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New Delhi: The United States said on Monday that it carried out airstrikes on Iranian radar and drone facilities after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran responded by launching missiles at US military personnel in Kuwait, though Washington said its forces intercepted the attacks. The fragile ceasefire between the two countries has been repeatedly strained by retaliatory strikes, even as officials continue efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict. While talks remain ongoing, it is unclear how close the sides are to reaching an agreement, and any new attack could jeopardise the process. Meanwhile, Iran…

Tehran: Efforts to extend a ceasefire involving Iran, United States and Israel faced fresh uncertainty on Tuesday after Iranian media reported that Tehran had stopped communicating with mediators. According to Fars and Tasnim news agencies, which are regarded as being close to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Iranian officials had suspended contact regarding discussions on prolonging the truce.  However, US President Donald Trump rejected those reports, insisting that negotiations were still ongoing. The development came amid rising tensions in the wider region, particularly in Israel's separate conflict with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group based in Lebanon. A regional official involved in mediation…

New Delhi: Pakistan's embassy in Japan has clarified that it has no connection with a mosque project in the Japanese city of Kawagoe after local authorities said the building was constructed without the permissions required under Japanese law. The issue has drawn attention after reports emerged that the mosque was built in an area where construction is heavily restricted and that Pakistan's ambassador to Japan had attended its inauguration earlier this year. Mosque built without required approval  The mosque is located in Kawagoe, in Japan's Saitama Prefecture, on a 4,500-square-metre plot classified as mountain forest land. The area falls under…