Iranian president conveys assessment of talks with US in phone call with Putin

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday conveyed an assessment of US-Iran talks held in Islamabad a day prior, during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin statement said. The two presidents discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, the statement noted. “The Iranian president assessed the US-Iran talks held in […]

UK financial regulators rush to assess risks of Anthropic’s latest AI model: report

British financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government’s cybersecurity agency ​and major banks to assess risks posed by the ‌latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Officials at the Bank of England (BoE), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury ​are in talks with the National Cyber […]

First Lady Aseefa urges cooperation ahead of nationwide polio campaign’s rollout

First Lady Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Sunday called on families and communities across Pakistan to fully cooperate with the upcoming nationwide polio vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin on April 13, and ensure that every child was protected from the disease. The campaign aims to vaccinate over 45 million children under the age of five across […]

Iran says it identified 3,375 people killed in US-Israeli attacks

The head of Iran’s Legal Medicine Organisation said 3,375 people killed in US-Israeli airstrikes have been identified using scientific and specialised methods, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday. Abbas Masjedi Arani said the fatalities, from February 28 to April 7, included 2,875 men and 496 women, with no details on the remaining four people. Some foreigners […]

Trump thanks Pakistan for hosting talks, announces US Navy blockade of Hormuz

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked Pakistan for hosting talks between Washington and Tehran in Islamabad, while announcing that the US Navy would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough. The US and Iran were unable to reach an agreement to end their war despite marathon negotiations […]