Makkah defence pact will not expand for now, Pakistan says
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Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
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Asia
August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
10 September 2026
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Environment
Trump promises each American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
10 September 2026
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United States
Trump says activity seen at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, urges Tehran 'not to get cute'
10 September 2026
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World
15 tankers, ships attacked near Hormuz strait
10 September 2026
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World
US war on Iran: Oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since July
10 September 2026
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Europe
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
10 September 2026
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Middle East
RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA PORT CITY / Ukraine strikes oil terminal, naval base
10 September 2026
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World
OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Close Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, Israel tells UK
10 September 2026
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World
First loaded Iranian oil tankers exit Gulf since US blockade: Kpler
Two sanctioned Iranian container ships exited the Gulf via the strait earlier this week
17 April 2026
Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi to discuss ways to end Iran war, source says
Ministers from the four countries held two meetings in March
17 April 2026
Myanmar cuts ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, frees former president
Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since the end of her marathon trials
17 April 2026
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN
Rohingyas undertake perilous sea journeys every year in search of better living conditions
17 April 2026
Mamdani destroying New York: Trump
“It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG,” Trump further said
17 April 2026
Israel and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Iran may meet US over weekend
If the Lebanon ceasefire clears the way for a broader peace deal with Iran, it would be a significant win for the Trump administration
17 April 2026
Trump characterises Iran war as a 'little diversion'
Only 36% of voters approve of how Trump was handling the situation with Iran, poll shows
17 April 2026
Trump says Iran deal 'very close,' may go to Pakistan to sign
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump added that Tehran had agreed to hand over its store of enriched uranium, as the two countries mull further talks in Islamabad
17 April 2026
Lebanon commits to stopping Hezbollah attacks in Israel ceasefire deal: US
The US State Department said that the ceasefire reached between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday entails a committment by Beirut to prevent any Hezbollah attacks.
17 April 2026
US Navy loses $240m MQ-4C Triton drone in war
The US Navy has confirmed the loss of an expensive spy drone amid the Iran war, its first known loss of this particular uncrewed aircraft.
17 April 2026
Nepal panel to probe property, assets
Nepal’s new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Himalayan nation.
17 April 2026
Settlers block Palestinian pupils’ path with barbed wire
Dozens of Palestinian children have been unable to go to school in the Israeli-occupied West Bank this week because of barbed wire erected by Jewish settlers across the path they normally use.
17 April 2026
Iran ready for ‘every possible scenario’
Iran’s nuclear ambitions were among the biggest sticking points in the negotiations between both sides in Islamabad last weekend.
17 April 2026
US allies avoid fight, but not fallout
It’s not their war. But it’s becoming their political and economic nightmare. World leaders who opposed the US-Israeli attack on Iran are being torn between Donald Trump’s ire at their failure to join the conflict and electorates who are deeply hostile to the war and America’s president.
17 April 2026
World being ravaged by a ‘handful of tyrants’: pope
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon yesterday, days after US President Donald Trump attacked him on social media.
17 April 2026
Hope rises as Trump claims Lebanon truce
US President Donald Trump yesterday announced that Lebanon and Israel had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire and said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war may be nearing an end.
17 April 2026
Lebanese PM 'welcomes' Israel ceasefire announced by Trump
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he "welcomes" US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 10-day ceasefire with Israel, which was due to start at 2100 GMT on Thursday evening
16 April 2026
It's been my honour to solve 9 wars, this will be my 10th: Trump
US president says Israel and Lebanon agreed to ceasefire after talks with leaders
16 April 2026
Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
Announces that the two countries have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday, though it was unclear whether Iran-backed Hezbollah was on board
16 April 2026
Lebanon president refused 'direct call' with Israel PM: official source
Informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about his refusal
16 April 2026