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Mysterious strikes target Iran after U.S. air attacks

Gaza civil defence says Israeli attacks kill six

Syria says it arrested suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron’s visit

Amnesty urges investigating Israeli attacks on Lebanon as ‘war crimes’

U.S. charges Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Nijjar’s killing in Canada in 2023

U.S. strikes Iran after Hormuz attacks, Tehran threatens response

Indonesia, Singapore say key oil passage will remain 'accessible'

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West Asia War LIVE: Body of Khamenei arrives in holy city ahead of procession

Israeli drone strike kills four people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese state media reports

Taiwan military resumes 'anti-communist' classes for graduates, citing Chinese threat

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Trump reads children's book on Usha Vance's podcast, then riffs on past presidents and himself

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Bihar Guv. Hasnain and MoS Margherita attend Ali Khamenei's funeral ceremony in Tehran

At least nine killed as explosive device goes off in cafe in Syria's Damascus

‘Positive progress’ made in U.S.-Iran talks in Doha: Qatar, Pakistan

Amnesty says RSF committed ethnic cleansing in Sudan

Israel ex-Army chief launches election campaign in bid to unseat Netanyahu

U.S. Supreme Court upholds State laws banning transgender girls, women from school athletic teams

At least 14 children killed in Pakistan’s Lahore when tutoring centre roof collapses

Italy and Balkans endure heatwave, U.S. also faces soaring temperatures

JetBlue flight hit drone while approaching JFK airport: FAA

Israel moves to formally recognise Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide

War on Iran | The story of a shipwrecked hegemon

Venezuela earthquake: Death toll rises to 1,430 as rescuers continue search for survivors

Terrorists storm paramilitary headquarters in Pakistan’s Karachi; three personnel killed

​Tragic evening: On the earthquake in Venezuela

Russia-annexed Crimea declares ‘emergency’ amid Ukraine strikes

Venezuela earthquake: On the streets and in hospitals, Venezuelans scramble to save lives

Washington Reflecting Pool now under surveillance as Trump blames vandals for green algae

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Turkey working on legislation to speed up militant PKK's disbandment, Erdogan says

Nepal court remands former Minister Bishnu Paudel to seven days in money laundering probe

Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU meeting

Washington’s Reflecting Pool to be drained again as Trump warns vandals face prison time

Colombia right-wing candidate De La Espriella has lead in tight presidential race

Ramiro Valdes, lauded as hero of Cuban revolution, dies at 94

Qatar reports explosion at factory in Ras Laffan, several injured

Thousands of Czechs rally against government plan to overhaul funding of public broadcasters

What does the U.S.-Iran agreement say? | Explained

Ubisoft’s co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash in France

Group of Seven | A platform for the globalised elite

Drone attack on Panama-flagged ship in Black Sea kills one, injures two

Modern luxury bathroom ideas from designer homes across India

Woman killed, 1,700 evacuated in beach hotel fire in Dominican Republic

Two trains collide north of London, killing at least one person

Europe without the crowds: Why off-season travel is having a moment

India emerging as 'trusted partner' to the world: PM Modi

U.S. drops ‘Indo’ from name of its military’s Pacific Command

South Korea to ease civilian curbs along border with North

Text of U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding released by U.S.

Putin hosts leaders of Southeast Asian nations, seeking to boost their business ties

G7 Summit: Modi holds talks with Canada’s Carney, aims to visit Canada by year end, sign trade deal soon

The long-term implications of the U.S.-Iran deal

China, Nepal FMs hold 'comprehensive' talks, discuss bilateral ties

Trump and Iran find a fragile peace as nuclear questions still loom

8 presumed dead after B-52 bomber crashes at U.S. Air Force base in California

Bangladesh PM’s adviser returns from Delhi airport; says he was ‘humiliated’ by immigration

U.S.-Iran peace deal announced with ‘permanent’ end to military action

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march

West Asia war LIVE: Trump says U.S.-Iran deal to be signed today, Hormuz to open afterward

Why are there protests in PoK? | Explained

Jay Clayton | Golfer, lawyer, spymaster

PM’s Europe Visit Begins in Nice, with tech and bilateral ties in focus

Dining room trends 2026: How Indian families are reimagining the heart of gathering

Suspect dead after Texas shooting kills one, leaves nine others in hospital

​Strategic stalemate: On the U.S.-Iran conflict

FIFA World Cup 2026: Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo are now on Kerala’s mundus

West Asia War LIVE: Trump cancels Iran strikes, touts imminent deal

Iran says hasn’t reached a final decision on deal with U.S.

West Asia war LIVE: Iran Guards say targeted bases in Bahrain and Kuwait

U.S. military says it’s striking ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in latest escalation

​Sport during a war: On the FIFA World Cup 2026

Erdogan says Israel's attacks on Syria, Lebanon threaten Turkey too

Iran FM says foreign forces face ‘constant risk’ of being caught in crossfire

New and raw: On Nepal-India ties

Modi expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, U.S. judge rules

Kremlin says Macron, Merz and Starmer talk of peace, but help Kyiv with new weapons to continue the war

Iran’s top negotiator threatens U.S. targets over Lebanon escalation

U.S. considers buying Chagos Islands: reports

Israel says Iran launches missiles at it in first such bombardment since ceasefire in April

Multiple people have been shot near a festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities say

Why did riots break out in Southampton? | Explained

Beaufort Castle | Besieged history

UN doubles appeal for Lebanon aid to nearly $640 mn amid Israel war

Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation

Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages

Trump announces $700 million funding for coal plants, energy infrastructure

Rubio warns of Ukraine war 'escalation' risk

SpaceX’s IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk a trillionaire

U.S. sanctions alleged rebel commanders in DR Congo

U.S. sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links

Trump signs AI order giving government access to powerful models

Israel kills 8 in southern Lebanon, a day after Trump said Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate

U.S. court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now

Trump administration agrees to temporarily freeze 'slush fund' for allies

Lebanon's U.S. Embassy says Hezbollah accepted U.S. proposal on 'mutual cessation of attacks'

Colombia chooses President amid surge in guerrilla violence

Lebanon says Israeli dawn strike on south killed eight, including three women

Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant

BJP to host Nepal ruling party delegation in outreach to new govt.

Hormuz | The strait where America stalled

China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos: report

U.S. says it struck vessel in eastern Pacific, killing three men

Inside China’s green transition

Breadcrumbed and burnt out: Inside India’s situationship era

Trump says in defamation lawsuit Murdoch told him he would 'handle' WSJ story on Epstein ties

Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52

Why Pope Leo XIV’s AI warning has everyone talking about the Butlerian Jihad from ‘Dune’

Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran 'negotiating on fumes'

Iran says war unlikely as Trump warns he may ‘finish the job’

How Cannes learnt to manage dissent

Pakistan's role as mediator problematic: U.S. senator

Canada imposes Ebola-related travel ban, Bahamas to increase screening

Turkish riot police use water cannons ahead of deposed Opposition leader's speech to rally

Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access, state media reports

Israeli right-wing Ministers urge Netanyahu to resume Beirut strikes to counter Hezbollah drone attacks

Israel-Iran war LIVE: Details of potential Iran deal emerge as Trump says not to rush

‘Tactical’ relations with other countries will not come at the ‘expense’ of India ties: Marco Rubio

Raul Castro | The old man and the siege

Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials

Four dead, 90 trapped in China coal mine accident

Pakistan military chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran in push to end Iran war

Trump says he will not attend son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's top U.S. intelligence official

Rubio denounces NATO refusal to help on Iran ahead of alliance talks

At least 16 dead in Honduras as gunmen open fire in two separate attacks

Pulwama terror attack mastermind Hamza Burhan killed by unknown gunmen in PoK

Food safety raids at Hyderabad bakery, brewery uncover expired food, pest infestation, hygiene violations

U.S. indicts former Cuban President as pressure builds

Satire | Pista and the cockroach

War would spread beyond West Asia, say Iran Guards

Tennis icon Billie Jean King earns college degree at 82

UN Security Council condemns attack on UAE nuclear plant

A China-U.S. summit that drew global attention

Address ‘ground level challenges’, ease regulatory frameworks: Norwegian businesses tell Modi

Trump says delaying Iran attack at request of Gulf leaders

4 dead, 8 hurt as gunman opens fire in southern Turkiye: reports

Keir Starmer will not set out a timetable to quit: U.K. Deputy PM

Israel PM says close to killing all architects of October 7 attack

Gunmen kill 10 people in town in Mexico’s Puebla state, authorities say

One tests positive for hantavirus, Canadian national health agency confirms

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency

India, Netherlands elevating ties to strategic partnership, says PM Modi

Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak

Former mayor shot dead in central Colombia during election campaign

Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building rises to 24

Agree ‘100%’ with Xi Jinping that U.S. was on decline, but under Joe Biden: Donald Trump

Exploring the Manipuri-run grocery stores in Bengaluru’s Ejipura

P. Kumaran takes charge as India’s High Commissioner in London

Netanyahu’s office says he visited UAE secretly during the Iran war

​Elusive peace: On the Russia-Ukraine war

Trump embarks on visit to China, focus on trade

Baltimore ship crash: U.S. slaps criminal cases against Singapore, Chennai firms and Indian national

EU agrees sanctions on West Bank settlers and Hamas leaders

Israeli forces operated from base in Iraq during the Iran war: report

U.S.-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’, says Trump

Plane with U.K. citizens from hantavirus ship lands in Manchester

Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’

EAM Jaishankar hands over India-assisted agro-processing facility in South Trinidad

Iran-Israel war LIVE: Rubio meets Qatari PM as U.S. awaits Iran's response

Dozens killed in fresh attacks in central Mali: local, security sources

Putin says Ukraine war winding down, blasts West for backing Kyiv

U.S. fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance

U.S. imposes sanctions on 10 individuals, companies for aiding Iran’s weapons sector

Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to his request for three-day ceasefire, prisoner swap

International Olympic Committee lifts restrictions on Belarusian athletes

Openness, not isolation, is the bedrock of the West

Concerns mount over new Nepal government’s use of ordinances and eviction drive

U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war

Rubio to visit India for bilateral talks; Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting May-end

Israeli court rejects Gaza flotilla activists' appeal challenging detention

Cuba says Rubio lying about oil blockade

Trump says pausing Hormuz operation in push for Iran deal

To minimise AI’s impact on jobs, ILO bats for lifelong learning

Israel court extends Gaza flotilla activists' detention by six days

Consider Teesta water sharing deal under ‘current circumstances’: Bangladesh FM post BJP’s Bengal win

Ukraine and Russia declare separate truces

Armed man shot by U.S. Secret Service near White House

Europe, Canada pull together in Yerevan in Trump's shadow

Three Indians injured after fire breaks out in UAE’s Fujairah due to drone attack

Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ to help stranded ships leave Strait of Hormuz

Three die on Atlantic cruise ship from suspected hantavirus: WHO

Ahead of Misri’s expected Nepal visit, Kathmandu expresses concern to India, China on Kailash yatra over Lipulekh

What did the U.S. Supreme Court change in Louisiana?

OPEC | Cracks in the oil crown

Rebels take key military camp in Mali's north

Trump 'not satisfied' with Iran's latest proposal to end war with U.S.

Nalini Malini’s Venice inquiry into power and violence

UN votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights for 6 decades

Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 9 people, including 2 children

Israel-Iran war LIVE: Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

Powell to remain at Fed amid legal 'battering' by Trump administration

Watch: Why is King Charles’s visit to the U.S. significant?

Congress confronts Hegseth for the first time since Iran war started

​Battle of wills: On the U.S. war on Iran

Iraqi president nominates Ali al-Zaidi as PM-designate

Explosions rock Kyiv, six killed in Russia, Ukraine

Freedom of navigation not negotiable: IMO addresses UN Security Council on maritime safety in Strait of Hormuz

China vows countermeasures if EU enacts 'Made in Europe' plan

Legal limits on U.S. war involvement

Trump says U.S., Iranian officials can talk by phone

Trump makes a fresh case for White House ballroom after shooting incident at dinner event

Taiwan will not 'bow its head': FM hits out at China during visit to Eswatini

UAE-Iran differences and India’s plans to dilute language on Israel-Palestine derail joint statement at BRICS meet

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf | Iran’s wartime apparatchik

Viktor Orbán steps back from Parliament after landslide loss, vows to rebuild Hungary’s ’national side’

Trump says cancelled envoys' Pakistan trip, but Iran war not resuming

The moral eclipse of politics in the modern age

A Chettinad villa that stays out of sight

Watch: Raghav Chadha, six AAP MPs join BJP | Above the Fold | 24.04.2026

UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock to visit India next week

Exchange of gunfire inside Mall of Louisiana leaves 1 person dead, 5 wounded

Russia reports toxic rain, orders locals to stay home after Ukrainian oil strike

Chemical leak at U.S. plant kills two, sends 19 more to hospital: Officials

China praises blocking of Taiwan President's Africa trip, Taipei defiant

Trump extends ceasefire until Iranian proposal is submitted, talks are over

Iran to restart domestic flights; charts phased airspace reopening

Vijayalakshmi Silks: Celebrating the warp and weft of a legacy

Magyar says Netanyahu will face arrest in Hungary

U.S. Labour Secretary resigns amid misconduct probe

Doval’s Riyadh visit on PM’s instructions, part of government outreach to Gulf: MEA

Watch: Can Iran and the U.S. find middle ground?

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees ballistic missile tests

Canada PM Carney calls U.S. economic ties a ‘weakness’ that needs correction

Lessons from Hungary’s vote and Orbán’s defeat

Tehran has not decided whether to join new talks with U.S. in Pakistan: Iranian state media

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over U.S. blockade

Trump vs Pope | Two Americans, two paths

India-flagged vessels start sailing out of Hormuz

Pope Leo and Trump, the battle for America’s soul

Temporary truce: On U.S.-Israel ceasefire with Iran

Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging Earth during Cameroon visit

U.S. Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers

Trump posts image of himself with Jesus as administration's pope criticism continues

Watch: Delimitation controversy & Bihar’s first BJP CM | Above the Fold | 15.04.2026

U.S. eases sanctions on Venezuela central bank

India to host foreign ministers-level meetings of BRICS and Quad in May

Lebanese and Israeli envoys to meet as Israel presses war on Hezbollah

China terms U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz 'dangerous and irresponsible' move

Hungary for change: On Victor Orban’s ouster

Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry

Israeli fire kills three in Gaza following new ceasefire talks

Israel says troops fighting Hezbollah surrounded key Lebanon town

U.S. military says it will start blockade of all ships going to and from Iran on Monday

Orban concedes 'painful' defeat to conservative Magyar in Hungary polls

Elusive deal: On the Iran-U.S. ceasefire talks

U.S. warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance operation

Campaign against Iran not over, existential threats removed: Netanyahu

Hezbollah | Ayatollah’s allies in Lebanon

Federal court hears new case against Trump's latest global tariffs

Lebanon says first contact with Israel held ahead of U.S.-brokered talks

Firmly oppose the targeting of civilians and infrastructure in West Asia conflict, says Jaishankar

Iran has 'no cards' beyond Strait of Hormuz control, says Trump ahead of talks in Islamabad

Pakistan prepares for U.S.-Iran talks with anxiety

Iran's Supreme Leader says does not seek war in written message

Melania Trump says she never had a relationship with Epstein

U.S. did not agree that ceasefire would cover Lebanon, Vance says

​A respite: On the two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire

A Lebanese seafarer caught in a double-whammy amid the West Asia war

Israel rescuers say four bodies recovered from Iran strike site

The World Trade Organization is flailing

Bangladesh launches emergency vaccination campaign as measles outbreak spreads

Ro Khanna | Exploring the new middle

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or face ‘Hell’

U.S. experts say American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes

India’s milliners are adding a feather to the fashion industry’s cap

Earthquake tremors felt in several parts of north India

France bans planned gathering of Muslims in Paris area, citing security risk

The long and lingering shadow of war

Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities

Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says U.S. has scored 'swift, decisive, overwhelming victories' in Iran

As American bombs fall on Iran, South American countries brace for impact

U.S. journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, security forces hunt captors, says Iraqi officials

Iran Guards say will target U.S. tech firms if more leaders killed

More than 200,000 fled Lebanon for Syria in March: UNHCR

Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: Kuwait says Iranian attack sparks fire on fully loaded tanker at Dubai port; issues oil spill warning

Iranian Parliament mulls possible exit from nuclear treaty

Pakistan PM appreciates Saudi Arabia for showing 'remarkable restraint' during West Asia tensions

One month of Israel-U.S. war on Iran: A timeline

Hundreds of Israelis protest against war, clash with police

Joe Kent | The rebel within

Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director Kash Patel's personal email, publish photos and documents

How princess Mrinalini Kumari is bringing Lunavada palace decor to living rooms

Ballots without a country: a quiet case for pluralism in Myanmar

Trump suggests that Iran let ten oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

Indian among two killed in UAE by debris of intercepted missiles

What is at stake at the WTO’s MC14? | Explained

Why a prolonged war with Iran will constrain the U.S.

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children’s mental health and safety, violating state law

​Cowardly bully: On Donald Trump and the Iran war

Modi, Dissanayake discuss ‘energy cooperation’ over telephone call

Netanyahu says spoke with Trump, vows to protect Israel's interests

Military plane with 125 aboard crashes in Colombia. At least 48 rescued

White House installs statue of Christopher Columbus on its grounds

World could face worst energy crisis in decades, IEA chief warns

Cuba begins to restore power after third nationwide collapse in month

Iranian missile causes ‘extensive damage’ at Qatar’s Ras Laffan

Find India’s forgotten jewels in Usha Balakrishnan’s new book ‘Silver & Gold - Visions of Arcadia’

New Jersey sues Trump administration over proposed ICE facility

U.S. strike against alleged drug smugglers in eastern Pacific kills two, Coast Guard says

Czechs investigate fire at warehouse after reports of anti-Israel group claiming responsibility

Abu Dhabi police arrest over 100 for filming, posting 'misleading' information during war

U.S. approves over $16 billion in arms sales to Gulf states hit by Iran war

Iraq’s Kurdistan is becoming the new frontline in a widening Iran war

Netanyahu claims Iran no longer has uranium enrichment capacity

Oil, power, and politics of disruption

The opportunity in Cameroon to rebalance the WTO

U.S. Fed holds rates unchanged over ‘uncertain’ Iran war implications

Iran vows to attack Gulf energy centres after U.S.-Israel strike on its gas field

Erased two names on the punch card, many more to follow: Netanyahu

Around 1,00,000 flee South Sudan offensive into Ethiopia: UNICEF

Cuba restores power to most of country after another blackout

Drone attack hits hotel in Baghdad, no injuries reported

Number of U.S. troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200

Iran wants 'serious review' of Arab Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

Israeli military claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander

U.S. attitude to the Kurdish question reflects colonial mindset, says Nilufer Koc

Iran Guards say targeted U.S. forces at Saudi base with missiles

Lindsey Graham | Trump’s whisperer of war

Pentagon elevates investigation into Iran school strike

U.S. offers $10 million reward for information on Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, senior officials

Futuristic mindfulness city fuels Bhutan’s ‘fly east’ via Assam

Netanyahu says Israel 'crushing' Iran and Hezbollah; issues veiled threat to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei

U.S. Navy could escort vessels in Strait of Hormuz with international coalition, Bessent says

Is India tailing the U.S. in its West Asia policy?

U.S. forces have knocked out 28 Iranian mine-laying ships: Trump

Youth-backed RSP win signals Nepal’s new political era

About 140 U.S. service members wounded since start of Israel-Iran war: Pentagon

India slams Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan during Ramzan

Canadian police investigate gunfire at U.S. consulate in Toronto

Trump says war against Iran is 'very complete’: report

How the war in Iran threatens to spill over

PM Modi speaks to Nepal leaders Rabi Lamichhane, Balendra Shah

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? Iran’s new Supreme Leader set to suceed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Generational shift: On the Nepal election, the results

Indian national among two killed after projectile falls in Saudi residential area

Ghana peacekeeping battalion hit by missile attacks in Lebanon, Ghana army says

Iran Guards say targeted U.S. base in UAE over school strike in Minab

Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Iran strike U.S. military, AP sources say

Watch: Iranian warship strike near Sri Lanka raises questions for India

Twenty-four U.S. states announce lawsuit to stop Trump’s latest global tariffs

Meet the woman who’s on a climate mission to the North Pole

Spain denies U.S. claim of military cooperation on Iran as rift deepens

Watch: Iranian naval vessel destroyed by U.S. torpedo in Indian Ocean

Trump says Germany helping with Iran strikes, meets Merz at White House

House panel releases videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton answering questions about Epstein

Israel, the U.S. and a war to build a unipolar West Asia

Hezbollah condemns Lebanese govt decision to ban military activities

Iran media outlets report Israeli strikes hit hospital in Tehran

‘India stands in solidarity’: PM Modi speaks to UAE President, condemns attacks on Gulf nation

Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base

Trump says Khamenei killed in massive U.S. and Israeli attack

Iran Guards say targeted Israeli bases, Defence Ministry in new wave of attacks

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