Kyiv, May 11 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has submitted to the Russian side a list of 1,000 detainees for the planned prisoner exchange, according to the presidential press service.”The prisoner exchange, 1,000 for 1,000, is being prepared and must take place. The Americans assumed responsibility for these guarantees,” Zelensky said in his evening address on Sunday.He also stressed that the conflict with Russia must be brought to an end and reliable security mu…
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Tehran, May 11 (IANS) Iran’s latest draft proposal for talks with the United States calls for an immediate cessation of conflict on all fronts, a guarantee for no more “aggression” against Iran, and the lifting of US sanctions and naval blockade, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.”The proposal highlights the need to immediately end the war, provide guarantees for the non-repetition of the aggression against Iran, and certain other issues within a political agreement,” Tasnim cited an…
Jerusalem, April 26 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces struck several structures in Southern Lebanon on Sunday and issued evacuation alerts to seven villages in Southern Lebanon.Military buildings and launchers used to advance terror plots by the terror organisation Hezbollah were struck, stated the IDF in a post on X on Sunday.The spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Forces, Avichay Adraee, issued alerts for Mefdon, Shukin, Yahmar, Arnoun, Zoter Sharqiya, Zoter Gharbiya, and Kafr Tibnit villages …
Washington, April 22 (IANS) Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold their second ambassador-level talks at the US State Department in Washington, US media reported. Israel and Lebanon will again be represented by their ambassadors to the United States, Yechiel Leiter and Nada Hamadeh Moawad, respectively.A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following weeks of intensified cross-border fighting amid the US-Israeli war against Iran,…
New York, April 21 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday said it has no plans at present to send a delegation to Islamabad for talks with the United States, citing “contradictory messages” and “unacceptable actions” by Washington, further clouding prospects of negotiations ahead of the ceasefire deadline. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that Tehran currently has no intention of participating in the proposed talks in Pakistan. He stated that the decision was driven by what Iran v…
New York, April 21 (IANS) With the clock ticking on the tenuous ceasefire, the resumption of talks between Iran and the United States was clouded by Tehran’s refusal to commit to participating in the negotiations as Tuesday drew to a close, even as President Donald Trump sounded confident it was on. Leaving open the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for 20 per cent of global oil and gas transport that has fuelled an economic crisis, hinges on the resumption of negotiations leading to a deal.Senio…
Pune, April 21 (IANS) Marking one year since the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, Pragati Jagdale, wife of Santosh Jagdale, one of the 26 victims brutally gunned down, highlighted her enduring trauma and her resolve to dedicate her life to the nation and her faith. Santosh Jagdale, 50, was killed on April 22 last year in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district when terrorists opened fire on tourists in the popular Baisaran Valley area of Pahalgam. He was on a family vacation with his wife and daug…
Tehran, April 19 (IANS) The Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked since Saturday evening and will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on the waterway.In a statement carried by its official news outlet Sepah News, the IGRC said that the move came after the United States violated its commitments under the two-week ceasefire, which took effect on April 8, and failed to end its naval blockade against Iranian vess…
Jerusalem, April 17 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday announced in a statement the lifting of most gathering restrictions that were in place due to the war on the Iranian and Lebanese fronts. The lifting of restrictions followed the start of a ceasefire in Lebanon.The change in restrictions took effect at 4 pm Israeli time (1300 GMT) and allows gatherings without restrictions on the number of people in most areas of the country, except areas near the northern border with Lebanon, …
Washington, April 17 (IANS) The Strait of Hormuz has been declared “completely open” for commercial shipping during a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, even as the United States signalled it would maintain a targetted naval blockade on Iran, underscoring the fragile and conditional nature of the breakthrough. Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the vital waterway was “completely open” for all commercial vessels following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, linking the m…