Overshadowed by Iran, Gaza stuck between war and peace
Gaza Strip [Palestine], April 19: Efforts to broker a stable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel have been underway for many months,...
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hails Army on Farvardin 29
Tehran [Iran], April 19: Marking his first Army Day since ascending to the leadership, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei issued a high-stakes message on...
Rutte dismisses speculation about US leaving NATO
Brussels [Belgium], April 19: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rejected speculation that the US is ending its membership in the NATO alliance.
Hormuz 'safety valve' snaps shut: Iran reimposes blockade, fires on tankers
Tehran [Iran], April 19: The global hope for a stable energy corridor was short-lived as Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday reimposed a strict...
United Airlines flight diverted to Pittsburgh over possible security issue; passengers evacuate...
Pittsburgh [US], April 19: A United Airlines flight en route from Chicago to New York City was forced to make an emergency diversion to Pittsburgh...
'Unconditional transit' in Hormuz is 'fiction' that 'sailed' after US-Israeli 'aggression': Iran...
Tehran [Iran], April 19: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Friday (local time) strongly criticised the European Union's stance on transit rules in the...
Iran war: Tehran says 'progress' made in talks with US
Tehran [Iran], April 19: Speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that there has been "progress" in talks with the US "but there...
Bodies of 50 babies, 6 adults found in Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain [Trinidad and Tobago], April 19: Police in Trinidad and Tobago discovered the remains of at least 50 babies and six adults at...
Trump signs executive order to speed up review of handful of psychedelic...
Washington [US], April 19: United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to speed up the review of a handful of psychedelic drugs,...
Mexico arrests Hungarian drug trafficker
Mexico City [Mexico], April 19: Security forces in the Mexican resort city of Cancun have arrested one of Europe's most wanted criminals, the Mexican security...
At least 6 killed in Kiev as gunman opens fire and takes...
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], April 19: At least six people have been killed and others injured after a person opened fire in Kiev on...
Venezuela's opposition leader Machado defends giving Nobel medal to Trump
Madrid [Spain], April 19: Venezuela's main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has "no regrets" about giving US President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace...
Thousands demonstrate in Germany against government's energy policy
Berlin [Germany], April 19: Thousands of people took to the streets in Germany on Saturday to protest the government's energy policies. In Berlin, around 9,000...
More than 38,000 women, girls killed in Gaza since October 2023, says...
Geneva [Switzerland], April 19: Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed more than 38,000 women and girls between October 2023 and the end of 2025,...
Iran can't blackmail us: Trump
Washington [US], April 19: US President Donald Trump said he is not letting Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz put him under pressure, as...
French soldier serving with UNIFIL killed in Lebanon attack
Beirut [Lebanon], April 19: A French soldier serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been killed, and three others were wounded in...
US confirms handover of bases in Syria
Damascus [Syria] / Washington [US], April 19: The US military has completed the handover of all major bases in Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM)...
Displaced people in Lebanon continue to return to homes
Beirut [Lebanon], April 19: Displaced residents in Lebanon were continuing to return to their homes on Saturday following the current ceasefire, despite widespread destruction and...
Czech minister summons Russian envoy
Moscow [Russia], April 17: Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka summoned the Russian ambassador on Thursday after threats from Moscow against European arms manufacturers. Prague is...
We are very close to deal with Iran, says Trump
Washington DC [US], April 17: US PresidentDonald Trump says an agreement to end the war with Iran is within reach, even though a first round...
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi in critical condition: Brother
Tehran [Iran], April 17: Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is in critical condition following a heart attack, her brother said on...
Lebanese army urges caution ahead of ceasefire
Washington DC [US], April 17: The Lebanese army on Thursday urged residents to wait until a ceasefire agreed between the governments of Israel and Lebanon...
No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy...
Iran [Tehran], April 17: Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in discussions - through Islamabad - to hold...
Nine killed in second Turkiye school shooting in 24 hours
Istanbul [Turkey], April 16: Nine people were killed in a school shooting in south-eastern Turkiye on Wednesday, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftci said. It was the...
Russia and Azerbaijan settle row over plane crash
Moscow [Russia], April 16: Russia and Azerbaijan have reached "an appropriate settlement of the consequences, including the issue of payment of compensation," nearly 18 months...
US military kills four men in strike on suspected drug-smuggling boat
Washington DC [US], April 16: The US military killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific, the US...
US sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East
Washington DC [US], April 16: The United States is sending more than 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East before the end of April as...