Iran shuts Hormuz again
Agencies
7 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Iran says reviewing 'new proposals' from US
AFP, Tehran
9 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
India summons Iranian envoy after ship attack in Hormuz
AFP, New Delhi
9 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Trump says Iran cannot 'blackmail us' with Strait of Hormuz
AFP, Washington
10 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Pope says he regrets his remarks interpreted as a debate with Trump
AFP, Aboard the Papal Plane
10 hour(s) ago World
Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Hormuz strait, UK agency says
AFP, London
18 April 2026, 18:21 PM US-Israel war on Iran
No date set for next round of Iran-US talks: Iran deputy FM
AFP, Antalya
18 April 2026, 18:17 PM US-Israel war on Iran
Iran partially reopens airspace: agency
AFP, Tehran
18 April 2026, 12:54 PM World

Iran threatens to strike military aid shipments to Israel

"We warn that sending any military or radar equipment by boat or aircraft from any country to assist the Zionist regime will be considered participation in the aggression against Islamic Iran and will be a legitimate target for the armed forces."
21 June 2025, 18:32 PM

Ex-bodyguard of slain Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike in Iran

For more than a week, Israel has been carrying out waves of air attacks on Iranian targets in the foes' worst confrontation in history
21 June 2025, 18:25 PM

US judge blocks Trump ban on foreign students at Harvard

A federal judge on Friday indefinitely paused Donald Trump’s bid to block Harvard from enrolling foreign students as the US president said a “deal” with the Ivy League school was in the works.
21 June 2025, 18:24 PM

Iran’s nuclear programme: From its origins to today’s dispute

A week ago, Israel launched an unprecedented attack against Iran, saying the country was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, a claim Tehran has always denied.
21 June 2025, 18:24 PM

Israel leading Middle East to ‘total disaster’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan yesterday accused Israel of leading the Middle East towards “total disaster” by attacking Iran on June 13.
21 June 2025, 18:24 PM

US moving third aircraft carrier to Middle East

The USS Gerald R. Ford will depart for Europe next week, a Navy official said Friday, placing a third American aircraft carrier in closer proximity to the Middle East as Israel and Iran trade strikes.
21 June 2025, 18:23 PM

India will ‘never’ restore Indus water treaty

New Delhi will “never” reinstate a key water treaty it suspended with Pakistan over deadly violence in India-administered Kashmir, the interior minister said in an interview published yesterday.
21 June 2025, 18:23 PM

Western firms giving Russia tools to make weapons: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday accused Western firms of supplying Russia with “machine tools” used to make weapons.
21 June 2025, 18:22 PM

Israeli fire kills at least 12 people in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed at least 12 people yesterday, including eight who had gathered near aid distribution sites in the Palestinian territory suffering severe food shortages.
21 June 2025, 18:21 PM

Diplomatic push loses steam

Iran says European proposals ‘unrealistic’; Trump says Europe’s diplomacy unlikely to yield results
21 June 2025, 18:15 PM

Pakistan to nominate Trump

Pakistan said on Saturday it would recommend U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade that he has said he craves, for his work in helping to resolve the recent conflict between India and Pakistan.
21 June 2025, 18:01 PM

Iran-Israel war: latest developments

If you’re just joining us, here are the latest updates on the Israel-Iran conflict.
21 June 2025, 08:13 AM

How US military power looms over the Israel-Iran conflict

Should the US become involved directly in airstrikes, numerous bases it operates from, dotted across the Middle East, might support attacks against Iran as well as become possible targets for retaliatory missile strikes.
21 June 2025, 07:44 AM
21 June 2025, 06:49 AM

Pro-Palestinian protest leader released from US custody

Khalil a legal permanent resident in the United States who is married to a US citizen and has a US-born son
21 June 2025, 03:27 AM

Nuclear diplomacy stuck, Israel says it killed top Iran commander

Israel's war with Iran entered its second week on Friday
21 June 2025, 02:16 AM

Pro-Gaza activists in UK damage planes at air base

Pro-Palestinian activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in central England yesterday, damaging and spraying red paint over two planes used for refuelling and transportation.
20 June 2025, 20:00 PM

Pope warns of AI risks to young brains

Pope Leo XIV yesterday warned of the potential consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) on the intellectual development of young people, saying it could damage their grip on reality.
20 June 2025, 19:59 PM

Myanmar junta battles guerrillas for control of jade hub

Myanmar’s junta and anti-coup guerillas battled over the country’s jade mining hub yesterday, a combatant and a local said, displacing desperate civilians as they vied for supplies of the precious stone.
20 June 2025, 19:59 PM

Violence against kids hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024: UN

From Gaza to the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence against children in conflict zones reached “unprecedented levels” in 2024, a United Nations annual report said Thursday.
20 June 2025, 19:58 PM