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The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate! - U.S. Presidents post on Truth Social read

This was not about a training mission or exercises, but about support in building a modern air defence system that can actually work, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A glance at the scorecard of their last meeting in Hyderabad on April 12, 2025 provides context. Sunrisers, coming off a four-match losing streak, hunted down the 246-run target with eight wickets and nine balls to spare, thanks to a 55-ball 141 from Abhishek Sharma

The United States eased some oil sanctions on Russia last month to tackle surging energy costs caused by West Asia war

We did not seek war and we do not want it, Irans Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in the message read out on state TV

Lebanon has spent the last 24 hours advocating for a temporary ceasefire, an official said; U.S. V-P Vance to lead talks in Islamabad

International law provides for the freedom of navigation, which means... basically no payment or toll whatsoever, says European Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni

All the conspiracies and actions of our enemies, including this brutal war, have yielded no results. Now they seek to achieve something through negotiations, Mohammad Eslami said

China's position on the Iran issue is above-board and straightforward. We have always upheld an objective and impartial stance, says Defence Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang

The U.S and Iran are due to meet in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, for talks this weekend

Donald Trumps post on Truth Social reignites debates on U.S. governments recent plans to takeover Greenland to broaden National Security

The proposal would involve moving U.S. troops out of NATO member countries deemed unhelpful to the Iran war effort

U.S.Vice-President J.D. Vance said Israel had agreed to show restraint in Lebanon, without providing details

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has not just failed to achieve its declared objectives but also reinforced Irans standing as a major regional power in West Asia, particularly in the Persian Gulf

Beijing has worked to draw Pyongyang back into its orbit, after the COVID-19 pandemic froze exchanges and as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shored up relations with Moscow, sending troops and weapons in support of Russias war efforts in Ukraine

Iran agrees to safe passage through Hormuz Strait for two weeks 'if attacks are halted'

Even some former allies have called for the 79-year-old Republican's removal from office after a series of outlandish and sometimes expletive-riddled social media posts

The powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement earlier in the day it had decided to free Shelly Kittleson, who was abducted on March 31

Hundreds of merchant ships are stuck in the Gulf unable to move up or down the Strait of Hormuz

Indias announcement of its revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement prompts scrutiny of its existing climate mitigation actions and the need to factor in the countrys developmental costs alongside those of meeting its climate commitments

Mr. Trump warns of devastating consequences for Iran if demands are not met, escalating tensions further

Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam said Iran prioritises diplomacy but insists that any negotiated outcome must ensure a permanent resolution to the conflict

President Masoud Pezeshkian made the comment on X just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trumps deadline to bomb power stations and bridges in Iran if it doesnt loosen its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz

The government has now withdrawn a pledge to fund 1,000 additional specialty training posts that it said had been contingent on the deal being accepted

The Hyderabad outfit is coming off a comprehensive victory over Kolkata Knight Riders; the visitor will be keen on bouncing back after a disappointing loss to Delhi Capitals

Head, Abhishek, Klaasen and Nitish take the visiting side to 226 for eight; the host loses its way after Raghuvanshis run out

Activist and journalist Siddanagouda Patil has said that if the life of people speaking a language is enriched, it will automatically enrich that language

While the defending champion RCB is vying to lift the IPL trophy for the second time, SRH, too, is eyeing a big season this year.

The franchise boasts some of the worlds best T20 batters; in the absence of regular skipper Cummins, medium-pacers Harshal and Unadkat must do the heavy lifting among bowlers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles after weeks of US-Israeli airstrikes.

Here is a select list of stories to start the day.

Mr. Netanyahu did not provide evidence for his claim that Iran no longer had the capacity to enrich uranium

This marks a rare moment in IPL history, where every team features an Indian captain at least until Cummins regains full fitness, the last time being in the early stages of the 2019 edition

The Sunrisers secured Ahmed for GBP 190,000 (approximately 2.34 crore) after a bidding war with the Trent Rockets

The underground Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) is one of Irans three uranium-enrichment plants that are known to have been operating when Israel and the United States carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last June

A lunar eclipse occurs on a full moon day when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earths shadow to fall on the lunar surface

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine

Iran's nuclear programme is proceeding according to the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the countrys atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said

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