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Along with Mr. Jayakody, Ministry's Secretary Udayanga Hemapala too resigned from the post, President Anura Kumara Dissanayakes office said

Last year, Japan sweltered through its hottest summer since records began in 1989 with warmer days on the rise globally due to climate change

Britains Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to make a statement in Parliament on the issue on April 20, 2026

While the word was coined in the U.S., it has been frequently used across the globe, including France and the U.K.

Lawmakers scrambled back to the Capitol as Democrats blasted the process, with many members flipping through pages of the bill on the floor as votes began

The last formal assessment of the Venezuelan economy by the IMF was in 2004, and Caracas cleared its World Bank tab in 2007

The U.S. and Iran held rare direct talks in Pakistan over the weekend aimed at ending their conflict, but the talks ended early Sunday (April 12, 2026) without any agreement

National security systems in 23 of the 28 countries studied seem to rely on US tech, researchers found after looking at EU member states and Britain

The amnesty comes a week after Min Aung Hlaing was sworn into office following an election that critics say was neither free nor fair and was orchestrated to keep the military's iron grip on power

Colombo-based political sources told The Hindu that the visiting Indian Vice President is also scheduled to meet opposition politicians, including those from political parties representing the Tamils of the north and east, as well as the Malaiyaha Tamils from the islands hill country

Anthropic's announcement has encountered a mix of alarm and scepticism, with some pointing out the firm, one of several contenders in a fierce artificial intelligence race, stood to gain from the hype

Two unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on the white car in which Ghazi and Hamza were travelling at Peco Road in Lahore near the TV channel's office. In the attack, Hamza suffered bullet injuries while Ghazi remained unhurt, says police

The Pope has to understand it's very simple Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. The world would be in great danger, says Mr. Trump

Todd Lyons has been a great leader of ICE, said Markwayne Mullin in a statement, adding that his last day would be May 31 and wishing him luck in his ext opportunity in the private sector.

The U.S. leader praised Pakistan's eally great Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and powerful army chief Asim Munir for their role in brokering the talks with Iran

Mohammed Murad Mahmud Rayan was killed by the (Israeli) occupation forces on Thursday morning in Beit Duqqu, a village just north of Jerusalem, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement

Syrian army forces ook over the Qasrak air base... after the withdrawal of international coalition forces, said a defence ministry statement carried by state news agency SANA.

The whale, which has been nicknamed Timmy by local media, is lying in shallow waters near the eastern German town of Wismar and has barely moved for days. Many fear it may soon die.

Asim Munir discussed with the commander of the IRGC the steps taken under the framework for ending the war and their recent talks in Tehran.

Pope Leo praised the peace movement and warned against allowing religion to enter conflicts

His comments come after Mr. Trump this month warned that a whole civilisation will die in Iran if the country did not open up the Strait of Hormuz

In our new and third episode of Above the Fold, we look at the stormy session in the Lok Sabha as the Centre and Opposition clash over delimitation. Joshua Landis weighs in on the escalating West Asia conflict, while Donald Trump sparks controversy with a viral post. Also, a key Supreme Court of India observation on voting rights and R Vaishali clinches a major chess title.

The U.S. leader says he would invite Israeli Prime Minister and Lebanese president to White House for talks

The gunman, who was also killed, arrived at the school with five firearms and seven magazines belonging to his father

As part of a campaign to pressure Tehran to agree to a deal, U.S. military forces are mounting a blockade on all ships seeking to enter or leave Iran

U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his open Letter from Birmingham Jail on April 16, 1963, while imprisoned in Alabama

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is receiving the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award

New Delhi is making efforts to restart discussions with Zambia, but the situation is still uncertain, one of the sources said

The Prime Minister said India and Austria are in agreement that military conflict cannot resolve problems

We are not aware of any planned contact with the Israeli side, and we have not been informed of any through official channels, the source said

How Trumps Iran narrative reflects a coarsening of global political discourse

Magyars Tisza party won 136 seats of the 199-member Hungarian Parliament while Victor Orban won only 57 seats

The enemy launched two waves of combined attacks on Ukrainian territory, using ground-based and air-launched missiles, as well as attack drones, the air force said

The refinery, about an hour's drive from Melbourne, pumps out about 10% of Australia's fuel, according to energy company Viva

On March 5, the U.S. issued a 30-day sanctions waiver to India, permitting it to buy Russian oil despite sanctions imposed over the Ukraine war

Brussels has been under pressure to come up with more stringent measures to safeguard children online

Explosive Media, a group of pro-Tehran creators that describes itself as independent but is widely suspected of ties to the Iranian government, has gained internet notoriety during the U.S.-Iran war

What is a maritime chokepoint? How does international law govern these waters?

What makes Viktor Orbans defeat significant? What led to his fall after 16 years? Who is Peter Magyar? What changes can Hungary expect? Does Orbans defeat signal the political limits of right-wing populism?

Irans Fars News Agency said on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) that an Iranian supertanker subject to U.S. sanctions crossed the strait towards Irans Imam Khomeini port despite the blockade

Sam Altman said Missouris child sexual abuse statute does not authorise punitive damages for the womans claims, and instead limits her to damages for injury or illness caused by childhood sexual abuse

We have told countries that if you are buying Iranian oil, that if Iranian money is sitting in your banks, we are now willing to apply secondary sanctions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at the White House.

Referring to ongoing operations in Bint Jbeil, a key Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon, Mr. Netanyahu said Israeli forces were close to overcoming the area, which has long been considered a symbol of the groups resistance since the 2006 war

Data shows that only 57% now hold the view that Netanyahus decision to launch the Operation was primarily driven by strategic security-related considerations

High-profile individuals with ties to politics and Catholicism continued to weigh in on the administrations feud with the Pope.

AICC President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the INDIA bloc leaders have concluded deliberations on the Delimitation Bill, and the group has unitedly decided to oppose the Bill. In other news, Samrat Choudhary is sworn in as Bihars first BJP Chief Minister, the death toll rises to 16 in the Sakti power plant explosion in Chhattisgarh, and registration begins for the Amarnath Yatra starting July 3.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi welcomed in Tehran on Wednesday (April 15) a Pakistani delegation led by army chief Asim Munir that Iranian state television said was to relay a new U.S. message and discuss a second round of talks.

Mahmoud Bassal, spokesman for the civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas authority, said four people were killed, including a child and several others were injured... in a strike targeting a police vehicle in Gaza City.