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Attempts to jump-start talks to be made on Tuesday, but unions say Government still has to make ‘credible offer’

Diplomats warn that renewed conflict would be even more damaging than previous rounds of fighting

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Mosca: 'Kiev ha violato la tregua'. Il presidente ucraino: 'I 500 Patriot Usa tra qualche anno, ma dobbiamo difenderci questo inverno'

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Soaring freight rates are giving tankers a big financial incentive to run the gauntlet through the Strait of Hormuz.

A ship in the Strait of Hormuz is reported to be on fire, a British maritime agency says. Iran has meanwhile said it has shot down another US drone as military tensions with Washington continue.

From drone incursions to an alleged campaign of assassinations, Russia is feared to be pressing a shadow war.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed as Cairo intensified diplomatic contacts aimed at containing regional tensions and preventing further escalation. Abdelatty discussed regional developments with Prince Faisal, fo

Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE President, has warned that "wars lead only to further crises" amid mounting concerns over the growing possibility of a renewed US offensive on Iran . He emphasised that diplomacy remained the "most effective path" to achieving peace and security in the region, in a message on social media on Wednesday. Dr Garga

Oil prices rose on market concerns about possible U.S. military escalation against Iran after next week’s midterm elections and renewed threats to Middle East energy supplies after Yemen’s Houthi militants said they targeted Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery.

<p>WASHINGTON: Pakistan has warned that the situation surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme has sharply deteriorated, urging all sides to exercise restraint and resolve the dispute through diplomacy amid continued hostilities and divisions within the UN Security Council.</p> <p>Speaking at a council briefing on Iran and nuclear non-proliferation on Tuesday, P

Tehran remains firm on demands despite diplomatic urgency to prevent escalation in the ongoing US-Israeli conflict.

A day after Saudi Arabia and its two defence-pact partners sent senior officials to Tehran, sources say the clearest outcome is a promise to keep talking, not a deal to de-escalate on any front, including the Houthi attacks on Saudi cities. Officials from the three Makkah pact countries , Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, flew to Iran as part of a push for

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed developments in Gaza and the West Bank, efforts to ease regional tensions, and conflicts in Sudan, Libya and the Horn of Africa during Guterres’ visit to Cairo, while also calling for reform of the United Nations and Security Council. Egypt’s presidency said on Monday that […]

UN Chief Antonio Guterres has warned of devastating consequences from any military escalation in the Gulf region.

Electoral defeat for the leaders of Israel and the US may not stand in the way of plans for a renewed assault

Senior security officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey to meet Iranian counterparts in Tehran on Monday

From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux. Manus Cranny, The National's geo-economics editor, cuts through the noise and presents insights from the stories making headlines around the world.

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A Middle East war that U.S. President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its eighth month.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday, acting on instructions from President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, at the conclusion of international talks hosted by Türkiye on efforts to contain regional tensions and prevent further escalation. The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of the regio

<p>Oil prices rose on Friday, with Brent crude touching a more than five-month high, after <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039176">Houthi attacks</a> in Saudi Arabia stoked concern over further disruption to energy supplies from the Middle East.</p> <p>Brent crude futures gained $1.40, or 1.2 per cent, to $114.57 a barrel by 1138 GMT (4:38pm PKT), having

Oil prices closed out the week solidly higher with the market on edge about the possibility of renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and further attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure.

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SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Thursday called on North ...

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Thursday called on North ...

Efforts to revive talks come as the U.S. sends more warships to the region and Israel plans for possible attacks.