Four people were killed on Saturday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s state news agency reported, while the Israeli military said Hezbollah had fired rockets at Israel, the latest challenges to a tenuous, recently extended ceasefire. This photograph taken from the northern Israel shows Israeli tanks and military vehicles driving along the road between…
Washington, US Vice President J D Vance is likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war, according to a media report. Vance likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday: report On Monday, US President Donald Trump told The New York Post that the Vance-led delegation was…
A US-based think tank has cautioned President Donald Trump against placing trust in Pakistan, invoking its past role in Afghanistan and raising concerns about the country’s military leadership. US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House, in Washington, DC, USA (File…
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. Excavators remove rubble from buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes on Thursday as rescuers search for victims in the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP)…
Twenty minutes after the US naval blockade of Iranian ports took effect on Monday evening (Israel time), a Chinese-owned tanker called the MV Rich Starry pulled out of anchorage near Sharjah and headed for the Strait of Hormuz. It was flying a Malawian flag, which is an interesting choice for a landlocked country. Its AIS…
Iran and the United States head into high-stakes talks in Islamabad on Saturday with both sides openly wary of each other. While Tehran has reiterated that it approaches negotiations with “goodwill but no trust,” Washington has also signalled caution. Islamabad talks begin under shadow of distrust as Iran, US trade warnings (AI-generated/Reutets, AFP) Iranian Parliament…
As a fragile, two-week ceasefire holds between the United States and Iran, diplomacy is not just unfolding at negotiating tables — it is also playing out online, with Iranian missions across the globe responding to Washington’s pressure with humour. Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most strategically vital maritime chokepoints, serving as the…
An “11th-hour” call from Iran’s biggest trading partner, China, is believed to have led to successful ceasefire negotiations between Iran, the United States and Israel. US President Donald Trump said China was responsible for bringing Iran to the negotiating table as his ceasefire deadline loomed, with the White House also confirming it held “top-level” talks…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia on a ceasefire and announced that the fighting between the two neighbouring Southeast Asian nations will stop momentarily. US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia.(File Photo/ AFP) In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump also used…
The Israeli military said it killed three Hezbollah members in strikes Sunday on southern Lebanon, where it has carried out repeated attacks despite an ongoing ceasefire with the Iran-backed group. Israel army says killed 3 Hezbollah members in south Lebanon The Lebanese health ministry said three people were killed in strikes in the Yater, Safad…