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In yet another indication that the situation in the Middle East would remain uncertain in the near future, US President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon". Pickaxe Mountain is Iran's heavily fortified underground complex that is located near the massively damaged Natanz uranium-enrichment facility. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office of White House on Friday (local time), the 80-year-old Republican leader reiterated that the primary objective of the United States is ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapons, as he justified his administration's actions. He said the Pickaxe Mountain would surely be…

Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday proposed a temporary ceasefire with Russia even as Trump envoys visit Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend to hold talks on war. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are scheduled to visit Moscow and Kyiv on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, to hold talk about a possible peace deal to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. There will be no air strikes from our side: Zelenskyy  "There will be no air strikes from our side, and Russia must mirror this by ensuring silence without its air strikes for the time needed to…

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating her on becoming Italy's longest continuously serving Prime Minister in the postwar era. Responding to PM Modi's message, Meloni said that the relationship between India and Italy had reached a stronger position than ever before. Meloni said the ties between the two countries were being driven by a growing strategic partnership and a shared desire to create new opportunities for cooperation. She also highlighted the importance of strengthening connectivity between Europe and India through the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Meloni thanks PM Modi for…

Beijing: A fresh claim about Chinese President Xi Jinping's health has triggered several questions about the country's leadership and his succession plans. Former Tibetan government-in-exile leader Lobsang Sangay on Friday claimed that Xi Jinping suffered at least two heart attacks, and possibly three. He went on to say that he was told this by a senior former Chinese official whom he met during a conversation lasting more than an hour. This claim about Xi Jinping's health was made during an ANI Podcast published on September 3. Sangay also said about Xi's grip over the Chinese Communist Party, the removal of senior military…