Military says foreign armed forces will be 'targeted and attacked' if they approach

Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire came into effect on April 8, and Iran's stranglehold on the strategic strait following US-Israeli attacks on Tehran has been a main point of contention

President Donald Trump said Sunday that "very positive discussions" were underway with Iran on finding a solution to the war, but nevertheless added US forces will soon start escorting ships out of the blocked Strait of Hormuz

Public hearings began with members of Sydney's Jewish community expected to talk about their experience of antisemitism

Pope Leo yesterday marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning persistent violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed while reporting from conflict zones.

President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on Washington’s decision to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany, as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the Iran war.

Under hazy spring sunshine, hundreds of young Seoulites on Saturday turned up at a park by the Han River at the invitation of the city government to try to do something many overworked South Koreans never get enough of - sleep.

Ukraine yesterday said it had hit several Russian ships -- a cruise missile carrier and three shadow fleet tankers -- as both sides fired hundreds of drones in a spree that killed at least five people.

Donald Trump has said he is reviewing the latest peace proposal from Tehran, but cast doubt on the prospect of a diplomatic breakthrough by claiming Iran had not yet “paid a big enough price” for its past wrongs.

Israel yesterday approved a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire two combat squadrons of fighter jets from the United States, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it would “reinforce” its air superiority.

A state-backed Nigerian militia, operating alongside the military, killed scores of ethnic Fulani herders in a raid, local sources have told AFP.

Netanyahu says it would bolster Israel’s ‘overwhelming air superiority’

Iranian authorities plan to turn a bombsite at a university in central Iran into a museum about the impact of US-Israeli strikes, an official said

The UAE, one of the world's top producers, announced April 28 it was withdrawing from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the expanded OPEC+ group, after chafing at their production quotas. The withdrawal took effect on Friday.

Tehran had submitted a 14-point proposal to mediator Pakistan

Trump has said repeatedly that Iran can never ​have a nuclear weapon

Iran said yesterday that it was up to the United States whether to pursue a negotiated settlement or to return to open war, but that Tehran was ready for either outcome.

They were intercepted by Israeli forces overnight Wednesday to Thursday

China is a key customer for Iranian oil

Exchange of proposals fails to ease standoff over nuclear programme and sanctions