US to step up Gaza truce efforts amid Israel’s optimism – World
DUBAI: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Israel on Thursday to discuss efforts to broker a Gaza prisoner swap and ceasefire deal, besides the situation in Syria following the regime change, according to the White House. Sullivan will meet Israeli officials to discuss efforts to reach a prisoner release and ceasefire deal […]
No immediate outcome from ‘N’-PPP huddle – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The first meeting between the ruling PML-N and its main ally PPP, held on Monday to address mounting differences between both sides remained inconclusive, with neither party releasing any information or press statement about the outcome of the engagement. The PPP issued a brief press release detailing the names of the members from both […]
Concern in West as Syria starts transition – World
People hold a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus, on Monday.—AFP • Rebel leader holds talks to form new govt• West calls on HTS to shun violence before diplomacy• Israel launches over 100 airstrikes• Europe stops processing Syrians’ asylum pleas DAMASCUS: The leader of the rebels who unseated Bashar al-Assad to take […]