38,000 women, girls killed till end of 2025: UN

Over 38,000 women and girls were killed in the Gaza war by the end of 2025, the UN estimated yesterday, amounting to over half of the 71,000 deaths recorded by the territory’s health ministry.
18 April 2026

Mandelson row: British PM again under pressure to resign

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure to resign yesterday despite sacking a senior official following news that Britain’s former ambassador to the United States had failed security vetting but was still handed the job.
18 April 2026

China intensifies Iran diplomacy

China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with US President Donald Trump while trying not to alienate Tehran.
18 April 2026

Trump says ‘no money’ to be involved in any Iran nuclear deal

No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form, he says
17 April 2026
17 April 2026

Trump says US helping Iran remove mines from Hormuz

Iran, with the help of the US, has removed, or is removing, all sea mines, he says
17 April 2026

Trump says Israel banned from bombing Lebanon

'Enough is enough!!!' — Trump in social media post
17 April 2026

Strait of Hormuz open: Iran's foreign minister

Trump welcomes Iranian announcement
17 April 2026

Average of 47 women and girls killed daily during Gaza war, UN says

Around one million women and girls are displaced in Gaza, UN Women says
17 April 2026

First loaded Iranian oil tankers exit Gulf since US blockade: Kpler

Two sanctioned Iranian container ships exited the Gulf via the strait earlier this week
17 April 2026

Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi to discuss ways to end Iran war, source says

Ministers from the four countries held two meetings in March
17 April 2026

Myanmar cuts ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, frees former president

Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since the end of her marathon trials
17 April 2026

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN

Rohingyas undertake perilous sea journeys every year in search of better living conditions
17 April 2026

Mamdani destroying New York: Trump

“It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG,” Trump further said
17 April 2026

Israel and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Iran may meet US over weekend

If the Lebanon ceasefire clears the way for a broader peace deal with ​Iran, it would be a significant win for the Trump administration
17 April 2026

Trump characterises Iran war as a 'little diversion'

Only 36% of voters approve of how Trump was handling the situation with Iran, poll shows
17 April 2026

Trump says Iran deal 'very close,' may go to Pakistan to sign

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump added that Tehran had agreed to hand over its store of enriched uranium, as the two countries mull further talks in Islamabad
17 April 2026

Lebanon commits to stopping Hezbollah attacks in Israel ceasefire deal: US

The US State Department said that the ceasefire reached between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday entails a committment by Beirut to prevent any Hezbollah attacks.
17 April 2026

Nepal panel to probe property, assets

Nepal’s new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Himalayan nation.
17 April 2026