Iran seizes ships in strait after Trump halts attacks
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El Salvador holds mass trial for 486 alleged gang members
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Russia says it has taken 1,700 sq km of Ukraine this year
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UN urges help for stranded Hormuz sailors
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US will indefinitely extend ceasefire, unclear if Iran agrees
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22 April 2026, 02:42 AM US-Israel war on Iran
War to resume if talks fail
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22 April 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
US imposes new sanctions against suppliers of weapons to Iran
Reuters, Washington
22 April 2026, 01:42 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Vance still in Washington as uncertainty mounts over US-Iran talks
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22 April 2026, 01:21 AM US-Israel war on Iran

Reuters wins Pulitzer for investigation of fentanyl trade

For their seven-part series, "Fentanyl Express," Reuters reporters purchased all the ingredients needed to produce fentanyl, revealing how the Chinese chemicals fueling America's synthetic opioid crisis are astonishingly cheap and easy to obtain – and why US authorities are failing to stop the deadly trade
5 May 2025, 19:21 PM

Francis’s popemobile converted into clinic for children of Gaza

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children’s clinic in war-torn Gaza, Catholic charity Caritas said yesterday.
5 May 2025, 18:05 PM

Israel cabinet okays plan for Gaza ‘conquest’

Israel’s security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the “conquest” of the Palestinian territory, an official said yesterday, after the army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive.
5 May 2025, 18:05 PM

Trump orders 100pc tariff on foreign-made movies

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the United States, claiming Hollywood was being “devastated” by a trend of US filmmakers and studios working abroad.
5 May 2025, 18:01 PM

Ukrainian attacks kill 3 in Russia’s Kursk region

Ukrainian attacks killed three people in the Russian border region of Kursk yesterday, the regional governor said.
5 May 2025, 18:01 PM

ICJ throws out Sudan’s genocide case against UAE

The top United Nations court yesterday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Take care of India’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dividing people and asked him to take care of India and secure borders in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM

US conducted strikes in and around Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthis yesterday accused the United States of carrying out strikes in and around Sanaa, after the Iran-backed rebels claimed a missile strike on Israel’s main airport.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump pushes for fair trade deal with China

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US was meeting with many countries, including China, on trade deals, and his main priority with China was to secure a fair trade deal.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Risks multiply in any potential Indo-Pak conflict

India and Pakistan have significantly upgraded their military capabilities since the nuclear-armed neighbours clashed in 2019, posing increased risks of escalation even in a limited conflict, former military officers and experts say.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM

19 killed after fuel tanker blast in Pakistan

More than 40 people were injured
5 May 2025, 12:37 PM

Kremlin calls for de-escalation in India-Pakistan tensions

"We hope that the parties will be able to take measures that will reduce tensions"
5 May 2025, 12:32 PM

Trump says he wants a fair trade deal with China

US officials were speaking with Chinese officials about a variety of different things
5 May 2025, 05:57 AM

Trump says he won't seek a third term

Trump has drawn widespread criticism for repeatedly brushing up against constitutional guardrails
5 May 2025, 03:53 AM

Houthis report US strikes after Israel vows revenge for airport attack

The Houthi-run Saba news agency put the blame on "American aggression"
5 May 2025, 02:34 AM

Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

The jail will house "America's most ruthless and violent Offenders", says Trump
5 May 2025, 02:26 AM

Russia says willing to help resolve India-Pakistan differences over Kashmir

Lavrov's conversation with Dar took place two days after he spoke with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
5 May 2025, 02:15 AM

Houthi missile hits Israel airport area

A missile landed inside the perimeter of Israel’s main airport yesterday, wounding six people, halting flights and gouging a wide crater, in an attack claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
4 May 2025, 18:01 PM

Five cops kidnapped

A separatist militant group in southwestern Pakistan yesterday claimed an attack on a prison van in which five police officers were taken hostage.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

S’pore ruling party wins polls in landslide

Voters have handed Singapore’s long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming US tariffs.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM