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AFP/APP Kyiv, Ukraine: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the "bloodbath" in Ukraine, a day after the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than…

News Desk Islamabad: When US President Donald Trump touched down in the United Arab Emirates—becoming the first sitting American president to do so in 17 years—it wasn’t just a diplomatic event. It was a cultural moment rich with…

AZERTAC/APP Baku: Ali Asadov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, met Thursday with Lu Mei, Ambassador of China. Both sides praised the dynamic development of Azerbaijani-Chinese relations, attributing it to the joint efforts of President…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is scheduled to open on Sept. 10 in Beijing, with Australia invited as the guest country of honor. Starting this year, the fair will adopt a fixed…

News Desk Doha: US President Donald Trump is wrapping up his four-day tour of the Gulf with a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to take center stage in talks with Emirati leaders…

AFP/APP Damascus: Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's "courageous" lifting of sanctions on his country. Speaking in a television address, Sharaa said Trump's move "was a historic…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes close to a hospital in the  Palestinian territory killed at least 28 people Tuesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the military would enter Gaza "with full force"…

AFP/APP Athens: A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck south of the Greek island of Kasos on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The offshore quake hit at a depth of 74…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: The Israeli military said it struck a Gaza hospital housing Hamas militants in a raid Tuesday that, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist wounded in an Israeli attack last month. The strike, which…

AFP/APP Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the first leg of a Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, eyeing business deals even as accords on the Middle East's…