Israel launches heaviest Lebanon strikes despite Iran ceasefire

Ceasefire fails to halt Israel-Hezbollah fighting, Israeli strikes kill 254 in Lebanon

Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said Thursday it had fired rockets towards Israel in response to its "violation" of the US-Iran truce

The Artemis II crew is packing up to prepare for landing after a successful loop around the moon.

The two-week ceasefire in the US-Israel war on Iran may not have an immediate impact on Bangladesh’s fuel supply situation.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to avoid any escalation in their armed conflict, during talks hosted by China in recent days, Beijing said yesterday.

Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez vowed on Tuesday to “monitor” the application of an amnesty law aimed at freeing political prisoners jailed under former leader Nicolas Maduro.

Taiwan’s opposition leader, a proponent of closer ties with Beijing, said yesterday she hoped to sow the “seeds of peace” during a rare visit to China.

Kyiv yesterday called on the United States to pressure Russia into ending its invasion of Ukraine, saying Washington’s ceasefire agreement with Iran showed the success of US “decisiveness.”

Relief over a truce between the United States and Iran gave way yesterday to alarm as fighting continued across the region, with Israel launching its biggest attacks yet on Lebanon and Iran striking Gulf neighbours’ oil facilities.

The dramatic pause prompted immediate praise from some governments

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission over voter deletions during the SIR exercise and said her party will move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the rolls.

Politicians in the United States have largely welcomed the truce with Iran, with some of President Donald Trump’s Republican allies voicing scepticism about a possible deal, as Democrats renewed calls for accountability over an “illegal war”.

US President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran did not comply with his demands.

At least four people were killed, two of them by police fire, in India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday, officials said, after months of relative calm.

Residents of the Gulf countries, which have borne the brunt of Iran's attacks, breathed a sight of cautious relief on Wednesday after waking up to news of an Iran-US ceasefire

While Tehran and Washington have agreed to talks, Iran's 10-point proposals show little overlap with a 15-point plan Washington previously put forward

Foreign ministry hopes for a durable and sustainable resolution

Says will be 'no enrichment' of uranium in Iran

Calls on Gulf countries to end their "cooperation" with the United States