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Trump-Iran war talks: Pakistan offers to facilitate

Trump-Iran war talks: Pakistan offers to facilitate

Published by Sam Flores

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L) attend the Peace Council meeting held during the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty Images Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his country is willing to host talks between the U.S. and Iran in pursuit of a “comprehensive settlement” of the ongoing war. “Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the WAR in Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability in region and beyond,” Sharif said on X. “Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict,” he said. The post tagged the social media profiles of President Donald Trump, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Trump, on his Truth Social platform, shared a screenshot of Sharif’s post later Tuesday morning. The messaging followed reporting that …

Israel targets Iran’s internal security establishment to facilitate postwar uprising

Israel targets Iran’s internal security establishment to facilitate postwar uprising

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The rubble of a police station, in Tehran, Iran, on March 4, 2026. AFP A brief dogfight played out in the skies over Tehran on the morning of Wednesday, March 4. An Israeli F-35 fighter jet, flying as part of a bombing run on the Iranian capital, climbed above the clouds, veering away from an enemy Yak-130 fighter, which had drawn close enough for the pilot to see. The Iranian aircraft was then quickly shot down. Where had it taken off from? Israel bombed the runways at the military airports in Tabriz, Shiraz and Kish Island on the first day of the war, Saturday, February 28, rendering them unusable and also destroying both aircraft and radar installations. By Sunday, March 1, at 9:15 am, the Israeli military considered their air route to the capital city clear. On Wednesday, it claimed to have full control of the airspace over Tehran. While the American air forces concentrate their firepower on Iran’s western provinces and its missile launchers, Israel has struck a wide range of sites across the …

NGA won’t facilitate White House meeting after Moore, Polis blocked from attending

NGA won’t facilitate White House meeting after Moore, Polis blocked from attending

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The National Governors Association (NGA) will no longer facilitate its annual meeting at the White House on Friday after President Trump rescinded invitations to Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado.  The White House will still host governors for a business breakfast Friday and a lavish dinner Saturday, an NGA spokesperson… Source link

Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents

Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents

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Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference. The standard, developed with companies like Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target, and Walmart, lets agents work across different parts of customer buying processes, including discovery and post-purchase support. The core idea is that the standard could facilitate these various parts of the process instead of requiring connections with different agents. Google said that it also works with other agentic protocols, such as Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) — which Google announced last year — Agent2Agent (A2A), and Model Context Protocol (MCP). The company specified that Agents and Businesses can pick and choose specific extensions of the protocol that suits their needs. Image Credits: Google The company said that it will soon use UCP for eligible Google product listings in AI mode in search and the Gemini apps to let shoppers check out directly from U.S.-based retailers while researching a product. Users will be able to pay using Google Pay and pass on the …