The blast occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, although the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear

Israel resumed its military campaign in the Gaza Strip on March 18, ending a two-month truce that had largely halted the fighting

On April 17, Hamas, which opposes a 'partial' ceasefire agreement, rejected an Israeli proposal that included a 45-day truce in exchange for the return of 10 living hostages

Applause rang out as the wooden coffin, inlaid with a large cross, was brought out of St. Peter's Basilica and into the sun-filled square by white-gloved, black-suited pallbearers.

Among those attending from more than 150 countries will be US President Donald Trump

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which more than a month ago had resumed its offensive against Hamas across the Gaza Strip

"Our valiant armed forces remain fully capable and prepared to defend the country's sovereignty," Sharif said while addressing a military ceremony

The Bank has been advising developing countries to focus attention on cutting trade barriers and boosting regional flows of goods

Since the attack, the nuclear-armed nations have unleashed a raft of measures against each other

Islamabad, which rejected the allegations, responded Thursday with similar tit-for-tat measures

China's commerce ministry had already denied on Thursday that Beijing and Washington were conducting economic or trade negotiations.

Giuffre, a US and Australian citizen, was 41.

The decision was announced during a court hearing

Trump was asked aboard Air Force One about crumbling relations between India and Pakistan as the fallout deepens from a deadly attack

The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for a car bomb that killed a senior Russian military officer near Moscow yesterday, hours before US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

The World Food Programme yesterday said it had run out of food stocks in Gaza due to the sustained closure of crossings into the enclave, while Gaza authorities said Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 78 people in the past 24 hours.

The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over $100 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was being lined up for announcement during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom in May.

The United Nations urged India and Pakistan to show “maximum restraint” as the nuclear-armed rivals imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly shooting in Kashmir.

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin yesterday in the Kremlin to tout Washington’s plan to settle the Ukraine conflict, a day after Donald Trump issued a direct appeal to the Russian president to halt his offensive.

President Donald Trump said the United States will “lead the pack” in attacking Iran if talks over Tehran’s nuclear program do not result in a new deal, according to a Time Magazine interview.