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Switzerland has announced the postponement of talks that were scheduled to take place today between the United States and Iran at the Burgenstock mountain resort, without setting a new date.Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman Nicolas Bidault said that his country remains fully committed to its efforts to promote dialogue, emphasizing that Switzerland stands ready to facilitate any future meetings.The announcement came after US Vice President JD Vance delayed a planned visit to Switzerland today, as part of talks related to implementing the memorandum of understanding signed between Washington and Tehran.The United States and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding electronically on Wednesday, aiming to end the military escalation that began on February 28. Source link
Two people were killed and eight others injured when a three-story building collapsed in Kota, Rajasthan, in northwestern India.Indian police reported that a building in the Kota area collapsed suddenly, killing two and injuring eight others, five of whom are in stable condition. Building collapses are common in India, affecting both new and old structures. Construction experts attribute these incidents to mismanagement, citing the use of substandard building materials and the lack of oversight and enforcement of construction safety standards for both buildings and workers. Source link
Iranian authorities have arrested 11 members of an outlawed Kurdish group on suspicion of committing acts of sabotage, state television said yesterday. The arrest of the 11 alleged members of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) – considered a terrorist group in Iran – comes in the wake of mass anti-government protests last month. Since its formation in 2004, the PJAK – an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – has staged operations against the Iranian military. The 11 people arrested in west Iran were “in direct contact with PJAK elements, seeking to launch sabotage actions and to disturb the population’s security”, the Fars news agency said. “They were identified and arrested before they were able to commit the act,” it added, citing Mohsen Karimi, a regional commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Both the governments of Turkiye and the United States also consider the PJAK to be a terrorist organisation. Source link
Al-Attiyah suffers broken wheel and resultant suspension damage while leading the event Abdulaziz al-Kuwari and his brother Nasser ended a 10-year wait for a third FIA Middle East Rally Championship victory when they secured a second win at the Qatar International Rally yesterday. The Qatari duo trailed runaway leader Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah for three-quarters of the event but hit the front when the defending champion suffered a broken wheel and resultant suspension damage after nine of the event’s 12 gravel stages to the north of Doha. From then on, the Sarrazin Skoda Fabia RS duo stayed clear of trouble over the remaining three special stages to follow up their 2012 victory in Qatar at the wheel of a Mini S2000. Al-Kuwari had also notched up success on a candidate event in Oman back in 2014 and picked up maximum MERC points in Cyprus the same year. His brother only came back as a stand-in co-driver for this event after announcing his retirement from the sport last year. The delighted Qatari had a flattering winning margin of 5min 08.8sec. He said: “Fourteen years I didn’t win the event and, 14 years, my brother was never next to me on this event. I brought him back. I said he had to retire at home. It was good to come back and win the rally. I never pushed 100%. I never had a penalty or a puncture, maybe one of the only ones. There is a limit you have to stay below. The team did a great job. Thanks to the QMMF and Sarrazin Motorsport. Now, for sure, I will ask the QMMF if I can continue the Middle East championship. I think I deserve it. I am always there.” Nasser al-Kuwari added: “When my brother tried to push me to come back, I had a feeling that we were going to win it. This will be my last race and we have won it. I am so happy for my brother, my father, my family, the QMMF. I am proud of my brother. This is the end of my career.” Al-Attiyah’s goal of a 19th Qatar victory fizzled out on the road section after stage nine. The Qatari and co-driver Candido Carrera had completed the stage with a broken rear-left wheel and damaged suspension on their Autotek Skoda Fabia RS. They were forced to change the wheel and make emergency repairs on the side of the road after the stage but the wheel was hanging at an angle and there was a small fire when they began the return to Lusail. The Qatari tried a couple of times to make further repairs and made it back to Lusail within his maximum lateness, albeit on three rotating wheels, before throwing in the towel. He admitted that he thought he had a puncture and drove to the end of the stage, not realising that the wheel had broken and damaged the suspension. Saudi Arabia’s Hamza Bakhashab and his Irish co-driver Lorcan Moore applied the pressure on local youngster Mohammed al-Marri and Frenchman Pierre Delorme as the leg progressed and took full advantage of a large time loss for the young Qatari on stage 10 to secure second overall in a Jameel Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. It was the Saudi’s third ever special stage rally after the WRC event in Saudi Arabia last November and Oman last month. Al-Marri delivered a memorable performance on his first outing in a Citroën C3 Rally2 but was forced to retire after the 10th stage with a broken suspension rod. Nasser Khalifa al-Atya and Ziad Chehab finished on the final step of the podium in their Motortune Ford Fiesta and al-Atya claimed maximum points in the FIA Master Driver category for the second event in succession.Shaker Jweihan completely dominated the FIA MERC2 category with Mustafa Juma in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X for a second time in three weeks. Despite a bent suspension arm for the opening loop of stages, the Jordanian finished fourth and romped to class victory by 13min 20.8sec. Rashid al-Muhannadi and Gary McElhinney moved into a useful lead in the FIA MERC4 category on the first stage of the morning when Khalifa Saleh al-Attiyah was sidelined with technical problems. The defending champions increased their advantage as the day progressed in a QMMF-backed Peugeot 208 but a penultimate stage retirement with transmission issues enabled rivals Ahmad Shaheen al-Muhannadi and Taha al-Zadjali to take the lead. They then rolled in the last stage and gifted victory and fifth place to Nouef al-Sowaidi and Aisvydas Paliukenas. Ahmed al-Kuwari and Baptiste Cerrato finished sixth in the second of the Peugeots. The Italian duo of Christiano Gabbarrini and Alessandro Forni were seventh in a Yamaha Quaddy YXZ 1000R and the Omani duo of Zakariya al-Aamri and Mohammed al-Mazrui finished eighth in a Subaru Impreza N14 and picked up points for second in MERC2. Charbel Chebly drove well on his Qatar debut with Carlos Hanna, finished third in MERC2 and ninth overall. Mohammed Mansoor Parol (Mitsubishi), Shadi El-Fakih (Renault) and Jassim al-Muqahwi (Mitsubishi) rounded off the 12 finishers.Abdullah al-Rawahi retired before the restart. The Omani had suffered several time-consuming punctures during leg one and had back pain as a result of his injury in Lebanon last year. Source link
At least eight people have died as a result of the Tropical Storm Basyang, according to the Philippine authorities.Deputy Spokesman for the Philippine Office of Civil Defense Diego Agustin Mariano explained that four people died in Cagayan de Oro City as a result of a landslide that swept through a residential area. Three others died in Iligan City due to flooding, and one person drowned in Agusan del Norte province. Local authorities indicated that about 3,800 families were affected by the rising floodwater levels in some areas, prompting the evacuation of more than 2,000 people in Cagayan de Oro. Thousands of travelers across the country were also stranded after cruises were suspended due to bad weather. Source link
