Saudi deputy foreign minister in Dhaka for two-day visit
Saudi Arabia’s deputy foreign minister arrived in Dhaka on a brief official visit, with planned courtesy calls on Bangladesh’s prime minister and senior diplomats.
Saudi Arabia’s deputy foreign minister arrived in Dhaka on a brief official visit, with planned courtesy calls on Bangladesh’s prime minister and senior diplomats.
A blast at a police station in Swat killed at least 17 people, with security forces investigating it as a suspected suicide attack.
The Iranian army says an attack on a border post in Marivan killed one serviceman and injured another; authorities blamed PJAK, which had no documented immediate response.
Iran is leveraging threats to Middle East shipping and energy infrastructure to force Washington to accept a Tehran role in the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf officials and analysts say.
The US president said he preferred negotiations with Tehran, while maintaining that military action remained an option.
Brent crude declined by more than 4% in early trading, while gold rose, after Donald Trump said the United States would hold talks with Iran and had paused plans for a possible attack.
Trump said fresh US-Iran talks would begin Monday after he paused a broad military attack, but the timing and the status of any agreement remain unclear and Tehran disputed a key part of his account.
The family said the child accidentally swallowed a plastic ball supplied with a chips packet; the status of police action remains disputed.
A collision between two helicopters deployed to fight a wildfire near Athens killed two crew members; authorities have begun an investigation.
Palestinian health officials reported at least 19 deaths in strikes across Gaza on 2 August, while incident details listed 18 fatalities. Gaza’s Health Ministry also reported damage to medicine stores at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
Tehran says Oman-mediated discussions on the Strait of Hormuz are nearing a final stage, while Washington has announced proposed negotiations with Iran and outlined unverified expectations for a wider agreement.
Brent and WTI crude prices fell more than $4 a barrel on Sunday after US President Donald Trump canceled a planned military strike on Iran's energy infrastructure, easing supply concerns.
Trump said a new round of US-Iran discussions would begin August 3 after he paused a planned military operation, while key elements of his account remain disputed.
Emergency Lawyers attributed the attack in a village controlled by the Rapid Support Forces to the Sudanese army; an unnamed witness said tribal leaders and RSF commanders were among the dead.
Police said an attacker detonated explosives after officers sought to stop the person at a checkpoint outside the Kabal station; no group had claimed responsibility.
Trump said a rapid agreement could avert further US and Israeli strikes on Iran, while Tehran rejected his account and warned of retaliation against any new attack.
A collision between two firefighting helicopters in Attica killed two crew members as wildfires driven by heat and drought spread across Greece, destroying homes and forcing evacuations.