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Qatar Airways announces return of passenger flights to Iraq from May 10

Doha, May 2 -- Qatar Airways said in a statement on Saturday that it continues to reinstate its network across the Middle East. It announced the return of passenger flights to Baghdad (BGW), Basra (BS... Read More


Iran war and its discontents

India, May 2 -- Two months after Israel and the US triggered the conflict in West Asia with their attacks on Iran, peace remains elusive, and there appears to be a stalemate in efforts to push the com... Read More


Uruguay pushes for closer ties with ASEAN

Hanoi, May 2 -- Uruguayan Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Valeria Csukasi has reaffirmed her country's desire to expand cooperation with ASEAN member states during a recent working session in Montev... Read More


Trump administration approves $8.6 billion arms packages to Middle East: List of countries and weapons

India, May 2 -- President Donald Trump-led US administration approved arms transfers to Middle East countries, bypassing congressional review citing an emergency. The military sales, totalling over $... Read More


India's historic rise a gateway for Sri Lanka's future collaboration and progress - Sajith

Sri Lanka, May 2 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that the relationship between Sri Lanka and India must never be viewed through the prism of competition, but rather embraced as a tremendous... Read More


Dar discusses Middle East crisis with Kuwait's Foreign MinisterPublished on: May 2, 2026 3:15 PM

Pakistan, May 2 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held discussions with Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on the evolving situation in the Middle Ea... Read More


1.5 years in hiding, never stepping out, until...: How Dawood aide Salim Dola was arrested

New Delhi, May 2 -- Notorious drug trafficker and mafia kingpin Dawood Ibrahim's aide Mohammad Salim Dola was recently arrested in Turkey and deported to India to face justice in drug trafficking case... Read More


ASEAN, China enhance cooperation in disaster management

Hanoi, May 2 -- Hanoi (VNA) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have launched a joint disaster management project aimed at strengthening regional coordination in disaster pr... Read More


'Scary as hell': Priyanka Chaturvedi reacts to 'extremely severe alert' buzz on phones, govt clarifies

India, May 2 -- Multiple mobile phones made an eerie buzzing sound at around 11.40am today. It wasn't your phone glitching, neither was it an emergency alert message as well. The alert text sent to a... Read More


UN warns press freedom nearly collapsed in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, May 2 -- UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, says independent journalism in Afghanistan has been almost completely dismantled, marking a severe decline ... Read More