Iran, US receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire, source says

Two‑tier proposal: immediate ceasefire, deal in 15–20 days
6 April 2026, 14:50 PM

US-Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intelligence chief: Guards

US-Israeli strikes killed Major General Majid Khademi, the Guards said
6 April 2026, 14:41 PM

AirAsia X to raise fares, cut capacity over Mideast war

Malaysia-based carrier trims 10% of flights but maintains plans to launch Bahrain hub and expand beyond Southeast Asia
6 April 2026, 13:28 PM

Sri Lanka raises cooking gas prices by 23 percent

Fuel and electricity prices already raised last month
6 April 2026, 13:28 PM

UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal

‘Strait cannot be weaponised,’ says UAE official
6 April 2026, 13:10 PM

Defiant Iran ramps up attacks after Trump warning

Israel, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported a barrage of missile and drone strikes early Monday.
6 April 2026, 10:08 AM

Trump vows 'hell' for Iran if Strait stays shut, says a deal is possible

Trump tells Iran to open Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday
6 April 2026, 09:49 AM

Trump makes stark threat to Iran after US airman rescued

The war, which erupted on February 28 with deadly US-Israeli strikes on Tehran, has engulfed the Middle East and strained the global economy
6 April 2026, 09:42 AM

War on Iran: latest developments

Gas outages hit parts of Tehran after a strike on a university, according to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB
6 April 2026, 09:37 AM

US crude benchmark opens over $113, Brent above $110

President Donald Trump has set a Tuesday deadline for Iran to end the war and reopen shipping in the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway
6 April 2026, 08:36 AM

US, Iran and mediators make push for 45-day ceasefire, Axios reports

The mediators are discussing the terms of a two-phased deal, the report said
6 April 2026, 08:25 AM

What we know about the race to rescue downed US airman in Iran

Here is what we know based on public statements and media reports
6 April 2026, 08:24 AM

German men must inform military of extended foreign trips

A new German military service law will require most young men to inform authorities when leaving the country for long periods, with a newspaper report on the little-noticed provision prompting widespread debate.
6 April 2026, 05:51 AM

US forces recover F‑15 pilot in Iran

President Donald Trump yesterday said US forces safely extracted a second airman downed in Iran, calling it “one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations” in its history.
6 April 2026, 02:26 AM

What we do and don’t know

The second US serviceman whose aircraft was shot down on Iranian soil has been rescued in a bold operation which marks a clear success for the US president at a time when he is under mounting pressure to end a war.
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Israeli strike kills 4 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency and a hospital reported that an Israeli strike on a group of civilians in the Palestinian territory yesterday killed four people and wounded several others.
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM

US satellite firm declares blackout

US satellite imagery company Planet Labs said Saturday it will stop publishing high-resolution aerial pictures of the area involved in the Middle East war, following a request from President Donald Trump’s government.
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Iraqi ships can pass Strait of Hormuz

Iran has announced that Iraqi ships are free to pass the Strait of Hormuz, the latest sign of Tehran easing its stranglehold on the critical conduit for global energy supplies.
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM

600-mile strike push

The United States is set to commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to its ongoing military campaign against Iran, significantly depleting stockpiles earmarked for other regions, according to a Bloomberg report.
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Ukraine hits oil refinery, Baltic Sea port in Russia

Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s NORSI oil refinery in the central Nizhny Novgorod region overnight, Ukrainian drone forces commander Robert Brovdi said yesterday.
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM