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A Pakistan-mediated two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran announced on Tuesday has not clearly ended hostilities. Fighting and strikes continued across the region on Wednesday, while disputes over control of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to oil infrastructure are keeping energy markets and shipping under pressure. Oil prices fell …
President Donald Trump announced that discussions addressing the Iran crisis will take place behind closed doors and said the United States will accept "only one group of meaningful 'POINTS'" as a basis for a ceasefire. He offered little additional detail about the negotiations, while Pakistani and U.S. officials indicated delegations will travel t…
Ecuador’s foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to Colombia for consultations after Colombian President Gustavo Petro characterized former Ecuadorean vice president Jorge Glas as a political prisoner and asked Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa to release or hand Glas over to Colombia. Quito called Petro’s comments an intrusion into its domestic …
Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s foreign minister since 2024 and a British-educated veteran diplomat, will join a delegation to Pakistan for talks with U.S. officials following a Pakistan-mediated two-week ceasefire that paused a six-week war. Known for describing Iranian negotiation tactics as akin to bazaar bartering - a method he says requires "patience an…
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and former Revolutionary Guards commander, is set to play a central role in talks aimed at cementing and extending a recently announced truce. Pakistani sources indicate Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will travel to Islamabad to negotiate with the United States, as Iran's leadership reco…
A Pakistan-mediated agreement has led to an immediate two-week halt in offensive operations between the United States and Iran, with U.S. and Iranian officials scheduled to begin talks to explore a longer-term settlement. Tehran has offered a 10-point plan and Washington has circulated a 15-point proposal; key issues such as uranium enrichment, mis…
Speaking in Budapest, Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump is eager to see swift advancement toward ending the Iran war and has instructed his diplomatic team to pursue talks in good faith. Vance warned that while some Iranian elements appear receptive, others remain resistant, calling the current pause a "fragile truce." The comment…
A Los Angeles woman known in court filings as the 'Ketamine Queen' is due to be sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty to felony counts tied to the ketamine supply that contributed to actor Matthew Perry's drowning in 2023. Federal prosecutors have asked for a 15-year sentence, while Sangha's attorneys argue for time served, citing her rehabi…
Religious language has become a central element of the Trump administration’s public messaging about the war with Iran, with senior officials and prominent evangelical pastors framing recent operations in explicitly biblical terms. That rhetoric is being used to shore up support among white evangelical voters, a core component of the president’s co…
Peru heads to the polls on April 12 to elect a president and a new Congress after a prolonged period of political instability. With a record number of contenders on the ballot and opinion polls indicating no one will surpass the 50% threshold required for an outright win, at least five candidates out of 35 appear positioned to vie for one of the tw…
President Donald Trump is hosting NATO chief Mark Rutte at the White House as the war with Iran intensifies tensions between the United States and European allies. Disputes over support for the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign, the security of the Strait of Hormuz and public criticism of NATO have driven relations to a precarious point. Rutte is expec…
Turkish media report that authorities have detained 10 people in connection with a gun attack that took place outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul's main financial district. One assailant was killed and two were wounded in an extended gun battle with police. Investigations are ongoing and officials have provided limited public comment.
On April 8 the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. The agreement, declared by U.S. President Donald Trump shortly before a self-imposed deadline, is conditional on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Global leaders and international organizations welcomed the pause and called for continued diplomacy to secur…
European Union leaders on April 8 welcomed a two-week ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran, describing it as a critical pause in recent hostilities and urging that talks continue toward a durable solution. Top EU officials praised the window for reducing threats, halting missile activity, restarting maritime traffic and making room f…
Three Lebanese sources close to Hezbollah said the group stopped firing at northern Israel and Israeli forces inside Lebanon in the early hours of Wednesday as part of a U.S.-Iran mediated ceasefire announced earlier. Pakistan's prime minister, a key intermediary in the talks, said the two-week truce would include Lebanon, but Israel's prime minist…
Hussein Saleh, 34, has repeatedly returned to the plot where his family home once stood in Tyre, south Lebanon, seeking personal items and memories after an Israeli missile struck on March 6, killing his wife, daughter and six other relatives. The strike is one of more than 1,500 deaths recorded in Lebanon since March 2 amid renewed conflict betwee…
President Donald Trump told AFP he considered a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran a "total and complete victory," saying Washington had received a 10-point proposal from Tehran that could form the basis for talks. He declined to detail the disposition of Iranian nuclear material and gave a noncommittal response when asked about earlier threats…
Ben Roberts-Smith, a decorated former Australian soldier, will stay in custody after his lawyers did not seek bail following his arrest on five counts of war crimes related to the deaths of five Afghan civilians. The accused was denied bail and remanded at Silverwater Correctional Complex; the case is scheduled to be mentioned again on June 4.
A 22-year-old woman recently married to a U.S. soldier was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained at a military facility. The Department of Homeland Security says she lacks legal status and faces removal proceedings; advocates and family members have protested the arrest and called for due process.
A personal envoy appointed by the U.N. secretary-general has headed to the Middle East and may travel to Iran to press for an end to the Iran war, but any visit will depend on security and logistical conditions. Tehran has expressed support for U.N. efforts and is reportedly considering a two-week ceasefire request from Pakistan as international di…
President Donald Trump’s online declaration that he might obliterate Iran if it fails to meet U.S. demands prompted widespread condemnation internationally and discomfort among some Republican figures and White House staff. Trump set an 8 pm ET deadline for Iran to comply with U.S. conditions, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending sup…
The 10-day Artemis II mission, carrying three American astronauts and one Canadian, has drawn worldwide attention through curated photos, video and live transmissions. The mission serves as a key test ahead of future moon landings and has offered a rare moment of global engagement as conflicts, tariffs and institutional strains dominate headlines.
On April 7, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and wounded a man in Patterson, California, after the individual allegedly attempted to run over an officer with his vehicle. The acting director of ICE said the suspected gang member, who is from El Salvador and in the United States illegally, had been wanted for questioning in con…
World Bank President Ajay Banga said the Bank intends to act as a limited trustee for a reconstruction trust fund called for in a U.N. Security Council resolution and linked to President Trump’s Board of Peace, while also taking independent steps to support Gaza’s recovery. Banga spoke at an Atlantic Council event in Washington after two protesters…
On April 8, Pakistan's prime minister requested that U.S. President Donald Trump extend by two weeks the deadline set for Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil, urging a corresponding goodwill opening of the Strait of Hormuz by Tehran and proposing a two-week ceasefire to allow diplomacy to proceed. Sources said negotiations between Washington and T…
