Starmer and Macron to co-host Strait of Hormuz talks in Paris
London [UK], April 15: International leaders will gather in Paris on Friday in an effort to come up with a plan to ensure the Strait...
Indonesia and US sign 'major' defence cooperation partnership agreement
Washington DC [US], April 15: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has hailed the establishment of a "major defence cooperation partnership" with Indonesia, saying it...
Haiti arrests seven officials after 25 killed in heritage site stampede
Mexico City [Mexico], April 15: Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven officials following a deadly stampede that killed 25 people at a historic fortress in...
At least 16 people injured, assailant dead in shooting at Turkish school
Istanbul [Turkey], April 15: At least 16 people, including pupils, were injured after a gunman opened fire inside a high school in south-eastern Turkiye on...
Spain's Sanchez govt to legalise half a million migrants through royal decree
Madrid [Spain], April 15: Some half a million undocumented migrants living in Spain are to be legalized through a royal decree, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's...
US, Iran may resume talks this week despite port blockade
Washington DC [US], April 15: Talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, US President Donald Trump said...
Israel and Lebanon hold direct talks in Washington
Beirut [Lebanon], April 15: Israeli and Lebanese representatives met on Tuesday in Washington for direct political-level talks for the first time since 1983.
Italy suspends defence pact with Israel
Rome [Italy], April 15: Italy has suspended a defence cooperation agreement with Israel, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Tuesday.
Sanctioned tankers transit Strait of Hormuz
Washington DC [US], April 15: At least three vessels, including two United States-sanctioned tankers, have entered the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on the...
Trump's $10 bn lawsuit against Wall Street Journal thrown out
Washington DC [US], April 15: A US district court in Florida has dismissed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the...
Turkiye detains 12 people after shoot-out near Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Istanbul [Turkiye], April 14: Three further suspects have been detained following a shoot-out with security forces outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, the Turkish state...
Ukrainian drones strike Russian chemical plant after Easter truce
Kiev [Ukraine], April 14: Ukrainian forces targeted a chemical plant in northern Russia with long-range drones following the end of a 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire,...
President Trump says the US 'may stop by Cuba' after finishing in...
Washington [US], April 14: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States "may stop by Cuba" after it is finished in Iran.
Sudan war pushes nearly 14,000 refugees to Europe: UN
Nairobi [Kenya], April 14: Sudan's civil war has triggered the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with around 11.6 million refugees and internally displaced people, according to...
US blockade on Iranian ports begins
Tehran [Iran] / Washington [US], April 14: Iran has suggested that the United States blockade on Iranian ports will only hurt the international economy after...
At least six killed in new wave of Israeli attacks in southern...
Beirut [Lebanon], April 14: At least six people have been killed in a new wave of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, state media reports, as...
Bahrain summons Iraqi envoy as pro-Iranian attacks persist in Gulf
Manama [Bahrain], April 14: Bahrain has summoned an Iraqi envoy over drone attacks launched at the kingdom and other states in the region, which persist...
QNB Group maintains strong strategic momentum in first quarter of 2026
Doha [Qatar], April 13: QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, today issued its first quarter 2026 Strategic Progress Update,...
Trump says White House to host UFC fight on his 80th birthday...
Washington DC [US], April 13: US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that there would be an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight in the White...
UK's Starmer urges US and Iran 'to find a way through' after...
Tehran [Iran], April 13: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged the United States and Iran "to find a way through" after the failure of...
Peruvians vote in crowded presidential race held amid deep political crisis
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 13: Peruvians were voting on Sunday for a new president and Congress, with all 60 Senate and 130 lower house seats...
Palestinians condemn Israeli minister's storming of Al Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem [Israel], April 13: Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque compoundin occupied East Jerusalem's Old City - his...
Benin holds presidential election
Porto-Novo [Benin], April 13: Voting was under way in Benin's presidential election with long-serving Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni expected to win in the absence of...
Iranian authorities remain defiant, urge supporters to stay in streets
Tehran [Iran], April 13: Iranian authorities said the United States needs to do more if an agreement is to be made to end the war...
'Painful concessions' needed in Iran conflict, says Oman
Muscat [Oman], April 13: The parties to the Iran war will likely have to make significant concessions to achieve peace, according to Oman's Foreign Minister...
Iraqi Parliament elects Nizar Amedi as President
Baghdad [Iraq], April 12: The Iraqi Council of Representatives today elected Nizar Amedi as the new President of Iraq.
UAE, Indian foreign ministers discuss regional security
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 12: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister...