‘I thought I would die there’: Habiganj worker recounts 20 days under missile fire in Iran

Migrant returned home via Azerbaijan after embassy-led evacuation amid escalating violence
20 April 2026, 15:08 PM

Tsunami warning as 7.4-magnitude quake hits northern Japan

Quake hits off Iwate prefecture, tremors felt as far as Tokyo
20 April 2026, 14:38 PM

China warns US, Japan, Philippines against 'playing with fire' over joint drills

China issues sharp warning as joint military drills begin
20 April 2026, 14:33 PM

Gaps over Iran's nuclear work remain, missile programme not negotiable with US, senior Iranian source says

Tehran insists missile and defensive capabilities not open to negotiation
20 April 2026, 14:27 PM

Iran's president stresses importance of diplomacy while noting distrust of U.S.

Ceasefire between Iran and US set to expire Wednesday
20 April 2026, 14:24 PM

World awaits fate of ceasefire after US seizes Iranian ship

Iran vows retaliation, calls US action ‘armed piracy’ 
20 April 2026, 14:19 PM

Iran ensures safe passage through Hormuz, Iranian envoy says

Ambassador Kazem Jalali said the US and Israeli attacks on Iran had failed as their declared intention had been to enact regime change and yet the Islamic Republic was more united than before.
20 April 2026, 12:20 PM

Residents return to ravaged homes months after Hong Kong fire

The city's deadliest fire in decades killed 168 people when it ripped through seven of the eight apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court complex in November
20 April 2026, 09:53 AM

US seizes Iranian cargo ship, Tehran vows to retaliate

Fresh tensions mount as Iran vows response, skips new negotiations
20 April 2026, 08:00 AM

Iran not planning to attend talks with US in Pakistan

The ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports has been a significant sticking point, an issue further complicated by an American destroyer on Sunday firing on and seizing an Iranian ship that tried to evade it
20 April 2026, 06:33 AM

Trump says US destroyer hit Iran cargo ship trying to evade blockade

US Marines have custody of the Iranian vessel, he says
20 April 2026, 02:01 AM

Pakistan prime minister speaks with Iran's president

Shahbaz Sharif reaffirmed their commitment as a facilitator of peace and regional stability
20 April 2026, 01:53 AM

Iran rebuffs Trump announcement of new peace talks, state news agency reports

'NO MORE MR NICE GUY' if Iran doesn't accept the deal, says Trump
20 April 2026, 01:46 AM

Trump orders probe into 11 scientists’ mysterious deaths

US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of nearly a dozen American scientists with access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded nuclear and space secrets.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Mismanaged US–Iran posts stall peace progress

Premature and mismanaged media announcements by Donald Trump and Tehran have derailed progress toward a peace settlement between Iran and the US.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Two men killed in ambush on Manipur highway

Suspected extremists ambushed the vehicles of civilians on National Highway 202 in the northeast Indian state of Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Saturday, killing two Tangkhul Naga men, including a retired soldier.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Israel applies Gaza playbook to ‘yellow line’ in south Lebanon

Israel’s military on Saturday said it has established a “Yellow Line” demarcation in southern Lebanon – a boundary it says mirrors a similar separation used in Gaza.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM

‘Multiple’ injured in midwestern US campus shooting: police

Police said “multiple” people were injured in a shooting at the University of Iowa early yesterday, after the midwestern US school issued an alert reporting gunshots in an area popular for nightlife.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM

US delegation to go to Pakistan for Iran talks

US President Donald Trump yesterday said he was sending negotiators to Pakistan today for talks with Iran just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires, though Tehran has reportedly yet to decide whether it will participate.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM

8 children killed in Louisiana shooting

Eight children were killed in a shooting spree yesterday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM