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Hafsa Mustafa

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UAE condemns Iranian drone attack as 'dangerous escalation' 

The UAE air force engaged a drone over its territorial waters that had come from Iran, the defence ministry said in a statement on Monday. It did not provide further details on the drone, including whether it was shot down or its intended target. The UAE foreign ministry later strongly condemned the Iranian drone attack as "a dangerous escalation that represents a flagrant violation of the state’s sovereignty, security and stability." Read More…

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Iran's Pezeshkian expected to meet Putin at SCO summit 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is expected to attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he is likely to hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Al Jazeera reported. The two-day summit begins on Monday, with Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also expected to attend. Earlier, the Iranian and Russian foreign ministers met in July during the SCO's Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. Read More…

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US commanders warn Hegseth against sustaining Iran war: Washington Post 

Several senior US military commanders have warned Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth against sustaining large-scale operations against Iran, saying the campaign is stretching US forces globally, according to The Washington Post. The warnings came from the chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as commanders overseeing US forces in Europe, Asia and Latin America, the newspaper reported. Read More…

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Iranian president vows 'decisive response' to aggressors 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed that Tehran will deliver a decisive response to any aggression against the country amid a renewed exchange of attacks between Iran and the US. "We are not seeking war, but we will deliver a decisive response to the aggressors," President Pezeshkian said in a statement quoted by state TV. The Iranian president was speaking before travelling to Kyrgyzstan for a summit of a bloc that seeks to counter influence from the West. Read More…

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PM Sharif lands in Bishkek on three-day visit for SCO summit, bilateral talks

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday landed in Bishkek for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov, the PM Office said in a statement. Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev welcomed the prime minister upon his arrival at the Manas International Airport in Bishkek, it added. Read More…

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PIMS fire: Inquiry report reveals treatment, facilities fall 'below global standards'

The initial inquiry report into the deadly fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) nursery said the hospital’s treatment and facilities fell below global standards, sources said on Saturday. The report, submitted to PM Sharif, also identified the causes of the incident and determined those responsible for the tragedy, they added. The report recommended immediate action against those held responsible for the incident, along with disciplinary proceedings against relevant Pims staff members who were absent when the fire broke out. Read More…

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Trump says US taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented US push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the Opec nation's battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices. Trump provided few details about the agreement, saying only that the US had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven oil reserves through a partnership with private business. Read More…

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9/11 case suffers setback as US judge rejects Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's FBI confession

A US military judge has rejected confessions made by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks, ruling that statements he gave to FBI agents were not voluntary and cannot be used at trial. Judge Lt Col Michael Schrama said Mohammed's 2007 statements were tainted by the “unbroken continuation” of coercive treatment he had endured while in CIA custody, according to the ruling. Mohammed was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and held at CIA secret prisons before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2006. He was subjected… Read More…

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Iranian president urges Trump to avoid creating turmoil

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday urged US President Donald Trump to avoid creating turmoil, saying problems could be resolved through dialogue and implementation of a memorandum of understanding. “If we proceed through dialogue and on the basis of the memorandum of understanding, we will resolve the problems and secure our rights,” Pezeshkian said in a ceremony in Tehran, as cited by Mehr News Agency. Read More…

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