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The diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because council consultations have been private, said the vote will now be held sometime next week

Iran has officially told mediators that it is unwilling to meet U.S. officials in Islamabad in the coming days and considers U.S. demands unacceptable, says the report

Moscow has been firing aerial broadsides at Ukraine throughout its more than four-year invasion, mostly at night, but in recent weeks it has stepped up daytime attacks

Separately, Iranian state media said a US. A-10 attack aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf after being struck by Iranian defence forces

aise serious concerns about violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including potential war crimes Over 100 international law experts in the U.S. say

It lays out punishments of two to five years in prison and fines of up to $125,000 for those convicted of online scams.

The crew of NASAs Artemis II mission made contact with Earth via video on Thursday, sharing extraordinary moments from deep space as they journey toward the Moon.

Moscow has been firing aerial broadsides at Ukraine throughout its more than four-year invasion, mostly at night, but in recent weeks it has stepped up daytime attacks.

Peace talks between Afghanistans Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, Chinas government said, two days after those countries resumed conversations after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds

A local official television station in southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province aired footage of what it said was wreckage of the downed plane, showing a pile of twisted metal fragments in the back of a truck.

Trump requests a 10% cut in non-defence and discretionary spending for the 2027 fiscal year and an increase to defence spending by $500 billion, according to a White House budget document

Nearly five weeks after it started with a joint U.S.-Israeli aerial assault, the war in Iran continues to spread chaos across the region and roil financial markets, raising the pressure on Mr. Trump to find a quick resolution to the conflict.

The energy cooperation figured prominently in meetings Russias First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov held with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

To control the consumption of petrol and diesel, government made a 55% increases in the fuel prices in Pakistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was speaking ahead of a scheduled Security Council vote on a draft resolution mandating a force to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz Friday (April 3, 2026).

In Russias Ulyanovsk region seven people were injured after a train went off the rails in the region around 900 kilometers east of Moscow

Preliminary information suggests that the police station was the primary target

The 69-year-old general orchestrated a 2021 coup against the administration of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and placed her under arrest, sparking widespread protests that morphed into nationwide armed resistance against the junta

The state media reported that emergency teams were working to contain the blazes

A spokesperson for Communications Minister Anika Wells said she had not toughened her stance due to global attention, declining to comment further

Iran is a nuclear-capable state; in the event Israel strikes it with a nuclear weapon, it could retaliate but how quickly is a separate question

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client

So how do you prove what's real is real when the line between reality and fabrication has blurred so much in the fog of the West Asia war?

The U.S. military hasnt even started destroying whats left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants, Mr. Trump wrote on social media

Recalling the four-day conflict in May, the Pakistani Minister said that history was a stark reminder that miscalculation has consequences

Pentagon officials are not offering a reason for George's departure, which comes nearly five weeks into U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and with no clear timeline from President Donald Trump on when the war may end.

Companies that have signed a most favoured nation pricing deal and are actively building facilities in the U.S. to onshore production of patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients will have a 0% tariff

Fresh explosions were reported in the Tehran area, with Iranian state television reporting U.S.-Israeli strikes hit a bridge in the northern town of Karaj twice -- the first causing civilian casualties and the second striking as emergency teams responded.

Previous drafts would have authorized countries to use all necessary means UN language including possible military action to secure passage and deter attempts to interfere with international navigation

At the request of the Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, I have issued an order prohibiting the 40th edition of the Annual Meeting of Muslims of France, from April 3 to April 6 at the ParisLe Bourget Exhibition Centre, the Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure said in a post on X

Even after a ceasefire is declared, the effects of violent conflict take years to heal

The neighbours and one-time allies have been locked in an escalating conflict over claims from Islamabad that Afghanistan is harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies

U.S. President Donald Trump had also reportedly grown frustrated that Ms. Bondi was not moving quickly enough to prosecute critics and adversaries who he wanted to face criminal charges

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katzs warning followed claims by Hezbollah that it had carried out a series of rocket attacks on northern Israel as Israeli Jews began marking the Passover holidays

The analysis, which used daily reports published by Ukraine's air force, showed Russia fired at least 6,462 long-range drones into Ukraine last month -- up nearly 28% over February and the second straight monthly increase

Lawmakers, elected in March, met within the new Parliament building, with many of the politicians taking their seats for the first time

As one of the largest and longest serving contributors to Peacekeeping, and in consonance with UNSC resolution 2589, we seek accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, said the MEA spokesperson

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In an address to the nation, Donald Trump said the U.S. was very close to achieving its objectives but warned attacks would intensify if Iran did not reach a negotiated settlement

If no agreement with Tehran is struck, U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to bomb the Islamic republic into stone ages, after approval rating drops

The speech was largely a reassertion of the claims he has been making over the past few weeks and also underscores his limited options in the ongoing war with Iran

President Trump left the court during the Opposing partys arguments and later posted on social media: We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow Birthright Citizenship!

Captain Ibrahim Traore should be impartially investigated for criminal liability for all abuses by the Burkinabe military and VDPs, says HRW report

In a statement, the Meta Platforms-owned service said the campaign was carried out by ASIGINT, a subsidiary of northern Italy-based SIO

The proposal, backed by the opposition Democratic Party (PD), would require platforms to stop profiling users by default and provide greater transparency over algorithms

Details about Nurul Amin Shah Alam's health and final days aren't publicly known, as his autopsy report is confidential under New York law

We have an interest in the Strait of Hormuz being open. It is a function of when conditions allow any of these steps to take place. And those conditions don't exist right now, says Defence Minister Richard Marles

Sam Altmans defamation claim stemmed from social media posts by his sister that referred to alleged abuse

The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest U.S. recognition of Ms. Rodrguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the U.S. military captured her predecessor, Nicols Maduro