Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan vow to strengthen bilateral relation
Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Ambassador Asad Alam Siam and Deputy Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kairat Tursunkulov led their respective delegations during the meeting.
Defence & Diplomacy
Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold
Any ground operation inside Yemen will rely on the disparate coalition of Yemeni fighting factions that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates armed and trained at earlier stages of the civil war when the conflict ground to a bloody stalemate.
US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say
A Western official familiar with the talks added: “It is all about opening the Strait of Hormuz. We’re all under pressure domestically and the Iranians know that.”
Trump to Confront Xi Over China’s Backing Of Iran: Report
US President Donald Trump is expected to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding Beijing’s alleged backing of Iran during the latter’s three-day state visit, his first to Washington in more than a decade.
At UN, Erdogan ‘s Strong Message to Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used his address to the United Nations General Assembly in
Xi Calls For New Chapter of Strength Through Unity For the Global South
PTI The BRICS should leverage its close ties with emerging markets and the Global South
Xi urges BRICS peace role in Middle East, courts Modi on India visit
In a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit, Xi said China views ties with India from a “strategic, long-term perspective,” state-run Xinhua News Agency reported
Pakistan warns Iran to rein in Houthis as Riyadh strikes back
The Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities on Tuesday, wounding 73 people, in one of the biggest attacks on Saudi Arabia since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in February.
India signs deal with US to buy Javelin anti-tank missile systems
The missile system is already in service with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as several international customers, the US Embassy in India said
Iran war diplomacy turns toward reopening Strait of Hormuz
With the US having disengaged from talks in favor of an economic pressure campaign, the prime minister of Qatar met senior Iranian leaders in Tehran on Thursday, stressing the importance of returning to the pre-war status of open shipping through an international waterway.