Trump warns Iran 'will be laughing no longer' amid negotiations

He also accused Tehran of "laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country"
11 May 2026

Tehran sends US truce response to Islamabad

Iran responded to Washington’s latest peace proposal yesterday, after drones threatened several Gulf region targets and Tehran warned it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes.
11 May 2026

Trump says US would need two weeks to hit all Iran targets

The comments come as Iran is reported to have responded to the latest US proposal on ending the conflict
10 May 2026

Iran army says countries siding with US to 'face difficulties' in Hormuz

Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, issued a similar warning in a post on X
10 May 2026

Militia kill at least 69 in DR Congo: local, security sources

A militia attack killed at least 69 people in Ituri province in the conflict-torn northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local and security sources told AFP Saturday
10 May 2026

Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat

Australia's right-wing populist One Nation party, which wants to emulate US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportations, vowed to focus on ending mass migration, after winning its first seat in the country's lower house.
10 May 2026

US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz

Relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz early today after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran's response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.
10 May 2026

Car bomb attack on checkpoint kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan: police

Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and opened fire on police, killing at least 12 and wounding five, officials said on Sunday
10 May 2026

Putin believes Russia-Ukraine war is coming to an end

Meeting with Zelenskiy only possibe once peace deal agreed, Putin
10 May 2026

Spain’s Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain's Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated
10 May 2026

Pakistan eyes Chinese capital markets with panda bond

Pakistan Finance Minister Aurangzeb says economy was showing signs of recovery, including rising exports and remittances, despite the war in Iran
10 May 2026

Israel built and defended a secret base in Iraq for Iran war: WSJ report

Israel built the installation, which housed special forces and served as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force, with the knowledge of the US just before the war
10 May 2026

Volcanic eruption kills three hikers in Indonesia

Three hikers -- two Singaporeans and a local -- died in an eruption Friday of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano where they found themselves in a no-go zone, officials said.
10 May 2026

Iran casts doubt on US peace efforts

Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy yesterday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position.
10 May 2026

UK PM vows to ‘listen to voters’ after polls drubbing

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Saturday he would “listen to voters” after his Labour party received a historic drubbing in local and regional elections.
10 May 2026

Putin chides Nato in speech at scaled-back Victory Day parade

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an “aggressive force” backed by all of Nato and described his war goals as “just”, as he addressed a scaled back Victory Day parade on Red Square.
10 May 2026

European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Cruise ship will continue to Netherlands for disinfection
9 May 2026

WHO chief tells Tenerife people that risk from hantavirus-hit ship 'low'

Passengers to be evacuated under strict security and health measures
9 May 2026