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Thursday, 16 July 2026
Diplomacy
US and Iran Hold First Direct Talks Since 1979 in Islamabad as Strait of Hormuz Looms Large95dIranian Ship Torpedoed in Indian Ocean as Regional Tensions Escalate95dPakistani-origin family in Kuwait feared killed by missile debris while fleeing to Saudi Arabia95dBhutan Restarts 1,200 MW Hydropower Project After Seven-Year Pause95dNorth Korea's Kim Jong-un Backs China's Vision of a Multipolar World95dUS and Iran Begin Direct Talks in Islamabad as Fragile Ceasefire Hangs in the Balance95dRussia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter Ceasefire Takes Effect Amid Scepticism and Pre-Truce Strikes95dPeru Heads to Polls Amid Decade of Political Crisis and Shifting Power Dynamics95dIran and US Hold Direct Talks in Rare Face-to-Face Meeting95dLibya Achieves First Unified Budget in Over a Decade95dMexico Moves to Expand Fracking to Reduce Dependence on US Natural Gas95dRussia and Ukraine Exchange 175 Prisoners of War Each in UAE-Mediated Swap95dUK Pauses Chagos Islands Transfer to Mauritius Under US Pressure96dTunisia Sentences Judges Union Leader in Blow to Judicial Independence96dSomalia Launches Historic First Offshore Oil Drilling Project with Turkey96dSouth Korea's President Condemns Israel Over Palestinian Abuse Video, Sparking Diplomatic Row96dUS and Iran begin peace talks in Islamabad to end six-week conflict96dRussia-Ukraine ceasefire holds unsteadily over Orthodox Easter as drone strikes continue96dUS Pressure Leads Satellite Firm Planet Labs to Restrict Iran and Middle East Imagery96dIsrael Rejects Hezbollah Ceasefire Ahead of Washington Talks with Lebanon96d