Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has called for stronger international cooperation and the United Nations that responds more effectively to global challenges, saying conflicts, climate disasters, debt and technological …
Middle East
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US House Passes War Powers Resolution Directing Trump to Withdraw Forces from Iran
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readThe US House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to remove American forces from hostilities with Iran, in the third such congressional effort to limit …
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BRICS Opens a Door to Gulf De-Escalation, But Stops Short of Mediation
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readEven as the BRICS summit in New Delhi is winding up, disturbing news that a ship has been hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, preceded …
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Opinion: A Dangerous Twist to an Ongoing Mess
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readThe last thing Republicans seeking re-election on November 3 needed was the Iran war extending indefinitely. And this is precisely what has happened as the Houthis of Yemen have started …
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Modi-Pezeshkian Meeting Raises Stakes for BRICS Declaration
by R. Suryamurthy 9 minutes readPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, coming barely a day before BRICS leaders are expected to negotiate a final summit declaration, has sharpened the central diplomatic …
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A day after Vice President JD Vance argued that what was going on in Iran is “not war,” President Donald Trump got into the definition game essentially supporting his Number …
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Opinion: Different Strokes for Different Folks
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readIt is not a question of a war in different time zones of Washington and Tel Aviv. It is a conflict that is pegged to the political fortunes of two …
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US Treasury Secretary Says Strait of Hormuz to Become Inconsequential Within Two Years
by UNIby UNI 4 minutes readUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on September 1 said that disruptions to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz will become inconsequential within the next two years as Gulf states …
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Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readNo one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care …
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Pakistan Expresses Optimism Over Renewed Proposal Between Iran and Oman for Reopening Strait of Hormuz
by UNIby UNI 2 minutes readThe Pakistani government voiced optimism Thursday about an emerging proposal from Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but stressed that ultimately the decision would rest with Tehran …