ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that the negotiation delegations from the United States and Iran would hold talks on Saturday to find a peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict.
A temporary ceasefire has been announced, and the next and hard phase is for permanent peace via talks, Sharif said in an address. (US-Iran-Peace Plan)
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon and Israel agreed on Friday to hold an initial meeting next Tuesday at the U.S. State Department in Washington to discuss a ceasefire and the date for starting U.S.-mediated negotiations, the Lebanese presidency said.
On Friday night, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter spoke by phone after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called for direct talks with Israel amid escalating Israeli attacks on Lebanon in an initiative, according to a statement posted by the presidency on the X platform. (Israel-Lebanon-Negotiations)
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ACCRA -- At least seven people were confirmed dead and two remained unaccounted for following a boat accident in northern Ghana, the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) said in a statement late Thursday.
The accident occurred on Wednesday and involved a boat carrying 14 passengers along the Volta Lake, said the GMA. (Ghana-Boat Accident)
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MOSCOW -- Two people were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion at warehouse facilities in Vladikavkaz, the capital of Russia's North Ossetia-Alania Republic, local authorities said Friday.
The blast occurred at facilities where pyrotechnics were reportedly stored, local media reported. (Russia-Explosion-Warehouse) ■
