Trump says empty oil tankers heading to US to load up with oil, gas

Trump's post comes as senior US and Iranian officials are meeting on Saturday in Islamabad with Pakistani intermediaries
11 April 2026

Saudi finance minister in Pakistan to show 'economic support'

Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a day earlier
11 April 2026

US and Iran envoys meet Pakistani PM as negotiations get under way

Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday to begin negotiations
11 April 2026

US official denies report Washington agreed to unfreeze Iran assets

A US official on Saturday denied reports that Washington has agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets.
11 April 2026

Americans weigh in on the Iran war, gas prices and their fears

Reuters spoke with 16 people across Indiana, New York, California, Georgia and Colorado on Wednesday - a day after the United States and Iran agreed to the ceasefire ahead of planned talks in Pakistan on Saturday
11 April 2026

Libya signs first unified state budget in over a decade

The oil-producing North African country has been divided since a 2014 civil war that spawned two administrations in the west and east. Its last unified national budget was agreed in 2013.
11 April 2026

Iran's new supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say

Khamenei's face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader's compound in central Tehran and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, all three sources said.
11 April 2026

What are the main talking points at the US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan?

Here are the key issues the two sides are expected to discuss
11 April 2026

Iranian source says US has agreed to unfreeze Iranian funds held in Qatar, other countries

The $6 billion, originally frozen in 2018, had been due for release in 2023 as part of a US-Iranian prisoner swap but the funds were again frozen by the administration of President Joe Biden
11 April 2026

Iran delegation meets Pakistan PM ahead of negotiations with US: State TV

An Iranian delegation met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday, state TV reported, ahead of talks with the United States aimed at ending the war in the Middle East
11 April 2026

Pakistan says hopes Iran, US will 'engage constructively' after Vance arrival

Delegations from US and Iran arrive in Pakistani capital
11 April 2026

US-Iran: More than four decades of enmity

Repeated breakdowns of diplomacy and failed accords
11 April 2026

US, Iran teams in Pakistan for peace talks amid doubts over Lebanon, sanctions

US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, landed in two US air force planes at an air base in Islamabad on Saturday morning
11 April 2026

US bases in Gulf ‘useless’ after strikes

At least a dozen US military sites across the Gulf region have been so badly damaged by Iran’s retaliation to US and Israeli attacks that their presence now creates significantly more vulnerabilities than it does benefits, a slate of Middle East experts argued on Thursday.
11 April 2026

Trump congratulates returned Artemis astronauts, says 'next step, Mars!'

Donald Trump on Friday praised the Artemis astronauts just after they splashed down in the Pacific and capped their journey around the Moon, as the US president looked ahead to the eventual goal of sending missions to Mars
11 April 2026

Talks in Pakistan: Hormuz toll plan key point of contention

Iran’s imposition of a toll for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz looks set to be a key point of contention at talks opening in Pakistan.
11 April 2026

Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with US, Vance en route

Trump has dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan to meet with the Iranians in a bid to reach a peace deal in the Middle East war following a two-week ceasefire that was agreed on Tuesday.
11 April 2026

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after 10-day Moon mission

The NASA spacecraft that carried four astronauts around the Moon splashed down as planned Friday into the Pacific Ocean.
11 April 2026

Cuban leader defies US calls to step down

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Thursday that he would not resign under US pressure and called for open dialogue in his first television interview with an American broadcaster.
11 April 2026

Israeli strike kills expat in Beirut

A Bangladeshi expatriate worker was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut on Wednesday, the Bangladesh Embassy in the Lebanese capital said yesterday.
11 April 2026