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Bangladesh raises fuel prices as conflict in West Asia drives up costs

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.

19 Apr 2026 8:45 am
India calls in Iranian envoy, conveys deep concern after two oil tankers prevented from crossing Strait of Hormuz

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

18 Apr 2026 11:40 pm
Israel military says suspected militant killed in West Bank

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.

18 Apr 2026 10:28 pm
Turkiye says Israel using security as a pretext to acquire 'more land'

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.

18 Apr 2026 10:22 pm
Iran reviewing new proposals put forward by U.S.; Trump says cannot blackmail with Strait of Hormuz

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

18 Apr 2026 9:22 pm
Iran's 'valiant navy' ready to inflict 'new bitter defeats' on its enemies: Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei

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

18 Apr 2026 6:50 pm
No date set for next round of Iran-U.S. talks: Iran Deputy Foreign Minister

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

18 Apr 2026 6:10 pm
Two Indian ships reverse course in Hormuz strait, says vessel tracker

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

18 Apr 2026 5:36 pm
Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz, British military says

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

18 Apr 2026 5:01 pm
Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt hold third consultative meeting in Antalya

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

18 Apr 2026 4:44 pm
French film star Nathalie Baye dead at 77, says family

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

18 Apr 2026 4:10 pm
Australia, Japan sign contracts to start $7 billion warship deal

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

18 Apr 2026 3:21 pm
Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing U.S. of violating deal to reopen it

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

18 Apr 2026 2:31 pm
Pakistan Army chief Munir concludes three-day Iran visit

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

18 Apr 2026 1:39 pm
U.S., Cuban officials meet in Havana amid new diplomatic push

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

18 Apr 2026 1:12 pm
Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes off mountainous Nagano in Japan, says NHK

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

18 Apr 2026 1:04 pm
Russia hits port, power facility in Ukraine overnight

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

18 Apr 2026 12:56 pm
Myanmar release of Suu Kyi top ally spurs small democracy hope

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

18 Apr 2026 12:45 pm
Trump says he has good news on Iran, offers no clarity on peace deal

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

18 Apr 2026 11:50 am
Iran threatens to again close Strait of Hormuz, if U.S. blockade continues

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

18 Apr 2026 11:10 am
Trump says U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will remain if no deal reached

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.

18 Apr 2026 10:17 am
Indian among second group of migrants deported from U.S. and taken in by Costa Rica

Costa Rica is one of a growing number of countries across Africa and the Americas that have signed contentious, often secretive agreements with the U.S. to accept deportees from other countries

18 Apr 2026 7:24 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. extends waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil

The U.S. Treasury Department allowed purchases of the oil loaded on vessels as of Friday (April 17, 2026) through May 16, an extension of an original 30-day waiver that expired on April 11, according to a document posted to the department's website

18 Apr 2026 7:07 am
U.S. extends waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil

The waivers could complicate the Wests efforts to deprive Russia of revenue for its war in Ukraine and put Washington at odds with its allies

18 Apr 2026 6:35 am
India-flagged vessels start sailing out of Hormuz

Most of these ships are critical to Indias energy needs and are carrying crude oil

18 Apr 2026 2:44 am
Pope condemns use of AI to fuel 'polarisation, conflict, fear and violence'

The AI boom is largely reliant on the extraction of cobalt needed to run energy-hungry data servers, with Africa often bearing the environmental, social and human cost of mining

18 Apr 2026 1:35 am
Pope Leo and Trump, the battle for Americas soul

Mr. Trumps charge that Pope Leo caters to the radical left is incoherent on its face

18 Apr 2026 1:19 am
Temporary truce: On U.S.-Israel ceasefire with Iran

The U.S.-Israel ceasefire with Iran must hold across all fronts

18 Apr 2026 12:44 am
Truce in effect as Trump says Israel prohibited from bombing Lebanon

Shortly after the truce went into effect at midnight local time, the Army told residents of the south many of whom had to flee their homes following sweeping Israeli evacuation warnings not to return, citing several Israeli acts of aggression.

17 Apr 2026 10:21 pm
Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges

Australias most decorated living veteran has walked free on bail from a Sydney prison 10 days after he was charged with committing war crimes in Afghanistan

17 Apr 2026 10:12 pm
Sri Lanka repatriates survivors of U.S. torpedo attack on Iranian ship

Sri Lanka has sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including 32 who survived a U.S. torpedo attack in the Indian Ocean

17 Apr 2026 10:03 pm
Sri Lankas Energy Minister resigns amid corruption allegations, sub-standard coal imports

The indictment triggered sharp criticism from members of the political Opposition and civil society, who reminded the Dissanayake government and the ruling National Peoples Power administration of their key pre-poll promise of wiping out corruption

17 Apr 2026 7:38 pm
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz completely open for commercial vessels till remaining period of ceasefire

About 20% of the worlds crude oil supply passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, before the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28.

17 Apr 2026 7:02 pm
First loaded Iranian oil tankers exit Gulf since U.S. blockade: Kpler

The Deep Sea, Sonia I and Diona, all under U.S. sanctions, passed the strategic strait on April 15, 2026 after leaving Irans Kharg Island, having loaded on April 2, 8 and 9 respectively

17 Apr 2026 6:04 pm
Israel says military operation against Hezbollah still not complete

Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz also warned that if the fighting resumed, displaced residents returning to the countrys war-torn south would have to evacuate again

17 Apr 2026 5:37 pm
Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN

In 2025, nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, the United Nations refugee agency's spokesman Babar Baloch told a press briefing in Geneva

17 Apr 2026 5:17 pm
Helicopter crash on Indonesias Borneo island kills eight

The Airbus H130 lost contact on April 16, five minutes after it took off from Melawi district in West Kalimantan province

17 Apr 2026 4:30 pm
Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentence reduced under mass amnesty: source

Suu Kyi is currently serving a 27-year sentence

17 Apr 2026 4:25 pm
Sri Lanka's Energy Minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion

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

17 Apr 2026 4:15 pm
First batch of 1,75,025 pilgrims will embark on Hajj pilgrimage

The Additional Secretary (Gulf) at the MEA said that exactly a total of 1,75,025 pilgrims will be embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage

17 Apr 2026 3:53 pm
Cruelly hot: Japan devises new term for heatwave days

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

17 Apr 2026 3:26 pm
Senior British official Olly Robbins resigns over Mandelson appointment; Starmer refuses to quit amid resignation calls

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

17 Apr 2026 3:20 pm
Gerrymandering: Meaning, history, and usage in politics

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

17 Apr 2026 2:00 pm
House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night revolt sinks GOP plan

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

17 Apr 2026 1:10 pm
Venezuela, IMF, World Bank restore relations, paving way for investment

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

17 Apr 2026 1:05 pm
Pakistan starts preparing for next round of U.S.-Iran talks: officials

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

17 Apr 2026 12:52 pm
U.S. cloud dominance a risk to European security: Report

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

17 Apr 2026 12:48 pm
Myanmar frees more than 4,500 prisoners in traditional new year amnesty

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

17 Apr 2026 12:23 pm
Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka on April 19 and 20

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

17 Apr 2026 11:58 am