Iran tightens its grip on Hormuz as talks uncertain
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US-Israel war on Iran
Targeted killing of journalists / Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime
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Climate issue scrubbed from G7 climate meeting!
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UK, France agree 3-year deal to stop illegal crossings
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Attack on Pak mining project kills 10; 8 injured
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Indian state polls / First phase of voting held in West Bengal
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Hackers steal $2.5m from Sri Lanka finance ministry
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US says forces boarded tanker carrying Iranian oil
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Trump orders US Navy to destroy boats laying mines in Hormuz
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Iran economy looks set to withstand US naval blockade
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Israel still eyeing a limited attack on Iran's nuclear facilities
Israeli officials have vowed to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon
20 April 2025, 03:42 AM
Netanyahu says military to increase pressure on Hamas
Palestinian health authorities said at least 50 Palestinians had been killed in strikes on Saturday.
20 April 2025, 03:38 AM
Zelensky says Ukraine will observe Putin's Easter truce but claims violations
The 30-hour truce would be the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the three-year conflict.
20 April 2025, 03:30 AM
Harvard says Trump admin doubled down after sending letter reported as unauthorised
The administration had already sent a list of demands on April 3 to Harvard for the elite school to continue receiving federal funding.
20 April 2025, 03:18 AM
US, Iran report progress in nuclear talks, will meet again
Tehran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi declared it a "good meeting" that yielded progress
20 April 2025, 03:10 AM
Another round of anti-Trump protests hits US cities
Thousands of protesters rallied in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies
20 April 2025, 02:40 AM
High early voting numbers ahead of Canada election
Recent polling puts the Liberals led by incumbent Mark Carney at around 44 percent support, leading the Conservative opposition under Pierre Poilievre at around 38 percent
20 April 2025, 02:35 AM
US top court pauses deportation of Venezuelans
The US Supreme Court yesterday paused the Trump administration’s deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law.
19 April 2025, 18:52 PM
Humanoid robots take part in China half-marathon
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing yesterday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course.
19 April 2025, 18:40 PM
Putin declares Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6:00pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
19 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Trump goes to war with the Fed
Donald Trump’s simmering discontent with the US Federal Reserve boiled over this week, with the president threatening to take the unprecedented step of ousting the head of the fiercely independent central bank.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
143 dead in DR Congo boat fire
At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran, US end talks in Rome
Iran and the United States yesterday agreed to hold another round of talks next week over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Iranian state TV reported, as they ended their second round of negotiations in Rome over their decades-long standoff.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel still eyeing an attack: report
Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months despite President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US was, for now, unwilling to support such a move, according to an Israeli official and two other people familiar with the matter.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Deprivation by design’: UN 92 killed by Israel in two days
Israeli strikes killed at least 92 people in the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours, the health ministry said yesterday, as UN said the tiny Palestinian territory is being subjected to “deprivation by design”.
19 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran, US hold second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome
Tehran and Washington have had no diplomatic relations since shortly after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution
19 April 2025, 11:57 AM
Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food
"We never expected to eat a turtle"
19 April 2025, 11:13 AM
Tunisia hands jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to opposition leaders
Rights groups say Saied has had full control over the judiciary since he dissolved parliament in 2021
19 April 2025, 07:17 AM
Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension
Court ruled that the man's conduct could undermine public trust in the system
19 April 2025, 06:12 AM
Trump admin seeks records from Harvard on foreign funding and ties
US law requires universities to report donations from foreign sources exceeding $250,000 in a year.
19 April 2025, 04:21 AM