8+ hour, 13+ min ago  (652+ words) TEHRAN: Iran delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the US via mediator Pakistan, state media reported Friday, with negotiations between the two sides frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire. The text of the proposal was handed to Islamabad on…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago  (209+ words) For decades, global development efforts reflected the assumption that international cooperation, however imperfect, was ultimately guided by a shared commitment to helping poorer countries prosper. That era is over. We have entered a multipolar age, defined by strategic rivalry, contested…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago  (58+ words) arabnews. jp - Iran's supreme leader says it will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities' - He made this statement Thursday in a message read on Iranian state television - Khamenei has led Iran since February 28, following an airstrike that killed his father,…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago  (75+ words) arabnews. jp - United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC effective May 1 - The UAE made the announcement on Tuesday via its state-run WAM news agency - The UAE said that "this decision reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago  (97+ words) arabnews. jp - Activists on Gaza aid flotilla detained by Israel disembark in Crete - Several European governments with nationals among those arrested have called on Israel to free the activists - United States backed Israeli authorities, called the flotilla a "stunt." - Israeli…...

15+ hour, 12+ min ago  (205+ words) TOKYO: A Japanese professional baseball umpire who was struck on the head by a bat during a game two weeks ago is still unconscious, local media said. Takuto Kawakami was behind home plate during a game in Tokyo on April…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (207+ words) TOKYO: Japanese relations with Egypt received a boost on Thursday as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, ONISHI Yohei received a courtesy call from Ragui El-Etreby, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Japan. During the 30-minute session, Vice-Minister Onishi…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1579+ words) LONDON: Shelly Kittleson, the award-winning US freelance journalist kidnapped in Iraq at the end of March and released on April 7, is one of the lucky ones. In a first-person account, published in The Atlantic on April 23, Kittleson revealed the details…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago  (91+ words) arabnews. jp - President Aoun condemns "Israeli violations" as Israel kills 15 in southern Lebanon - "Pressure must be exerted on Israel to ensure it respects international laws and conventions," Aoun says - Among those killed in Israeli strikes are five women and two…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (270+ words) What does this mean? As we all now know, there will be no outside troops to help disarm Hezbollah. This is out of the question. Yet, even deeper, the Lebanese Armed Forces might lose US support if it does not…...