08-04-2026 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The United States and Iran have announced a suspension of all attacks for two weeks, and Tehran has agreed to allow safe transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has claimed victory and says upcoming talks in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Friday do not mean that …
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08-04-2026 VATICAN CITY: Thousands of worshippers flocked to St Peter’s Square on Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first Easter Mass address as pontiff. Framed by white roses on the central balcony of the Vatican’s basilica, the pope called on “those who have the power to unleash wars” …
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08-04-2026 Warning: This piece refers to scenes of violence from the start BUDAPEST: When a video went viral appearing to show a Hungarian soldier’s execution, its disturbing nature came as a shock to anyone who saw it. Ahead of pivotal Hungarian elections on Sunday 12 April, the AI-generated, fake clip …
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08-04-2026 WASHINGTON: Artemis II astronauts have crossed the halfway point between Earth and the moon as they race towards a planned lunar flyby, and NASA has released the first images of Earth captured from inside the Orion spacecraft. As the astronauts settled down to sleep early on Sunday after rounding …
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08-04-2026 BEIRUT: Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon and the capital, Beirut, have martyred dozens, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon’s main border crossing with Syria, forcing its closure. Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday martyred at least four people while 19 people including a family of …
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08-04-2026 VIENNA: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to increase oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a rise that is largely symbolic as some of its key members are unable to raise production due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. The war …
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08-04-2026 TEHRAN: Donald Trump has set a Tuesday deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face “hell”, saying the US will hit Iranian power plants and bridges. Iran says it will respond “in kind” to any attacks on its infrastructure, with senior officials condemning the US president’s …
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07-04-2026 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: President Donald Trump issued a stark threat to Iran, saying “a whole civilization will die tonight” as the US president’s imposed deadline approaches for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that …
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07-04-2026 SYDNEY: Ninety-three service stations in New South Wales (NSW) have been issued on-the-spot fines for misrepresenting their prices amid Australia’s fuel crisis although none are facing penalties for price gouging. A two-week compliance blitz has seen inspectors visit about 75% or just under 1,800 of stations registered with fuel …
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07-04-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan intends to continue to nudge the United States and Iran towards negotiations aimed at ending their war but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledges “obstacles” in its efforts. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi did not specify the roadblocks on the path …
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