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Iran ends 2015 nuclear deal. It removes measures to restrict Tehran’s nuclear expansion. World now faces a constrained diplomatic landscape

Iran declares formal end to the 2015 nuclear deal; A new era of risk and diplomacy ahead

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel

Israel PM Netanyahu vows to fight against terrorism with full force, resolves to bring back all the dead hostages

Pakistan’s claims that it has agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire on the request of the Taliban government was contradicted by Kabul. It shows how lying and claiming victories falsely is ingrained in the leadership of Pakistan

Tenuous ceasefire brokered by Saudi Arabia, Qatar comes into force between Pakistan & Afghanistan may not last too long

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Hamas deception over hostage bodies sparks outrage in Israel; Ceasefire on the brink

Global concern grows as Hamas’s violent actions cast shadow over Gaza peace deal

Hamas publicly executes Palestinians, threatening Gaza peace; Israel enforces ceasefire and order

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif under social media scanner for sacrificing the dignity of his nation and kowtowing to President Trump at the Gaza peace summit

Awkward moments for Shehbaz Sharif in Sharm el-Sheikh: Trump praises PM Modi, while Sharif kowtow to President Trump

MoS for the Ministry of External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh and US President Donald Trump

MoS Kirti Vardhan attends Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit: The diplomatic move by India asserts a firm strategic message

Nepali student Bipin Joshi

Body of Nepali Hindu student Bipin Joshi, abducted by Hamas in 2023, returned to Israel for identification

Red Cross facilitates transfer of freed Israelis as families await reunions after more than two years in captivity

Hamas terrorists release Israeli hostages after 737 days of brutal captivity; First phase frees seven prisoners

U.S. President Trump and Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi invited PM Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit

Invitation to PM Modi for the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit: A historic moment for India in the Gaza peace diplomacy

Tense hours in Gaza as Israeli hostage release begins and world watches Trump’s peace initiative

Hamas to begin Israeli hostage release as Trump prepares historic Knesset address under Gaza peace plan

Global pushback against radical Islam intensifies as Italy cracks down on burqas and Hamas is forced to end years of terrorism in Gaza

Islamic extremism faces major blow from West Asia to Europe as Italy bans burqa and Hamas accepts Gaza deal

CBI brought back the fugitive Mankandathil Thekkethi from Saudi Arabia, wanted in criminal conspiracy case

CBI extradites fugitive Mankandathil Thekkethi from Saudi Arabia, apprehended in a criminal conspiracy & cheating case

(from left to right): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump

PM Modi welcomes first phase of Gaza peace plan initiated by Trump, hails the strong leadership of Israeli PM Netanyahu

Geopolitical calm in Gaza eases crude supply fears, sparking gains in global markets and optimism for Indian economy

Oil prices drop as Israel-Hamas ceasefire boosts markets; US Congress urges Trump to mend ties with India

From Gaza to Islamabad: The expanding axis behind Hamas’s war on civilians

Why the Indian diaspora still fails to be India’s Jewish moment

Hamas took over 250 hostages into Gaza after its October 2023 assault on Israel, sparking a brutal two-year conflict that Trump now seeks to end through a last-chance peace plan

Trump warns Hamas of total destruction as deadline nears, Israel backs US peace plan to end Gaza war

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Peace or Precarity? The Abraham Accords and the unfinished struggle for Palestinian statehood

Interim President of Syria Ahmad al-Shaara(File Photo)

Al-Shaara’s recent diplomatic wins emboldened him to monopolize the power