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PM Shehbaz asks Trump to extend deadline for two weeks; requests Iran to open Hormuz for corresponding period

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed to US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to extend a deadline for two weeks that he had set for Iran to make a deal with Washington and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. PM Shehbaz’s appeal came hours before Trump’s 8pm ET deadline on April 8 was about to end, with the US president having warned of wider bombing on Iranian infrastructure if Tehran fails to meet the deadline. Earlier...

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‘I Love Viktor’: Trump and Vance Cheer on Orban in Hungarian Race

The American leaders slathered on the praise for the nationalist standard-bearer just days before an election he could lose.

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French couple head home after more than three years in Iranian jail

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PM Shehbaz asks Trump to extend deadline for two weeks; requests Iran to open Hormuz for corresponding period

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‘I Love Viktor’: Trump and Vance Cheer on Orban in Hungarian Race

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French couple head home after more than three years in Iranian jail

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Germany intelligence agency warns of Russian APT28 cyber spying

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Pakistan appeals to Trump to extend deadline, Iran to reopen Hormuz Strait

PM Sharif cites progress in diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of war, urges to allow diplomacy run its course.

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Masters rookies embrace nerves, soak in dream debut at Augusta

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