CIA report shows US blockade not forcing Iran to capitulate

As of 8 May, a total of eight cases, including three deaths (case fatality ratio 38%), have been reported

US and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack, but President Donald Trump said a ceasefire was still holding despite the flare-up, which dented hopes for a swift diplomatic resolution to the crisis.

A US trade court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, ruling that his latest 10 percent temporary global duties are unjustified under a 1970s trade law, but blocked the levies only for two private importers and the State of Washington.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday vowed to fight on to deliver on his promise to bring “change” to Britain after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local elections that deepened doubts over his ability to govern.

Defense Department releases 170 documents and photos of 'unidentified anomalous phenomena'

Talks focus on US-Qatar relations and negotiations with Iran

Official reports 10 sailors injured, 5 missing after overnight attack

"I am not going to walk away," he tells reporters

The survey also said the US was the most frequently named in response to which country posed the greatest threat to the world, after Russia and Israel

Another 10 were missing in the area, declared off-limits to visitors last month

Iran's military said the US targeted two ships entering the Strait of Hormuz and carried out strikes on Iranian territory. The US military said it fired in response to Iranian attacks.

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the European Union to ratify its trade deal with the United States by July 4 or face "much higher" tariffs

Tehran and Washington have scaled back ambitions for a sweeping settlement as differences persist

Myanmar’s military yesterday claimed to have recaptured a key northern transport corridor towards China after a 15-month battle, touting a counterblow to rebels in the civil war.

Six people, including two children, were killed when mortar shells hit a market in a turbulent area of northwestern Pakistan, a police official said yesterday.

The Kremlin yesterday said it would begin a two-day ceasefire with Ukraine starting at midnight that is meant to cover its patriotic May 9 parade, after ignoring a Ukrainian ceasefire earlier this week.

US President Donald Trump’s administration accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fueled by mass migration, in a new counterterrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said India remains “steadfast as ever” in its determination to defeat terrorism and its “enabling ecosystem”, marking one year since a deadly clash with arch-enemy Pakistan.

Britons voted yesterday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and energise the rise of hard-right and left-wing populists.