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With global energy prices up and his job approval ratings down, Donald Trump faces stark choices after a month of war against Iran: cut a potentially flawed deal and get out, or escalate militarily and risk a prolonged conflict that could consume his presidency. Despite a flurry of diplomatic activity, Trump ends another week of the joint US-Israeli campaign struggling to contain a widening Middle East crisis as a defiant Iran maintains a chokehold on Gulf oil and gas shipments and continues missile and drone strikes across the region. The central question now, say analysts, is whether Trump is ready…

Five people were injured and two fires broke out in Abu Dhabi on Saturday as a result of debris falling from a ballistic missile interception, the emirate’s media office said. Abu Dhabi authorities were dealing with the fires in the vicinity of Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi, or KEZAD, part of Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group economic cities and free zones.

The United Nations said on Friday it was setting up ​a task force to design a mechanism to ‌keep trade flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that disruptions caused by the Iran war risked greater food ​shortages and humanitarian crises worldwide. “Immediate action is essential ​to mitigate these consequences,” U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. U.N. ⁠Under-Secretary-General Jorge Moreira da Silva, executive director of ​the United Nations Office for Project Services, will lead ​the project, Dujarric said. He said the envisaged task force would draw inspiration from other U.N. initiatives, including the Black Sea Grain Initiative ​for Ukraine and the…

US President Donald Trump on Friday insisted Iran must open up the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic to make a peace deal — and dubbed the crucial waterway the “Strait of Trump.” Trump, who has renamed several buildings in Washington after himself during his second term, said his comment was a “mistake” but then added that “there’s no accidents with me.” Repeating his claims that Tehran is ready to make a deal despite its denials, the 79-year-old US leader said that talks were underway to negotiate an end to the month-long conflict. Trump added that Iran was “on the…

Pakistan and China have once again put regional peace and diplomacy in the spotlight, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said, with both countries threading a delicate path through tensions, coordinating at multiple levels, and underscoring Islamabad’s role in steering talks amid a volatile region. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation with Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi. During the call, the two leaders exchanged views on the evolving regional situation. The MoFA…

Three Chinese cities – Hangzhou, Sanya and Suzhou – were on Friday recognized by a United Nations (UN) advisory board for taking bold and ambitious steps to reduce waste and advance the circular economy. The cities were among 20 worldwide named to the inaugural 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste initiative, led by the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste with support from the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) and the UN Environment Program (UNEP), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The recognition comes for their development of forward-looking waste management plans ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste on…

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday strongly condemned the untruthful remarks, slanders and smears against the HKSAR in the so-called six-monthly report released by the UK. In a statement, a spokesperson for the HKSAR government said the government strongly condemns and firmly rejects the UK’s attempt to wantonly smear the human rights and rule of law situation in Hong Kong and interfere in its law-based governance through despicable political maneuvers. The HKSAR government steadfastly safeguards the rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong people as protected under the law, the spokesperson said, stressing that human rights…

The China Manned Space Agency announced that it would solicit proposals for a space human research program starting April 1, targeting major strategic, fundamental, and forward-looking scientific issues related to the long-term healthy survival of humans during future space station flights and lunar landing missions. The program aims to create a space human atlas, establish a space human research database, and yield a series of innovative research outcomes that can benefit both the health of taikonauts on long-duration orbital missions and the public on Earth. It is also part of the country’s efforts to accelerate the construction of aerospace power…

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a meeting to deliberate on regulations on the work of local Party committees. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. Local Party committees must resolutely uphold the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, the meeting stressed. While faithfully implementing the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee, local Party committees must take local conditions into account and enhance their initiative and creativity in work, the meeting…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : In a significant step toward redefining the information dimension of bilateral cooperation, Pakistan today advanced plans to institutionalize the China-Pakistan Information Corridor (CPIC), signaling a shift toward more coordinated and strategic communication around shared initiatives. The high-level meeting, chaired by Dr. Shazra Mansab, Minister of State for Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, brought together senior representatives from government, media, and strategic institutions to accelerate the operationalization of the initiative. “In today’s world, partnerships are not only built on infrastructure and investment, but also on narratives, perception, and trust,” said Dr. Shazra Mansab. “The CPIC will serve…