Author: Barry

Today, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued a strong call on national governments around the world to exert sustained diplomatic pressure on Israel to end its military operations in Gaza and bring an end to what he characterized as a humanitarian catastrophe. OHCHR issued its appeal after calling Israel out for...

Iran has signaled its willingness to continue nuclear negotiations with Europe’s E3 group–comprised of France, Germany and the UK–following face-to-face talks in Istanbul on July 25. Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi stated further rounds would take place “soon,” though no breakthrough had occurred from previous dialogue rounds. According to Bloomberg.com and Reuters reports.Friday’s meeting...

Washington D.C / Islamabad — July 25 2025 Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held high-stakes discussions today at the State Department in Washington with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their inaugural face-to-face encounter since he took office earlier this year. These talks marked renewed diplomatic engagement between...

North Korea has quietly begun sending artificial intelligence researchers, students, and interns to Russia as part of a covert plan to augment its own AI capabilities despite international sanctions prohibiting high-tech collaboration. This initiative shows how Pyongyang is modernizing both its technology sector and military systems–something recently evidenced in interviews and state media reports. Kim...

As global challenges increase–from climate change and economic inequality to conflicts and public health crises–citizens across continents are increasingly demanding that political leaders move beyond rhetoric towards meaningful action. Recent demonstrations, social media campaigns and community forums across cities from London to Paris to Nairobi, New Delhi and Sao Paulo have all voiced similar sentiments;...

Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, arrived in New York Sunday night to lead high-level events commemorating Pakistan’s chairmanship of the UNSC before heading onward to Washington for bilateral engagements, according to Foreign Office officials contacted by Geo TV Dawn.Pakistan Achieves UNSC Presidency Pakistan officially assumed its rotating UN Security...

Ali Larijani, senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday for a scheduled session focusing on regional security and Iran’s nuclear program, according to Kremlin and Iranian state media reports. This high-profile encounter underlines Tehran and Moscow’s increasingly strategic relationship. IRNA EnglishAgenda: Regional Stability and Nuclear DiplomacyKremlin...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s main opposition Congress Party is applying pressure after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his assertion that five Indian-Pakistan hostilities, sparked by April’s attack in Pahalgam and ending on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement, had seen five jets shot down due to Trump’s trade leverage strategy. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi...

Hamas officials issued a statement Thursday morning in Gaza City to announce that Israel has rejected their proposed ceasefire agreement, which included the release of all hostages and detainees, warning they are fully prepared for a lengthy and costly battle should diplomacy fail to end their conflict. Abu Obaida, spokesperson for Hamas, issued the following...