Manila: The top US and Russian diplomats met in a new push to find an end to Moscow’s more-than-four-year-old war on Ukraine, but both sides signaled no new breakthroughs or cause for optimism.

According to Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, the July …

Manila: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Iran is “paying the price” for its repeated failures to honor agreements with Washington. Speaking to reporters in the Philippines during the ASEAN meeting, Rubio asserted that Iran’s pattern of ma…

Manila: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a sharp rebuttal to Tehran on July 23, escalating the war of words a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi vowed an “eye for an eye” response to President Trump’s threat to bomb Iranian in…

Islamabad: Saudi ally Pakistan has issued a stern warning following attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saudi-flagged vessels in the Red Sea. The Pakistani government condemned the assaults and declared that any aggressive actions toward Pakistan-…

London: The United Kingdom has withdrawn remaining diplomatic staff from Iran as the conflict with the US continued to escalate with a 12th night of airstrikes, PA Media/dpa reported. A statement on the Foreign Office (FCDO) website stated, “Due to th…

Tehran: Iran is threatening to prevent other countries in the region from exporting oil if it is unable to export its own amid its conflict with the United States. “This war leaves no middle ground, it is a matter of all or nothing,” Mohammad Bagher G…

Pasay city: Ensuring energy and food security against the backdrop of the ongoing West Asia crisis topped the agenda of ASEAN’s series of meetings with its external partners on Wednesday, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported.

According to Nam N…