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Tense wait in Islamabad for signs of US-Iran talks

A security officer patrols a closed road near the Serena Hotel at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 21, 2026. AFP

Tense wait in Islamabad for signs of US-Iran talks

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Iraqi dinar and US dollar banknotes are laid out on a table as charity offerings to the Shia Muslim community in Basra to help people affected by war in Iran and Lebanon. AFP

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EU to discuss push for partial suspension of Israeli relations over Lebanon war

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Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, centre, stands with settlers at the end of the resettlement ceremony at Sa-Nur in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on April 19, 2026. Israel on April 19 began resettling Sa Nur, a West Bank settlement evacuated 20 years ago, with senior ministers marking the occasion with declarations against Palestinian statehood and calls to resettle Gaza. AFP

Israeli ministers celebrate reopening of settlement 21 years after evacuation

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QuoteWhy Gulf nations should be at the US-Iran negotiating table

QuoteEarth Day is as much about exploring space as it is about preserving our planet

The US has secured a ceasefire in Lebanon. But its role shouldn't end there

New government, old constraints: What Baghdad needs to do to tame pro-Iran militias in Iraq

Gulf aviation has recovered before. It can do so again

The Iran war has neither derailed nor stalled the Gulf's progress

Why Gulf nations should be at the US-Iran negotiating table

Earth Day is as much about exploring space as it is about preserving our planet