The Taliban government in Afghanistan said on Sunday that its forces killed “58 Pakistani troops” in border clashes that erupted between the neighboring countries overnight.
China accused the United States of “double standards” on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 100 percent tariff on the world’s second-largest economy.
Pakistan’s prime minister said on Sunday he “strongly condemns provocations” by Afghanistan, vowing a “strong and effective response” after border clashes between the neighboring countries overnight.
Israel said on Thursday that the final draft of the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas had been signed by all parties in Egypt.
China’s rise and the intensifying strategic competition between Beijing and Washington have driven South Korea to a crossroads in its foreign policy shift that is both old and new.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced that he will vote in favor of the plan to release the hostages in today’s cabinet meeting.
Afghanistan’s UN-sanctioned Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in India on Thursday, the first visit by a top Taliban leader since they returned to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led forces.
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he opposed the Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas on Thursday, insisting that he would vote against it.
The Israeli military said on Thursday it was preparing to pull back troops in Gaza after Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire deal to free the remaining hostages.
The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is to be signed on Thursday afternoon in Egypt, a source with knowledge of the agreement told AFP.
