LONDON, April 11 - Britain's government said on Saturday it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands - home to the U.S.-British Diego Garcia air base - which has been criticised by U.S. President Donald Trump.
April 11 - Top U.S. and Iranian officials gathered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to hold talks that seek to end their war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ in the Middle East that has killed thousands L1N3ZZ07R, roiled energy supplies and hurt the global
If convicted, the man faces a fine of up to RM1 million (US$252,200), a maximum jail term of three years, or both.
Nearly 8.32 million foreign nationals entered China visa-free in the first quarter of 2026, up nearly 30% year-on-year.
Plastic prices have surged by 40 per cent to 100 per cent due to global supply disruptions.
Travellers can board a ferry from Xiamen to Kinmen, an archipelago that is controlled by Taipei.
China has staked roughly US$145 billion in investments and construction contracts across the Middle East, while Iranian oil alone accounts for 13–14% of its imports. Yet Beijing maintains no permanent military presence in the volatile region, with its only overseas base in
Taiwan's Defence Ministry spotted 16 Chinese warplanes operating near the island on April 10.
There are about 600 personnel from the Malaysian battalion on the ground in Lebanon.
There are currently about 600 Malbatt personnel on the ground in Lebanon.
The discovery of a suspected Chinese unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the Lombok Strait is not a routine maritime incident. It is a breach of Indonesia’s strategic space. Found by a local fisherman inside Archipelagic Sea Lane II (ALKI II), the device — marked with “CSIC,”
ISLAMABAD, April 11 - The U.S. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday seeking to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.
April 11 - U.S. intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.
US President Donald Trump’s rapid and dramatic turn from threatening to kill “an entire civilization” in Iran on the morning of April 7, 2026, to announcing a two-week ceasefire later that day left many observers with a sense of whiplash. While it is difficult to predict
Farmers are delaying harvesting and deciding whether to skip planting for the coming season.
Japan’s pacifist constitution is often cited as a constraint on what the nation of 123 million and the world’s fourth-largest economy can and cannot do militarily. The latest crisis in the Middle East has made that harder to ignore. As disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz
They had faced jail time of up to five years.
The meeting between the North Korean leader and China’s top diplomat comes days after missile tests.
The move should help to improve pollination and fruit development, lifting production.
The man was found in possession of 1,022 gall bladders and 191 tongues of reticulated pythons.
Prices will increase by around 5 to 6 per cent.
ISLAMABAD, April 11 - Senior U.S. and Iranian leaders were in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday for negotiations to end their six-week-old war, https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without
Some motorists slow down to give the traffic officers treats to give to Jon.
Vaianu has conjured up the painful memory of 2023’s Cyclone Gabrielle, which killed 11 and displaced thousands.
April 11 - Thousands of New Zealanders were ordered to evacuate their homes on Saturday as the country's North Island braced for Cyclone Vaianu, which authorities warned could cause coastal flooding and landslides.
A misfired joke nearly derailed Samay Raina’s comedy career. Now he’s back, reclaiming his voice.
She has spoken to the press fewer times than some of her recent predecessors.
Face-to-face talks would mark the highest-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the United States has introduced legislation to tighten restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, seeking to block Chinese chipmakers from accessing deep-ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography systems, as well as related
But can Beijing win the hearts and minds of Taiwanese beyond Kinmen?
Officials say attackers opened fire near the village of Deh Mehri in Herat.
WASHINGTON, April 10 - The White House considered but decided against a national televised address by President Donald Trump on Tuesday about his ceasefire deal with Iran, with some aides and advisers privately voicing concern about potentially overselling the still-nascent
WASHINGTON, April 10 - President Donald Trump’s administration plans to crack down on networks it says help pregnant women lie on visa applications in order to secure U.S. citizenship for their U.S.-born babies, an issue that Trump has highlighted to justify his attempts to
Project announced at maritime security forum, but details scarce as plan is being finalized.
South Korea’s decades of sacrifice are colliding with a more transactional United States – and that collision is raising hard questions about reciprocity, reliability and strategic autonomy. In 2013, South Korean President Park Geun-hye stood before a joint session of the
New data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that inflation soared in March thanks in large part to increased energy costs stemming from President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. According to the BLS, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) posted a month-over-month gain of 0.9%
The male wolf, named Neukgu, escaped a zoo in the central city of Daejeon on Wednesday, officials said.
The incident occurred on the Yamuna river in the town of Mathura.
Access to Chinese President Xi raises her profile, but also sharpens domestic scrutiny.
The war in Iran has led to a global energy crisis. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major energy chokepoint that handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil, has been largely blocked by Iran since hostilities broke out in late February. This has, at times, caused oil
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Japan and South Korea ride a one-day rally into growing uncertainty Scott Foster reports that a brief market rally driven by shifting US signals quickly faded, leaving
The KMT leader received protocol typically reserved for officials of a far higher level, observers said.
LONDON/COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, April 10 - Sanoj Weeratunge thought this would finally be the year his tour firm put Sri Lanka's spate of crises behind it. Then the Iran war erupted 2,700 miles away, the government hiked fuel prices by 35% and business slumped almost a third.
All seized items have been handed over to the Customs Department for further action.
Critical minerals, cryptocurrency, and CIA co-operation - how Asim Munir, Trump’s “favourite field marshal”, may have pulled off the diplomatic coup of the century.
Customs authorities seized nearly 19,500 litres of illicit fuel in March.