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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

Police arrested Mr. Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, a day after Prime Minister Balendra Shah was sworn in following the first elections since the September uprising that toppled Mr. Oli's government

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

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

Donald Trumps address included references to Irans plans to build a nuclear bomb and came amid a global turmoil in oil prices and supply chains

He said in his letter that portraying Iran as a threat was neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres in the Molucca Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups in the early morning

We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong, Mr. Trump said.

Trump says U.S. forces will 'finish the job' in Iran soon, 'core strategic objectives are nearing completion'; Iran's President asked the people of the United States if the West Asia conflict was truly putting America First, accusing the U.S. of war crimes and being influenced by Israel

Pezeshkian had said Iran had the ecessary will for a ceasefire, but only if its foes guaranteed that hostilities would not return

Several large blasts were heard across the city on April 1, 2026, and a column of smoke was seen rising from Jnah, which is home to apartment buildings, cafes and shops

The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro still hangs over Latin America as countries fear getting sucked into Trumps so-called war on narco-terrorism

Irans new leader has asked the United States for a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday (April 1). Irans foreign ministry spokesperson said Trumps statement about a ceasefire request was false and baseless.

Mr. Trump after the ruling also claimed that the court has been swayed by foreign interests, but declined to provide any evidence

In an interview with The Hindu Vali Nasr said Iran might be open for a deal on its nuclear programme but not on its missiles or its control over the Strait of Hormuz

If Artemis II and III go as planned and Artemis IV is able to lift off on time, U.S. astronauts could reach the moons surface at least two years before Chinas mission

This is not our war and we will not be drawn into the conflict that is not in our national interest, Starmer said, reiterating U.K.s position of staying out of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran

Australia, which imports about 90% of its fuel, has seen petrol prices surge and experienced localised shortages as a result of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz