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                <title>Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte faces historic impeachment trial in high-stakes test ahead of 2028 presidential race</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
MANILA -  Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is set to face the most conseq...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Philippinese-sara-trial</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:11:10 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>China launches submarine-fired missile into Pacific, prompting security concerns across Asia-Pacific</title>
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By The South Asia Times
 
BEIJING -  China has conducted a rare test of a missile launched from a nuclea...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-missile-test</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:29:01 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan rejects India&#039;s criticism over Afghanistan strikes, defends counterterrorism actions</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India's criticism of its recent military actions against what it described as terrorist infrastructure inside...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-july1</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-India-july1</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:35:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Europe&#039;s deadly heatwave highlights climate vulnerability as China rolls out large-scale urban cooling measures</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
PARIS/BEIJING -  Europe is grappling with one of its most severe and deadly heatwaves on record, with health officials link...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/EU-Heatwave-july1</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/EU-Heatwave-july1</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:01:27 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Toyota and Joby Aviation form joint venture to manufacture electric air taxis</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TOKYO -  Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and U.S.-based Joby Aviation have agreed to establish a joint venture to manufactu...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Toyota-US-car</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Toyota-US-car</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:52:04 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says it intercepted four drones launched from Afghanistan, warns Taliban against cross-border provocations</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan's military said Wednesday that it intercepted and destroyed four drones allegedly launched from Afghanistan into southwestern Balo...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-july1</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-july1</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:23:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan urges UN Security Council to act against Israeli settlements, calls for accountability in occupied Palestinian territories</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
UNITED NATIONS -  Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council to take urgent action to halt Israeli set...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UNSC-June30</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-UNSC-June30</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:18:32 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Local accounts challenge Taliban civilian casualty claims after Pakistani airstrikes on TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan</title>
                <description> 
By Our Correspondent
KABUL/ISLAMABAD - Local Afghan residents and a former Afghan intelligence official have disputed the Af...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-PAF-June30</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-PAF-June30</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:01:47 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Mixed signals emerge over US-Iran talks as Witkoff heads to Qatar, CNN reports</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
DOHA -  Conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran have cast uncertainty over the future of US-Iran diplomacy,...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Iran-june30</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Iran-june30</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:01:24 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over Karachi attack, says Afghan nationals involved</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan has summoned the Afghan Taliban administration's chargé d'affaires and lodged a strong di...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-june30</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-june30</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:42:16 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan swelters under severe heatwave as temperatures near 49°C, hundreds of birds reported dead</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan is enduring an intense heatwave, with temperatures c...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-heatwaves-june30</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-heatwaves-june30</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:32:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Europe&#039;s heatwave kills over 1,300 as roads buckle, traffic signals melt and power grids come under strain</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
GENEVA -  More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 as an intense...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/EU-Heat-june29</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/EU-Heat-june29</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:30:13 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>China adds 20 Japanese entities to export control list, citing national security</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BEIJING - China has placed 20 Japanese entities, including the National Institute for Defense Studies, on its export control list, prohibiting th...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-Japan-june29</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-Japan-june29</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:17:53 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan captured militant reveals cross-border network behind Karachi Rangers attack</title>
                <description>Photo of captured Afghan terrorist 
By The South Asia Times
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security sources on Sunday s...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Karachi-Afghanistan-attack</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Karachi-Afghanistan-attack</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:08:12 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan hits terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan, kills 29 militants</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's official said it carried out intelligence-based ground operations and precision cross-border strikes against alleged terrorist hideouts i...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-June29</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Afghanistan-June29</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:54:47 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>UK and Bahrain praise Pakistan&#039;s role in &#039;Islamabad MoU&#039; as Foreign Minister holds diplomatic calls</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
ISLAMABAD -  Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held separate t...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UK-Pakistan-Bahrain</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/UK-Pakistan-Bahrain</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:01:56 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Taliban hold two Tamadon TV employees without court order, broadcaster demands release</title>
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By Our Correspondent 
 
KABUL - Two employees of Afghanistan's Tamadon TV, including its editor-in-chief, have been held by the Taliban for six day...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/TV-closed-afghanistan</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/TV-closed-afghanistan</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:52:45 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan says Indian-sponsored terrorists attack Rangers camp in southern port city of Karachi, 3 personnel killed</title>
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By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday that "Indian-sponsored terrorists" attacked a Pakistan Ra...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Karachi-Rangers-attacked</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Karachi-Rangers-attacked</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:38:29 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 1,430 as massive rescue effort continues</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
VENZUELA - The death toll from the twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela has climbed to 1,430, while thousands more remain injured or displaced as rescue t...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Venzuela-earthquake-june28</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Venzuela-earthquake-june28</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:27:03 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan army killed 8 terrorists, including a suicide bomber, in southwestern Balochistan province</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's security forces neutralized eight terrorists, including a suicide bomber, during two intelligence-driven op...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Balochistan-Pak-miliatnts</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Balochistan-Pak-miliatnts</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:11:34 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Iran pledge continued cooperation amid US-Iran strikes</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with Ir...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Iran-june27</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pak-Iran-june27</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:03:32 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Venezuela earthquake death toll soars to 920 as rescue efforts intensify</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 


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                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Venzuela-earthquake-june27</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Venzuela-earthquake-june27</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:33:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 235 as nation struggles with &#039;seismic doublet&#039; devastation</title>
                <description>Photo Courtesy - Anadolu Agency
By The South Asia Times
 
CARACAS -  The death toll from We...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Venzuela-earthquake-june26</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Venzuela-earthquake-june26</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:12:30 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>North Korea&#039;s Kim oversees tests of upgraded weapons, vows &#039;deadly and destructive&#039; offensive posture</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised tests of major weapons systems on Thursday, including an upgraded mu...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/NorthKorea-Kim-June26</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/NorthKorea-Kim-June26</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:40:04 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Europe&#039;s heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths as temperatures shatter records</title>
                <description>File photo 
By The South Asia Times
 
LONDON/PARIS - A record-breaking heatwave sweeping across Europe has been linked to hundreds of de...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/EU-Heatwave-june25</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/EU-Heatwave-june25</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:51:02 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan and Türkiye sign three energy MoUs to boost power sector cooperation</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Türkiye have taken a significant step forward in their energy partnership with the signing of three Memoranda of Underst...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Turkiye-june25</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Turkiye-june25</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:08:55 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US-Iran technical talks to resume next week, Pakistan confirms</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Foreign Office announced that technical-level negotiations between the United States and Iran under the Isl...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-fo-june25</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-fo-june25</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:23:13 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan and China urge UN to bridge &#039;implementation gap&#039; of Security Council resolutions, citing Kashmir and Palestine</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
United Nations - Pakistan and China convened a high-level Arria-Formula meetin...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-Pakistan-june25</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/China-Pakistan-june25</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:10:00 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, China back continued US-Iran dialogue following first round of mediated talks</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their support for ongoing diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran, following the fir...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-CHINA-June24</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-CHINA-June24</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:00:22 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Meloni says Trump remarks &#039;taken aback&#039; but Italy&#039;s foreign policy unchanged</title>
                <description> 
By The South Asia Times
 
Rome – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said she...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Meloni-trump-june24</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Meloni-trump-june24</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:35:44 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Iran vow to deepen cooperation and shield peace deal from &#039;spoilers&#039;</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Iran have pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors and act as an "iron wall" against forces s...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Iran-june24</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-Iran-june24</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:05:39 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan Army Chief meets Iranian President, reaffirms commitment to regional peace</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, on Tuesday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the Iranian leader's stat...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Coas-iran-president</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Coas-iran-president</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:33:10 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in Islamabad alongside President Pezeshkian</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday as part of the high-level delegation ac...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-FM-arrivalislamabad</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-FM-arrivalislamabad</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:24:49 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iranian President reaches Pakistan in first overseas trip since war with US, Israel</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a high-stakes state visit, marking his first ov...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-Pakistan-june23</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-Pakistan-june23</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:18:44 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iran&#039;s Strategic Gains from the War: When Survival Becomes Victory</title>
                <description>By Salman Ali Khan
 
The recent conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel will undoubtedly occupy a significant place in the geopolitical history of the Middle East...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-might-june23</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-might-june23</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:21:20 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>North Korea&#039;s Kim orders exponential expansion of nuclear forces amid rising tensions with US and South Korea</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "exponential" expansion of the country's nuclear arsenal, declaring that b...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kim-NK-June23</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Kim-NK-June23</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:44:00 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iranian President Pezeshkian to visit Pakistan for high-level talks on trade, energy and regional security</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
ISLAMABAD -  President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, will arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday for a state visit aimed at strengthening bil...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-president-june22</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <title>Pakistan, Qatar announce major  progress in US-Iran talks as Lake Lucerne Summit sets 60-day roadmap for final deal</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
BURGENSTOCK, Switzerland - The United States and Iran have agreed to a 60-day roadmap aimed at reaching a comprehensive agreement under the Islamabad Memorandu...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-iranSWiss</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:03:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Arab partners back Middle East peace efforts in meeting with Egypt&#039;s Sisi</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
CAIRO -  Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minis...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Egypt-sisi-meeting</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:59:08 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan back US-Iran deal, urge swift progress toward lasting agreement</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
CAIRO -  Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye on Saturday welcomed the landmark agreement signed between the Unit...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Group-4-meeting</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Group-4-meeting</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:53:06 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US VP Vance praises Pakistan&#039;s Field Marshal Asim Munir as key architect of US-Iran diplomacy</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland -  US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday hailed Pa...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/VP-US-Pakistan</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/VP-US-Pakistan</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:42:49 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US says ‘great progress’ made in Iran talks as technical negotiations begin in Switzerland</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland -  US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said significant progress had been made in talks with...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Iran-talksbegin</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/US-Iran-talksbegin</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:19:20 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan PM, military chief arrives in Switzerland for first high-level talks on US-Iran accord implementation</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times 
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday arrived in Bürgenstock, Switzerland to participate in high-level talks focu...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pm-cdf-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pm-cdf-june20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:31:05 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan President warns India over mosque demolitions, citing threat to Muslim heritage</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD– Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed "deep concern" o...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/MOSQUE-INDIA-JUNE20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/MOSQUE-INDIA-JUNE20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:43:31 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan PM Sharif to lead delegation at US-Iran talks in Switzerland</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Bürgenstock, Switzerland – Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-PM-June20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Pakistan-PM-June20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:28:08 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US-Iran technical talks to resume in Switzerland on Sunday, Pakistan confirms</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD – Technical-level negotiations between the United States and I...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-talksSunday</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Iran-US-talksSunday</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:28:06 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan&#039;s interior minister arrives in Tehran as US signals possible Iran talks within days</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TEHRAN - Pakistan’s Interior Minister has arrived in Tehran and held meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Naqvi-Iran-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Naqvi-Iran-june20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:57:36 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>&#039;I and Italy never beg&#039;: Meloni slams Trump over &#039;fabricated&#039; photo claim as diplomatic row escalates</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Rome/Washington – A dramatic diplomatic row erupted between the United S...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Meloni-trump-clash</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Meloni-trump-clash</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:00:39 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Former Pakistan foreign minister acquitted, four PTI leaders get 10 years in May 9 riot case</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan's northeastern city of Lahore on Saturday acquitted former foreign minister Shah M...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PTI-Khan-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/PTI-Khan-june20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:40:42 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Twin roadside bombings kill seven in northwestern Pakistan amid surge in militant violence</title>
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By The South Asia Times 
 
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least seven people were killed and three others wounded in twin roadside bo...</description>

                <link>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Bannu-blast-june20</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://thesouthasiatimes.com/story/Bannu-blast-june20</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:39:07 +0500</pubDate>
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