Awkward debut for Trump at correspondents’ dinner
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USA
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US-Israel war on Iran
Iran FM leaves Pakistan ahead of planned visit by US envoys
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World
Iran says it won’t accept ‘maximalist demands’ as Islamabad hosts peace push
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US-Israel war on Iran
US envoys headed to Pakistan for Iran war talks
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Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war
25 April 2026, 09:54 AM
Middle East
US hopes for progress, but Iran says not direct talks
25 April 2026, 06:53 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
Hope rekindles for US-Iran peace talks
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
India denounces ‘hellhole’ remark shared by Trump
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Greenpeace hit with $660m in damages in US pipeline suit
A jury in North Dakota on Wednesday ordered Greenpeace to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in a closely watched lawsuit brought by a US pipeline operator, raising serious free speech concerns.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian forces kill 30 Maoist rebels
Indian security forces yesterday killed at least 30 Maoists in two separate gun battles inside forests in Chhattisgarh state’s Bastar region, senior police officials said.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Huthis will be ‘annihilated’
US President Donald Trump said Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels “will be completely annihilated,” warning Tehran against continuing aid for the group amid an ongoing US military campaign against them.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Thousands flee as Israel expands ground ops
Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations yesterday after issuing what it called a “last warning” for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Europe meets over Ukraine peace plans
Senior military figures and European leaders yesterday gathered to thrash out plans for long-term peace in Ukraine, as the United States and Russia prepared for fresh talks on ending the war.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Top EU diplomat hails Trump offer to help Ukraine get air defences
The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s agreement to help Kyiv obtain additional air defence systems, including in Europe, as its fights Russia’s three-year invasion.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Thousands flee as Israel restarts ground ops
Hamas fires at Tel Aviv in first riposte to ‘massacres’ of Gaza civilians
20 March 2025, 15:13 PM
Iran frees Frenchman after nearly 900-day prison ordeal
Grondeau, 34, "is free and with his loved ones", Macron posted on X.
20 March 2025, 08:34 AM
Turkey detains 37 people over social media posts on detained Istanbul mayor
Turkey detained Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday
20 March 2025, 07:20 AM
US detains Indian student accusing 'Hamas links', seeks deportation
Homeland Security accused Badar Khan Suri of spreading Hamas propaganda and antisemitism on social media
20 March 2025, 05:57 AM
Trump Organization announces new India office project
India is already home to four Trump-branded residential complexes
20 March 2025, 05:53 AM
Military chiefs gather in UK to discuss Ukraine protections
It comes amid huge questions over what the group can do after Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded an end to Western military aid to Ukraine as a condition for any end to fighting.
20 March 2025, 03:56 AM
Trump order to dismantle Education Dept expected Thursday: reports
Trump's education secretary, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, issued a memo shortly after her swearing in on March 3 saying the agency would be beginning its "final mission."
20 March 2025, 03:13 AM
Evidence mounts that universe's dark energy is changing over time
The findings announced on Wednesday are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos, focusing upon dark energy.
20 March 2025, 03:08 AM
Member of Musk's DOGE takes up senior post at USAID
Pete Marocco, who played a major role in the dismantling of the agency, will return to the State Department
20 March 2025, 02:51 AM
White House says US judges 'usurping' Trump's authority
Trump personally called for the judge's impeachment on Tuesday, saying Boasberg was "a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack Hussein Obama."
20 March 2025, 02:42 AM
Israel restarts ground operations, issues 'last warning' to Gazans
The renewed offensive shattered a relative calm that had pervaded since truce took hold mid-January.
20 March 2025, 02:34 AM
Trump, Zelenskiy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine
Trump briefed Zelenskiy on his phone call on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin
20 March 2025, 02:24 AM
Rocked by Trump, EU seeks to kickstart defence push
The EU on Wednesday will look to fire the starting pistol on plans to help member states bolster their defences, as Europe grapples with an aggressive Russia and the potential loss of US security protections.
19 March 2025, 19:01 PM
Astronauts return home after being ‘stranded’ in space for 9 months
Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint.
19 March 2025, 19:00 PM