Iran sends proposal for negotiations with US to mediator Pakistan

  • Details of proposal and whether it has been transmitted to Washington remain unclear
  • Development follows briefing to Trump on possible new strikes to push Iran into talks
By Reuters ·

Pakistan sees militant violence fall after China-mediated talks with Afghanistan — think tank

  • PICSS report says attacks fell 42 percent in April amid ceasefire following Pakistan’s strikes in Afghanistan
  • Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring militant, Kabul denies the charge amid lingering tensions
By NAIMAT KHAN ·

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Islamabad demolition drive inflicts too deep a scar on one family

  • Nargis Bibi suffers paralysis after eviction notice ahead of home demolition
  • Authorities call Bari Imam eviction drive legal, cite CDA land ownership
By Kashaf Rehman ·

Pakistan backs extension of South Sudan peacekeeping mission, warns on troop cuts

  • Ambassador Jadoon tells UN reduced troop cap misaligned with worsening security situation
  • UN extended the mission to 2027 despite concerns from Pakistan, China and African members
By Kashaf Rehman ·

Saudi Qiwa platform tops 2m firms as labor reforms tighten contract compliance

  • Documentation of contracts to be 90% by June, says ministry
  • Mandatory contractual training for workers will boost market
By Arab News ·

War-battered Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict

  • War-battered Syria has stood out as one of the few spots of calm in the region’s latest conflagration
  • Syria has “presented itself as the solution to strategic crises in the region,” said Ghadban
By AP ·

Rebels take key Tessalit military camp in north Mali

  • Militants from the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for JNIM are calling for cooperation to bring down the junta
  • A local elected official additionally confirmed to AFP that the Russians had abandoned their position
By AFP ·

Iran’s currency plunges to record low as war takes its toll

  • Rial changing hands at a rate of 1.8 million to the US dollar in already crumbling economy
By AP ·

Luis Enrique says ‘unique’ PSG-Bayern first leg could have gone either way

  • “No, I’m not frustrated because it’s a unique football match for me,” Enrique told reporters
  • “We won the match. But we could have drawn, and we could have lost the match, and that wouldn’t have been unfair“
By AFP ·

Book Review: ‘The Four Agreements’

  • Don Miguel Ruiz presents a compact guide to personal freedom rooted in Toltec tradition
By Ghadi Joudah ·