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The confirmation has come days after U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor said on a social media post that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India next month, i.e. in May

The meeting comes at a critical juncture in the crisis in West Asia, a week into a fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran. The parallel war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon has been a complicating factor in Pakistans mediation to end the wider conflict

Beijing also denied aiding Iran militarily and threatened to hit back if U.S. President Donald Trump hikes tariffs against China on the allegation of helping Tehran

Both China and Spain are principled countries that stand for justice. They should strengthen communication, consolidate mutual trust, and cooperate closely to oppose the world's regression to the law of the jungle, Mr. Xi said during talks in the Great Hall of the People

These were civilians who were simply driving down the road in their cars. People who were going about their business, heading home to their families, Ukraines Infrastructure Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on the Telegram app

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Lacking this foundation, [democracy] risks becoming either a majoritarian tyranny or a mask for the dominance of economic and technological elites, says Pope in the letter

In the first three months of this year, nearly 700 civilians were reportedly killed in drone strikes, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said in a statement, a day before the three-year anniversary of the start of the war

A Defence Ministry source said one of the consequences is that Italy will no longer cooperate with Israel on military training

Discussions expected to cover diverse domains of bilateral cooperation, including trade and investment, defence and security, technology, green energy, development cooperation, education and people-to-people ties as well as global and regional matters of mutual interest.

The contacts are ongoing for the revival of stalled negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, and talks may be held again before the end of the two-week ceasefire on April 21, says reports citing highly placed sources

The assailant, a 19-year-old former student, later took his own life as police attempted to apprehend him

The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement in the 21-hour marathon peace talks in Islamabad over the weekend, with Washington insisting that Tehran refused to give up its right over enrichment of nuclear fuel

Voters cast ballots for three vacant seats of the 343 districts represented in Parliament

Despite numerous obstacles to peace, both sides appear to have strong reasons to consider de-escalation

Eric Swalwell's troubles escalated rapidly over the weekend as reports in the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN detailed allegations from four women

A senior State Department official, Kevin Kim, has been serving as acting ambassador since last October

IEA Executive Director Birol said earlier that the conflict had triggered the worst global energy disruption ever, with more than 80 oil and gas facilities across West Asia damaged to date.

Peter Magyars win may reverse hard-right domestic and foreign policies

Medics said the strike had hit a group of men outside a school in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. There was no immediate comment by the Israeli military

The forces of the 98th Division have completed the encirclement of the town of Bint Jbeil and have begun an assault on it, the military's Arabic-language spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee said on X.

The number of executions represented an increase of 6% on the 975 people Iran put to death in 2024, and also included 48 women, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said in their joint annual report

The U.S. military said the blockade would begin at 1930 hours IST and apply to all ships leaving or seeking to dock at Iranian harbours, but as the deadline passed there was no announcement that the measure had come into effect, nor sign of any interceptions

The Envoy said the U.S. side made unlawful demands during the talks that led to the negotiations ending without results

Pope Leo kicks off African tour under shadow of Trumps ire

Britain had minesweepers in the region, Starmer said, and while he could not discuss operational matters, the military capability was focused from our point of view on getting the Strait full open

The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said

The Philippines' National Security Council alleged the poisoning began last year around Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly chain, which sits near vital shipping lanes and is reputedly rich in minerals

Luxury brands in March reported sales drops of 30-50% at the Mall of the Emirates

The anxiety is well-founded. More and more companies are directly citing AI in announcing job cuts

Under Fico Slovakia has been a close ally of Hungary, with both neighbours maintaining warm ties with Moscow, opposing European Union sanctions and keeping up purchases of Russian oil and gas

South Korean President Lee said the countries would further expand defence industry cooperation under a $44.2 billion framework pact signed in 2022

Poland, which ratified the document in 2012 and completed the destruction of its domestic anti-personnel mine stockpile in 2016, withdrew from the treaty on February 20, 2026 and says it plans to renew manufacturing weapons

Lt. Gen. Susan Coyle, the current chief of joint capabilities, will become Chief of Army in July, the Australian government said

The Labour government, which holds a working majority in the House of Commons, has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing bill currently before parliament

Roman Gofman will start his role in June 2026, replacing the agency's current director David Barnea

U.S. Southern Command said it targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes

Anthropic has said the model is being deployed as part of Project Glasswing, a controlled initiative under which select organisations are permitted to use the unreleased Claude Mythos Preview model

The problems prompted electoral authorities to allow 63,300 residents of Perus capital, Lima, to vote on April 13

The first U.S. pope heads to Algeria for two days before continuing to Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in a whirlwind tour to 11 cities and towns, traversing nearly 18,000 km (11,185 miles) over 18 flights

The truce lasted 32 hours, from 4:00 p.m. (1300 GMT) on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12

Tensions between Cuba and the U.S. remain high despite both sides acknowledging talks, although no details have been shared

Pope Leo, who is known for choosing his words carefully, has emerged as an outspoken critic of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28

U.S. Central Command said it would still allow ships travelling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait of Hormuz

A skilful communicator on social media but also on the campaign trail the 45-year-old conservative has promised change, vowing to dismantle rick by brick Mr. Orban's whole political system

The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM

U.S. and Iran must continue diplomatic efforts to end the war