It’s definitely beyond the halfway point. But I don’t want to put a schedule on it,” Netanyahu told the conservative US broadcaster Newsmax
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Allies sent Ukraine ‘signals’ on reducing strikes on Russian oil, Zelensky says

  • Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have already left it scrambling for supplies
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Cardiff City lose compensation case over Emiliano Sala death

  • Cardiff argued Nantes, through their intermediary, agent Willie McKay, were the organizers of the private flight on which the footballer was traveling
  • Cardiff statement: ‘FC Nantes — which never contributed to the support fund we launched in memory of Emiliano — paid more money to Willie McKay (1.5 million euros) than to the Sala family’
By AFP ·