TEHRAN -- Iran has delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the United States to Pakistan, which is mediating the negotiations, the official IRNA news agency reported Friday.
The report said Iran submitted its latest negotiating proposal to Pakistan on Thursday night as part of efforts to end the conflict involving the United States and Israel. (Iran-US-Peace Talks)
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LONDON -- The British Royal Navy said on Friday that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped sharply since the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East, with the number of vessels passing through the waterway falling from about 130 per day before the conflict to fewer than 10, a decline of more than 90 percent.
The British Royal Navy, citing monitoring results from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) it leads, said that since the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran on Feb. 28, reports of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters have gone "through the roof," in the strait especially. (UK-Hormuz)
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JOHANNESBURG -- China's new zero-tariff policy will significantly enhance South Africa's export competitiveness and provide unprecedented market expansion, South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau said on Friday.
The policy grants zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries maintaining diplomatic relations with Beijing. The initial phase of this initiative officially commenced on May 1, 2026, and is scheduled to run for two years. (South Africa-China-Tariff)
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BAKU -- Azerbaijan's parliament voted on Friday to suspend all cooperation with the European Parliament, in what Baku described as a response to "anti-Azerbaijani activities" by the bloc's legislature.
The parliament, known as Milli Majlis, passed a resolution halting cooperation across all tracks with the European Parliament and ending its participation in the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. (Azerbaijan-EU-Cooperation) Enditem
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