Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
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Asia
August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
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Environment
Trump promises each American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
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United States
15 tankers, ships attacked near Hormuz strait
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World
US war on Iran: Oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since July
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Europe
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
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Middle East
RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA PORT CITY / Ukraine strikes oil terminal, naval base
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World
In Brief / Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood relief
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World
In Brief / Yemen rebels report dozens of Saudi strikes
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World
Israel approves deal to buy fighter jets from US
Netanyahu says it would bolster Israel’s ‘overwhelming air superiority’
3 May 2026
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
Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine in phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, adding the two leaders discussed the Middle East war and Ukraine.
1 May 2026
Israeli strikes kill 4 more in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health officials said, as Hamas leaders met mediators in Cairo to discuss ways to reinvigorate a fragile six-month-old US-brokered truce.
1 May 2026