The Global News Desk 115

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi landed in the Iranian capital for an official visit, where he is anticipated to meet with senior Iranian officials to tackle important topics of mutual interest and to consult on regional security and stability. Iraq and Iran "are connected through historic and civilizational links, shared borders, and common interests," al-Zaidi said before his departure, highlighting the long-standing ties between the two countries. Al-Zaidi said in a post on X that "these enduring connections require ongoing interaction defined by dialogue, cooperation, and mutual respect, focused on promoting sustainable development and prosperity for the citizens of both nations, while also bolstering security and stability at both the regional and global stages." Haider al-Aboudi, addressing on behalf of the Iraqi government, highlighted that the Prime Minister will lead collaborative high-level meetings aimed at advancing both countries' common interests ...

President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his warmest wishes to the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and to the kind-hearted people of Egypt on the celebration of their National Day. He said via an X account post that Pakistan and Egypt have a strong and friendly relationship founded on shared beliefs, mutual trust, and enduring bonds of friendship. This enduring relationship is reflected in their commitment to addressing common challenges together. Asif Ali Zardari highlighted that the growing collaboration between the two nations across various fields, including trade, investment, education, culture, defense, and people-to-people exchanges, is very encouraging. The President pointed out that Pakistan places a high priority on its relations with Egypt and is committed to strengthening this partnership for the benefit of citizens of both countries. He lauded the leaders of both countries for their active efforts in coordinating to tackle the recent regional conflict, ...

Over the past ten days, approximately 53 Iranians have been martyred by US airstrikes, with injuries exceeding 600. The head of the Iranian Health Ministry’s Center for Public Relations and Information reported that recent US airstrikes have caused the deaths of 53 people and left 100s others injured in Iran.  There is no distinction made in the figure between troops and civilians. The head of the ministry's public relations and information office, Hussein Kermanpour, told the media that the toll covers the period from June 27 to Tuesday, July 22, at 8:30 a.m. local time. The US military declared on Tuesday that it had finished bombing Iran for the eleventh night in a row, targeting military installations, bridges, and power plants. 535 of the injured have been released after receiving medical care, scores are still in the hospital, and 21 were treated on the scene, he continued.  The U.S. has also confirmed that at least 17 American troops have been killed during th...

An explosion brought about a section of a tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in Sikkim, a northeastern Himalayan state in India, to collapse, resulting in 14 fatalities and 11 workers reported missing, according to officials on Tuesday. Rescue teams, utilizing oxygen apparatus, rushed to find survivors on Tuesday following the detection of toxic gas levels at the disaster site in Samardung village, adjacent to the Chinese border. A blast devastated the tunnel on Monday, with 21 laborers inside working on the 500-megawatt Teesta hydroelectric project, officials said. The state chief minister, who visited the site on Tuesday, said that the explosion was presumed to have been caused by an accumulation of methane. Officials announced the recovery of 14 bodies on Tuesday, as rescuers from the National Disaster Response Force worked diligently to reach the 11 laborers believed to be trapped.   At the scene, officials added, "We detected toxic gases such as methane, carbon...

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is planning to visit Tehran later this week to offer Baghdad's mediation of direct or indirect talks between the US and Iran, according to Al-Arab on July 21, citing reliable sources. As direct relations between Washington and Tehran have increasingly deteriorated, al-Zaidi's recent meeting with US President Donald Trump was focused on averting the escalation of the latest military confrontation into a regional war and the U.S. army's expulsion from Iraq. The diplomatic move comes after al-Zaidi visited Washington, where both sides discussed ways to improve trade, investment opportunities, strengthen Iraq's energy industry, and find new markets for Iraqi crude exports. This indicates that Baghdad wants to keep its strategic ties with Iran while fortifying its economic ties with the United States.  The passage asserts that Baghdad's close relationships with both administrations place it in a special position to encourage communicatio...

The Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reports that in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, heavy monsoon rains have led to 12 deaths and 18 injuries within a span of three days. The PDMA, Rescue 1122, and additional agencies continued their efforts in rescue and response; district administrations were ordered to speed up relief operations and extend immediate help to families that were impacted. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a nationwide notice for flash floods, urban flooding, and landslides from July 21 to 24, according to a KPK government announcement. According to a report issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) between Sunday and Tuesday, the deceased included five adults, two of whom were women, as well as five children. Punjab is also affected by downpours in Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Jhelum, Narowal, and other areas in the northeast, which left three more persons dead and over a dozen injured. The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco...