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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is not "overly optimistic" about the chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. This is while Blinken's opposite number from Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian has announced significant progress has been made in the Vienna negotiations.

Rumors of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s death were quashed this week when the notorious terrorist group published footage of their “General Emir” reciting a poem.

Iran’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations urges international pressure on the Israeli regime to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

78 children under 18 were killed by Israeli army gunfire last year, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported.

As the global attention has shifted from Afghanistan to the Ukraine crisis and the refugees of the country, Afghanistan has showcased a shocking number with 53 percent of the population desiring to leave their own country and seek refuge elsewhere, according to a Gallup poll.

The United States claims that the onus for concluding a nuclear deal is squarely on Iran. But, Tehran stresses the ball is in the US’s court and that Washington must make the necessary political decisions to that end.

The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality. It calls for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.

The United States still believes there is an opportunity to overcome the remaining differences with Iran in negotiations over its nuclear program, State Department spokesman Ned Price stated.

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has named a senior American diplomat as the person who was allegedly involved in the "foreign conspiracy" to overthrow his government through a no-confidence vote.

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. Clashes are ongoing in various locations of Ukraine, while the Russian military keeps up its airstrikes. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict during round-the-clock negotiations. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Iran boss Dragan Skocic has warned Gareth Southgate, English Football Manager: “I know we can beat you.”

Pakistan’s president dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, foiling an attempt by the opposition to remove the premier from office.

An explosion in the center of the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday wounded at least 15 people, according to witnesses.

Kazakhstan’s special services say they have detained a foreign intelligence agent who was plotting to assassinate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the press service of the republic’s National Security Committee reported on Sunday.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has congratulated the leaders of the Islamic countries on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan.

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. Clashes are ongoing in various locations of Ukraine, while the Russian military keeps up its airstrikes. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict during round-the-clock negotiations. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the masses to raise their voice against the “foreign conspiracy” being hatched to topple down his government. The parliament is set to vote on the no-trust motion against him on Sunday.

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted three resolutions in favor of Palestine, including the one condemning the actions of Israeli settlers in occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.

Rights groups have urged Ankara not to transfer the trial of 26 Saudi nationals charged in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia. They stressed it would be a "cynical abdication" of a promise to seek justice for the murder that happened on Turkish soil.

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. Clashes are ongoing in various locations of Ukraine, while the Russian military keeps up its airstrikes. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict during round-the-clock negotiations. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned some 95 percent of people in Afghanistan do not have enough to eat and millions are at risk of famine.

The US State Department on Thursday said a small number of outstanding issues remain in nuclear talks with Iran, adding that the onus is on Tehran to make those decisions. Iran has stressed the ball is in the court of the United States over the nuclear dispute.

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. Clashes are ongoing in various locations of Ukraine, while the Russian military keeps up its airstrikes. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict during round-the-clock negotiations. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here: