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Skip next section Pakistan's PM in Qatar in bid for second round of US-Iran talks April 16, 2026 Pakistan's PM in Qatar in bid for second round of US-Iran talks Pakistan's Sharif (left) is on a tour covering Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and TurkeyImage: Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office/Handout/REUTERS Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Qatar on

Skip next section South Korean President to visit India April 16, 2026 South Korean President to visit India South Korea'sPresident Lee Jae-myung is set to make a state visit to India from April 19-21 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Lee's trip marks the first visit by a South Korean leader in

The United Kingdom and the European Union have finalized an agreement allowing Britain to take part in the bloc's Erasmus+ student exchange scheme. More than 100,000 people are expected to benefit when they become eligible on January 1, 2027, the British government said in a statement on Wednesday. The agreement is currently only for one

Firefighters are battling a major fire at one of Australia's two operating oil refineries. The fire broke out just after 11 p.m. local time (1300 GMT/UTC) on Wednesday at the Viva Energy Group's refinery near Geelong in the Australian state of Victoria. "The fire is not yet under control although is currently contained to the

Iran's nuclear program has been at the heart of tensions between the US and the Islamic Republic for more than two decades. Washington has said Tehran is working toward developing nuclear weapons, something it wants to prevent at all costs. Iran has denied seeking the bomb, but insists on its right to a civilian nuclear program. US President Donald

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and his British counterpart John Healey both expressed a desire for deescalation in Iran, the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz at a Ukraine defense meeting in Berlin on Wednesday. They warned that the war in the Middle East was diverting attention and resources away from Ukraine, while also helping

Over the past three years, the most severe humanitarian catastrophe in the world has been unfolding in Sudan — largely unnoticed by the global community. Rival factions of the country's ruling military are engaged in bitter fighting, with around 150,000 people lost in the conflict so far. Approximately 12 million Sudanese have been forced to

Germany hosted an international conference on Wednesday to raise funds to help those affected by the war in Sudan. Wednesday also marks the third anniversary of the war between the Sudanese military under Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. Ahead of the start of the conference, German

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran politician Roelf Meyer as the country's ambassador to the United States, after a year when the post was vacant amid difficult ties with Donald Trump's administration in Washington.  Ramaphosa's spokesman Vicent Magwenya announced the appointment in a message to the Associated Press and other news outlets.  "I can confirm

German Health Minister Nina Warken, of the ruling conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), has outlined key features of the government's planned reforms for ailing health care system. Warken's draft legislation, on track to be passed this summer, aims to prevent further increases to the health insurance contributions. "We simply cannot spend more than we take in," Warken said