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The two, identified as Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, were accused of belonging to a spy network linked to Mossad and had received training abroad, including in Iraqs Kurdistan region

Cyprus' main Evangelos Florakis naval base, just 142 miles (229 kilometres) from Lebanon's coast, will get a new, U.S. European Command-funded heliport that will be able to accommodate large, Chinook-type transport helicopters for airlifting evacuees out of conflict zones

Anthropic, the NSA and the Department of Defense did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours

On Thursday, a 14-year-old girl and a young woman were killed the governor said in an earlier statement.

Hungarians have defeated a national autocrat and challenged a broader illiberal international alliance

The U.S. military says its launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea

Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the United States on Monday

It was the first interception since the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports began last week

Kim Jong Un expressed satisfaction with the test results, calling them proof that years of work by a specialised missile warhead research group had not been in vain

Mark Carney said tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump have affected workers in the auto and steel industries

Fars cited one source as saying the lifting of a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports was a precondition for talks

This senseless act of violence has devastated the university community and our state, said Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who offered State assistance with the investigation

That is $10 billion -- a resource that is directly converted into new strikes against Ukraine, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Mr. Macron and the Greek Government will also discuss maritime security and the Strait of Hormuz, a Greek government official added

A massive nighttime drone strike on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded four others, according to the head of the city's military administration.

Police said it was a result of domestic disturbance; children were between the ages of one and 14

A group named Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) is said to have claimed responsibility for the attacks on the Telegram app

President Donald Trump said U.S. negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday (April 21, 2026) to resume talks on ending the war with Iran

On April 22, Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the worlds oil and liquefied natural gas usually transits, open after a temporary ceasefire was agreed to halt Israels war with Irans ally Hezbollah in Lebanon

The U.S. President reiterated that Were offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they dont, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran.

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Iranian airports have been closed since the outbreak of war with Israel and the United States on February 28

A two-week ceasefire is set to end on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) unless it is renewed

During the meeting, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj discussed ways to promote mutual harmony, understanding, and inclusivity among the Sikh community and other communities residing in New Zealand

In a significant show of diplomatic support, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a robust endorsement of Israel, characterising the nation as a premier strategic partner during periods of heightened regional instability

Officials said the increase was unavoidable as rising crude prices, supply chain disruptions and higher freight and insurance costs pushed up import expenses in recent weeks, particularly after oil prices have jumped during the seven-week-old war on Iran.

The 70-year-old pontiff, leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, has spoken out against the American President over the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, saying that in a world being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, peace is everyones responsibility

The mass shooting unheard of in wartime Kyiv took place in a busy central district of the city

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) describes the meeting as the Ambassador being called in, not summoned

Earlier today, a terrorist who infiltrated the community of Negohot in Judea and Samaria was identified and eliminated, the military said, using the biblical term for the West Bank.

Israel and Turkiye have been trading nearly-daily diplomatic barbs over a range of regional conflicts, from Israel's war in Gaza to rising tensions linked to Iran.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, serving as an intermediary, presented the proposals to Iran when he recently visited Tehran

Defiant message came as Iran swiftly reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz

Saeed Khatibzadeh said both sides were currently focused on finalising a framework of understanding before proceeding with further negotiations

Iran said earlier it was reimposing restrictions on the strait in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian shipping and ports

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the tanker and crew were reported safe

The Foreign Ministers expressed a shared commitment to advancing this partnership, deepening coordination and expanding collaboration across key areas of mutual interest, says Foreign Office

Nathalie Baye, a stalwart of French cinema, starred in some 80 films and took home the best actress Cesar Frances equivalent of the Oscars four times, including three years running from 1981 to 1983

The deal struck in August anchors Japans push away from its postwar pacifism to forge security ties beyond its alliance with the U.S. to counter China

Iran warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect

Syed Asim Munir, who was heading a high-level delegation to Iran, landed in Tehran on April 15, becoming the first foreign military leader to visit the country since a two-week ceasefire was agreed between Iran and the U.S. on April 8

A senior State Department official met with the grandson of retired Cuban leader Ral Castro last week during the trip

The quake hit Omachi in northern Nagano around 1:20 p.m., Nippon Hs Kykai said

Russian forces also targeted an energy facility in the Chernihiv region in Ukraines north, the regional power distribution operator said on Telegram.

I don't expect much from this release, said one 50-year-old Yangon resident, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. There is no reason to be thankful because he was arrested unjustly in the first place, says Suu Kyi

Iran, hours earlier, had temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz following a separate U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement by Israel and Lebanon

Iran, however, pushed back on Trumps claim that Tehran had agreed to hand over its enriched uranium, saying its stockpile of enriched uranium was not going anywhere

Mr. Trump told reporters there were ot going to be tolls imposed by Iran on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, something that the Islamic republic put forward during previous peace deal plans.

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