New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Senior journalist Fareed Zakaria has said that ties between India and the US are in 'bad shape' and a 'trusted channel' has not been established that allows India to present its concerns to Washington properly and in a way it is received favourably.
Starmer was a fabricator and a fraud. Good riddance Submitted by Peter Oborne on Fri, 07/17/2026 - 16:08 From attacking Corbyn for political gain, to abandoning the key pledges that got him elected, the UK leader leaves office in disgrace Starmer rose to power by twisting and distorting the truth - and he leaves office in exactly the same fashion (Henry Nicholls/AFP) Off The most serious parliamentary misdemeanour that a minister can commit is to deceive MPs. That is exactly what Keir Starmer did when he answered questions, for his last time as prime minister, on Wednesday.
Moderate voices in Iran are sharpening their criticism of hardline calls for continued confrontation with the United States, arguing that diplomacy has become a patriotic necessity as renewed war exacts mounting economic and human costs.
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Malaysia vows to deport Israelis found in digital nomads community Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/17/2026 - 10:58 Prime minister says authorities are investigating allegations that Israelis joined Network School in state of Johor Forest City, a development project launched under China's Belt and Road Initiative in Malaysia’s Johor state (AFP) Off The prime minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, has said authorities will deport any Israeli nationals found in the country. “If we find any Israeli, we will deport them immediately because we do not recognise Israel,” Anwar said, according to local media reports . His comments came as officials investigate allegations that Israelis were involved in a private residential and technology community in the southern state of Johor.
Tehran [Iran], July 17 (ANI): Iranian state media Press TV has claimed that there is 'no evidence' to support claims of a prisoner exchange between Iran and the United States, rejecting assertions that any American detainee or alleged spy had been released by Tehran in recent days.
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance has dismissed a media report as 'completely bogus', which alleged that senior White House advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff sought to profit financially from their roles in US-Iran negotiations, saying he never received the alleged private message from Iran.
Araghchi: Israel using US taxpayer money to silence critics Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated in an X post that "Israel is using U. S. taxpayer dollars to silence any U.
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British police charged a 39-year-old man on Friday with assisting a foreign intelligence service in a case linked to Iran, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing.
China and Pakistan urge resumption of US-Iran peace talks China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar urged that a ceasefire be reached between the US and Iran. The two countries called for a resumption of dialogue between Washington and Tehran and that all parties fulfil their commitments and abide by the Memorandum of Understanding.
Trump is still 'open to diplomacy' with Iran, White House press secretary says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said US President Trump is “open to diplomacy” and that the US is still talking with Iran amid escalating tensions in the region. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said US President Trump is “open to diplomacy” and that the US is still talking with Iran amid escalating tensions in the region. pic.
A new billboard unveiled in central Tehran after the death of US Senator Lindsey Graham appears to allude to US President Donald Trump as the next potential target, extending a campaign of public threats against perceived enemies of the Islamic Republic.
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): The White House on Thursday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump 'certainly agrees' with Vice President JD Vance's assertion that foreign countries, particularly Israel, seek to influence American public opinion, after Vance alleged that certain elements within the Israeli government were attempting to shape US opinion to prolong the conflict with Iran.
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): The White House on Thursday (local time) said Iran continues to engage in talks with the United States and has expressed its willingness to reach an agreement with Washington, even as US forces have carried out multiple rounds of strikes against Iranian targets in recent days.
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Iranian Vice President and Head of the National Standards Organisation of Iran (INSO) Farzaneh Ansari on Thursday pushed three key initiatives aimed at boosting bloc-wide cooperation in emerging technologies, carbon reduction, and standardised trade protocols.
Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, and US Vice President JD Vance both defended diplomacy backed by military strength on Wednesday, making strikingly similar arguments as Iranian hardliners intensified demands to scrap Tehran's agreement with Washington.
Tehran [Iran], July 16 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Thursday drew attention to what he characterised as a 'revealing' trend in recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voting records, noting a recurring alignment between the United States, Israel, and Argentina.
Iran judiciary denies Trump statement that American prisoner was freed Iran's judiciary said that no American prisoner had been released or exchanged from its prisons, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump said a US citizen detained during the Biden administration in 2024 had been freed. The judiciary said checks showed no convicted American prisoner, person accused of spying for the United States matching Trump's description, or any other American detainee had been released from Iranian prisons or exchanged.
Colombia president-elect to open Israel embassy in Jerusalem Colombia's hard-right president-elect plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem as he seeks to restore and strengthen ties with Israel, his office said on Thursday. Abelardo de la Espriella won last month's presidential runoff by less than a percentage point and has promised to clamp down on Colombia's myriad armed groups – partly by forging a military alliance with the United States and Israel. In 2024, leftist President Gustavo Petro severed ties with Israel, one of Colombia's key security partners, over its war on Gaza.
