GENEVA, April 8 - Iran will approach peace talks with the U.S. with far more caution than in previous negotiations due to a big gap in trust, and the war will affect the future legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva said on Wednesday.
April 8 - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the United States has had a decisive military victory over Iran and that Tehran's missile program has been functionally destroyed.
ANKARA, April 8 - Turkey’s intelligence agency played a key role in diplomatic efforts leading to a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Turkish media reported on Wednesday, citing security sources.
April 8 - The United States, Israel and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reached with Pakistani mediation, and U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to hold talks on Friday to discuss a long-term settlement.
Footage of the incident shows a man inside the enclosure and recording Moo Deng with a tablet.
Islamabad has accused Afghanistan of harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks.
BUDAPEST, April 8 - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that Ukraine's president had made \"scandalous\" comments about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as he echoed Budapest's accusations that Kyiv was using energy supplies to try to influence elections there.
President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Pakistani proposal for a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran brings a sigh of relief to the international community. Just hours before, many had been alarmed by Trump’s threats to bomb Iran back to “the stone age” and destroy its
OSLO, April 8 - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday it was condemning \"Russia's attempt to criminalise Memorial\" and to designate the human rights group, a co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, as an extremist organisation.
The parties to the Iran war have agreed to a ceasefire. Thus, Donald Trump loses, for now, an opportunity to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age. He must also postpone the destruction of the mausoleum of the incomparable Ferdowsi, the national poet who a thousand years ago wrote
BUDAPEST, April 8 - U.S. President Donald Trump is \"impatient\" about making progress toward ending the Iran war and has instructed his negotiating team to engage the Iranians in good faith, Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday.
Twenty crew members were rescued by the Omani navy after the attack.
A reported standoff between BYD and Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) over strict manufacturing conditions has left the Chinese automaker’s RM1.3 billion Tanjung Malim assembly plant in limbo.
The matter was discussed in a February meeting with the Home Ministry.
The Iran war may have paused, if not finally ended. Iran has lost its leaders, half of its missile and drone stocks, and a substantial part of its military and civil infrastructure. Thousands of Iranians, a majority of them combatants, have been killed or injured. The US has
ISTANBUL, April 8 - Turkish authorities have detained 10 people in connection with Tuesday's gun attack near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul as the investigation widened, Turkish media reported on Wednesday.
KYIV, April 8 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he welcomed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding that Kyiv was ready to \"respond in kind\" if Moscow ceased strikes.
President Trump believes China had a hand in bringing Iran to the negotiating table.
April 8 - The U.S. and Iran have confirmed a two-week ceasefire following mediation by Pakistan.
More than 18 months have passed since the last hearing for the politician convicted of treason.
Laboratory findings reported by the National Narcotics Agency in February this year showed that at least 35 of 341 vape liquid samples tested positive for illicit substances, including cannabis-linked compounds, methamphetamine and etomidate, a narcotic under Indonesia's health
Wang Yi's last publicly known visit to North Korea as China’s Foreign Minister was in late 2019.
BEIJING, April 8 - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit North Korea over April 9-10, his ministry said on Wednesday, signalling efforts by the East Asian neighbours to revitalise ties that chilled after the COVID‑19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
There are 26 South Korean-flagged vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
April 8 - Greece will ban access to social media for children under the age of 15 from January 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, citing rising anxiety, sleep problems and the addictive design of online platforms.
The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the details of which have not been confirmed by both sides, averting Trump’s threat to destroy Iran. The purported statement by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council that CNN and others reported was dismissed as fake by Trump,
WASHINGTON, April 7 - U.S. President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Israel and the United States.
BRUSSELS, April 8 - EU leaders on Wednesday welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran.
BEIJING, April 8 - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will make his fourth trip to China in as many years this month, as had been widely expected, as Madrid seeks to build on its commercial ties with the world's second-largest economy.
An Indonesian peacekeeper was killed on Mar 29 when a projectile exploded near a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position. The next day, two other soldiers were killed in an explosion that destroyed their vehicle.
Drink-drive deaths are rare – just under 0.5 per cent of fatalities – but outrage is anything but.
US President Donald Trump said he believes China got Iran to negotiate the ceasefire.
The girl's parents described her as “a child of incandescent vitality; joyful, spirited and deeply loved”.
Pakistan's ties with the US have complicated New Delhi’s efforts to manage relations with Washington.
Putrajaya stressed that diplomacy is the only viable path to resolving conflicts.
LONDON, April 8 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the Gulf on Wednesday to hold talks with regional leaders to try to ensure the Strait of Hormuz opens permanently after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, his office said.
Airport and air navigation service charges were the third largest expense category for airlines globally.
The building bonanza is likely to boost GDP, analysts say, but some caution that it comes with risks.
The accident occurred on the Ha Giang Loop, a winding route popular among young tourists.
Pakistan has emerged as a channel for messaging between Tehran and Washington in recent weeks.
In early March, a week after the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the White House posted a video of real American attacks mixed with clips from popular movies, television series, video games and anime. Iran and its sympathisers responded to the strikes by flooding social media
HANOI, April 8 - Vietnam's parliament has approved career banker Pham Duc An as the new central bank governor for a five-year term and named a new finance minister, according to a list of government appointments published on Wednesday.
About 50,000 coins have been recovered to date from the Oshino Hakkai spring ponds.
"The core values of Sun Yat-sen's ideal that 'all under heaven are equal' have always been equality, inclusiveness, and unity," said Cheng Li-wun.
