Iran yesterday said it was once again closing the vital Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, as Iranian and US negotiators prepared to converge on Switzerland for talks on implementing a deal to end the Middle East war.

The UN special envoy for Myanmar on Friday called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi, as the opposition icon spent her 81st birthday under detention inside the military-controlled nation.

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least nine people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni fired back at US President Donald Trump yesterday, saying his “constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless” after he escalated a diplomatic row by accusing her of repeatedly seeking a photograph with him.

He accuses her of trying to repair relations with Washington for domestic political reasons

Health ministry reports 12,121 wounded since March 2

State media confirms departure of negotiating delegation

Pakistani and Qatari mediators to participate

Fresh clashes erupt between Israel and Hezbollah despite ceasefire 

Trump says he urged Israel to agree to ceasefire

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At Bandhagen school in Stockholm, fourth-grade students read aloud from printed materials after spending part of the lesson reading books of their choice -- a scene that reflects Sweden's broader shift back toward paper-based learning

The disease had been found in a migratory sea bird, a brown skua, in remote Western Australia, and the result confirmed by the national science agency.

Immigration, trade and the economy were all key issues during the Brexit campaign

Italian PM says US president fabricated account of G7 meeting

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire yesterday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed.

The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a “deadly illusion”, the UN charged yesterday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped.

Veteran UK Labour politician Andy Burnham emphatically won a crunch by-election yesterday, securing a parliamentary seat and clearing the way for a widely expected leadership challenge against beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

US President Donald Trump’s interim deal to end the Iran war has sparked sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats, raising questions about its long-term impact.

Cambodia’s top court yesterday suspended a prison sentence handed to opposition politician Rong Chhun but upheld a ban on him running for office, his lawyer said.