International

12-04-2026 WASHINGTON: United States First Lady Melania Trump has denied any connection to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a rare speech delivered from the White House. During the brief address on Thursday, Melania referenced years-long speculation over her connection with Epstein, as she called for Congress …

12-04-2026 BEIRUT: As bombs rained down on Lebanon’s capital, hundreds of people rushed to the American University of Beirut (AUB) Hospital, many crying, many scared. Children were looking for their siblings or their parents, unsure if they were dead or alive. Israeli forces had bombed 100-plus targets across the country …

12-04-2026 CARACAS: Union leaders, retirees and public sector workers in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas have marched towards the presidential palace to demand higher wages and dignified pensions, only to be met by police blockades. The protests on Thursday came the day after acting President Delcy Rodriguez went on national …

11-04-2026 TEHRAN: DOHA/ JERUSALEM/ ROME: Israeli forces have carried out a devastating bombardment across Lebanon, killing hundreds of people, hours after a two-week ceasefire was announced in the United States-Israeli war on Iran. Lebanon’s Civil Defence said at least 254 people were killed and 1,165 others were wounded in air …

11-04-2026 ABUJA: Nigeria has begun the prosecution of more than 500 people accused of involvement in militant attacks in one of the country’s largest ever terrorism trials. The suspects face charges linked to aiding and abetting terrorism, particularly in the north-east where an insurgency by the Boko Haram Islamist group …

11-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ BEIJING: Afghanistan has said that peace talks with Pakistan being held in China have been “useful”. The comment was issued by the foreign ministry in Kabul amid talks aimed at halting cross-border fighting between the two neighbors, which were launched last week …

11-04-2026 LONDON: The United Kingdom has gathered foreign ministers from 40 countries to discuss options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the United States and Israel’s war against Iran. UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Iran’s “recklessness” in blockading the …

11-04-2026 HAVANA: Hundreds of women marched in Cuba’s capital, Havana, to protest the de facto oil blockade and pressure campaign that the United States has imposed on the island. Banners and signs at Tuesday’s demonstration bore the slogan “Tumba el bloqueo” or “Tear down the blockade”. Many protesters waved Cuban …

11-04-2026 WASHINGTON: United States Vice President JD Vance has warned Iran that it would be “dumb” to jeopardize its ceasefire with Washington over Israel’s attacks in Lebanon. Although Pakistan, which mediated the truce, said explicitly that Lebanon is included in the two-week ceasefire, Vance told reporters that the US did …

11-04-2026 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran and the United States have both claimed victory in their conflict as they both accepted a two-week ceasefire just before US President Donald Trump’s apocalyptic deadline to obliterate Iranian “civilization” if Tehran did not agree to a deal. At least 2,076 people have died in US-Israel …