Pakistan fumes over India-Afghanistan talks: Rattled over joint statement, lodges protest to Kabul; objects to terror remarks

[ad_1] shehbaz sharif (left), Amir Muttaqi and S Jaishankar (File – agencies) Pakistan has lodged formal objections with Afghanistan’s Ambassador in Islamabad over several ‘elements of the India‑Afghanistan joint statement’, particularly the reference to Jammu and Kashmir as ‘part of India’. It also rejected remarks by Afghan foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi that “terrorism […]

‘Hopeful’: Donald Trump meets family of hostage, slain IDF soldier amid Gaza peace talks; reaffirms commitment to their return

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday met at the White House with released hostage Edan Alexander and his family, as well as the family of slain IDF member Omer Neutra, amid ongoing negotiations in Egypt over his plan to end the war in Gaza.Alexander, who was held by Hamas for 584 days, and Neutra’s […]

‘Real chance’: Donald Trump says Gaza peace deal ‘very close’; talks may reshape wider region

[ad_1] Donald Trump speaking at Oval Office (AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there was a “real chance” of a Gaza peace deal, as indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israeli representatives resumed in Egypt on the second anniversary of the October 7 attack that triggered the ongoing war.“There’s a real chance that we […]

Ahead of talks, Hamas calls for swift hostage-prisoner exchange

[ad_1] Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in Ankara, Turkiye on Sunday Cairo: Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides prepared to meet in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Foreign ministers of several countries, including Egypt, said the […]

Gaza peace plan: Netanyahu says negotiators to head to Egypt for talks; pins hope to bring hostages back ‘in coming days’ | World News

[ad_1] Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a negotiating team from Israel will travel to Egypt to discuss a potential Gaza deal, as indirect talks with Hamas gained momentum under a new US-brokered peace plan. “I have instructed the negotiating team to go to Egypt to finalise the technical details. The intention is to limit […]

Gaza Peace plan: US envoy to lead talks in Cairo as Hamas agrees to release hostages – report | World News

[ad_1] US special envoy Steve Witkoff to lead a delegation into Cairo to hold high-stakes talks with Israeli and Hamas negotiators to end two-year-long war in Gaza, focusing first on “the immediate release of all hostages,” according to media reports. “Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Egypt later today to finalize the technical […]

Reliance Jio IPO Talks Begin: India’s Biggest Public Listing Set for 2026 | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Mumbai, October 4 (Udaipur Kiran News): The stage is being set for India’s largest-ever IPO, as Reliance Industries has reportedly begun initial discussions with banks for the upcoming Reliance Jio public offering. According to Bloomberg, these are early, informal conversations, with formal proceedings expected to start by the end of October 2025. The Jio […]

Gaza peace plan: Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages; nods for further talks

[ad_1] Hamas on Friday announced it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or deceased, under the terms of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and expressed readiness to immediately enter mediated talks to finalise the details, reported news agency Reuters.The announcement came shortly after Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas, warning that unless […]

‘Thought I was dying’: Telegram founder talks about 2018 assassination attempt; says kept hidden for business priorities | World News

[ad_1] Telegram founder Pavel Durov opens up about 2018 assassination attempt Moscow-born entrepreneur and Telegram founder Pavel Durov has revealed that he survived a poisoning attempt in the spring of 2018, an incident he kept secret for nearly a decade to focus on business priorities. Speaking on a podcast with Lex Fridman, Durov said, “That […]

Ukraine receives 1,000 bodies from Russia; rare act of cooperation, peace talks remain stalled

[ad_1] Russia returns bodies (AP) Ukraine on Thursday said it had received the bodies of 1,000 people that Moscow identified as fallen Ukrainian soldiers, while returning the remains of 24 Russian servicemen in exchange.“Repatriation measures took place today. 1,000 bodies, which according to the Russian side belong to Ukrainian servicemen, have been returned to Ukraine,” […]