Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 billion: Foreign ministry
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Modi, Putin hold talks in New Delhi on trade, defence
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Iranian president arrives in India for BRICS summit: TV broadcast
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Trump rejects Saudi request for strikes on Houthis: Axios
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Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
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Putin reaches India for BRICS summit coloured by wars
11 September 2026
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US braces for inflation report that may push Fed to hike rates
11 September 2026
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25 years of 9/11 / Trump’s Iran war echoes post-attack ‘forever wars’
11 September 2026
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Makkah pact / Expansion not at this stage: Pakistan
11 September 2026
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Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or US will unleash 'Hell'
“Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them,” the president said
4 April 2026
Strike hits near Iranian nuclear plant, as FM warns of risk to Gulf
Russia evacuates 198 workers
4 April 2026
Iran Guards say targeted Israel-linked ship in Gulf
Tracking data shows ship remained moored in Bahrain port
4 April 2026
Trump weighs broader cabinet shake-up as Iran war pressure grows
Multiple cabinet members could be removed before midterms, sources say
4 April 2026
Iran leaves door open for peace talks as hunt for missing US pilot continues
Iran denies refusing to go to Pakistan for talks
4 April 2026
India-flagged LPG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz
17 Indian-flagged vessels, carrying 460 Indian crew, remain in the western Persian Gulf region
4 April 2026
Tehran rejected 48-hour ceasefire proposal from US, Iranian media, citing source, says
The source said the proposal was made on Wednesday through another country, which was not named
4 April 2026
Rising temperatures threaten Unesco heritage sites
From Easter Island to the Great Wall of China, many of the world's most iconic cultural heritage sites are under threat from rising temperatures linked to climate change.
4 April 2026
‘Valuable reward’ offered as Iran, US race to find downed jet crew member
Search intensifies after Iranian TV announcement amid conflicting claims over aircraft losses
4 April 2026
Dozens killed in Nigeria jihadist attacks: residents, militias
A triple suicide bombing las month killed 23 people in Maiduguri, in one of the deadliest attacks in the state capital in years
4 April 2026
Hide, find water: Ex-airmen detail how to survive being shot down
As American forces race against time and Iran's military to locate an aviator reportedly shot down Friday, a former Air Force pilot and a rescuer told AFP what it takes to hide, survive and extract someone behind enemy lines
4 April 2026
US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon, sources say
Experts warn that military action to reopen strait carries high risks and may not succeed
4 April 2026
War on Iran: latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war
4 April 2026
58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion
The four crewmembers zipping through space toward the Moon are carrying out a mission unlike any before it
4 April 2026
Downed planes raise new perils for Trump as Tehran hunts for missing US pilot
The incidents show the risks still faced by US and Israeli aircraft over Iran despite assertions from US President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that their forces had total control of the skies.
4 April 2026
Pakistan announces free public transport as energy crisis bites
The announcement came after street protests and long queues of motorcycles at fuel stations triggered by a late-night decision to impose a 42.7-percent rise in the price of petrol to 485 rupees (US$1.74) per litre.
4 April 2026
How high can oil prices go after fresh surge?
Having once more soared beyond $110 per barrel on Thursday, could oil prices reach new records beyond $150 as some analysts believe?
4 April 2026
US strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes
Dozens of international law experts in the US have signed an open letter saying that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, after President Donald Trump reiterated his threats this week to strike Iran’s power and desalination plants.
4 April 2026
Trump orders new pharma tariff Reshapes metal duties
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul of metal duties, doubling down on his trade agenda a year after unleashing trade wars on virtually all partners.
4 April 2026
Artemis II leaves orbit, sets course for the moon
The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission fired thrusters early yesterday, propelling the crew out of Earth’s orbit and onto a path toward the moon, committing them to the farthest distance humans have ever traveled in space.
4 April 2026