MECCA DEFENCE PACT / Turkey, KSA, Pakistan to hold first meeting today
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Israeli airstrike kills two people in Gaza
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Middle East
Pakistan suspends eight officials after infant ward fire
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South Asia
Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
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World
UKRAINE ENERGY SECTOR / Russia gears up for ‘massive strikes’
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World
NEPAL-CHINA FLASH FLOODS / Survivors return to ruins to salvage memories
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World
Iceland votes ‘No’ to resuming EU talks
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World
7 die, 23 missing in ferry capsize off Northern Cyprus
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World
‘Recognise your real enemy’
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World
'We are standing firm,' Maduro says in posts from prison
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Iran plans to turn university site hit in US-Israeli strikes into museum
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
3 May 2026
OPEC+ to make first post-UAE production decision
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.
3 May 2026
US not likely to accept new Iran peace proposal: Trump
Tehran had submitted a 14-point proposal to mediator Pakistan
3 May 2026
Trump says US could restart Iran strikes 'if they misbehave'
Trump has said repeatedly that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon
3 May 2026
‘Ready for talks or war’
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.
3 May 2026
2 Gaza flotilla activists detained for questioning: Israel
They were intercepted by Israeli forces overnight Wednesday to Thursday
2 May 2026
China rejects US sanctions on firms buying Iranian oil
China is a key customer for Iranian oil
2 May 2026
Iran senior military official says renewed conflict with US 'likely'
Exchange of proposals fails to ease standoff over nuclear programme and sanctions
2 May 2026
Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says
Transferred urgently to Zanjan hospital after fainting and severe cardiac episode
2 May 2026
Australia worried over mouse infestation's impact on food supply
Australia's government said on Saturday it was worried about a plague of mice in the west and would keep working with industry to curb its impact on food supply.
2 May 2026
Trump says US Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports
The war has raised oil prices and led to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for about 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments
2 May 2026
Trump says will raise US tariffs on EU cars to 25%
He accuses German automakers like Mercedes-Benz and BMW of ripping off Americans
2 May 2026
Trump says 'not satisfied' with new Iran proposal
Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, the IRNA news agency reported, without detailing its contents
2 May 2026
US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say
Some 35,000 US military personnel are stationed in Germany
2 May 2026
Iran activates air defences as Trump faces congressional deadline
UN chief Guterres calls Hormuz closure ‘strangling the global economy’
1 May 2026
Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
The conflict has aggravated Iran's dire economic problems, risking calamity after the war
1 May 2026
Iran activates air defences as Trump faces congressional deadline
Activated for around 20 minutes to counter small aircraft and reconnaissance drones, reports Iranian media
1 May 2026
US charges governor of Mexican state with drug trafficking
The US Justice Department on Wednesday charged the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa and other officials with drug trafficking.
1 May 2026
287 nominations for Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Institute yesterday announced that 287 nominations had been submitted for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
1 May 2026
Fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia
Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway conference wrapped up in Colombia on Wednesday -- but now face the harder work of turning words into action.
1 May 2026