Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week  ceasefire as Trump...

TEHRAN, Apr 8: Iran, the United States and Israel reached a tentative, two-week ceasefire Wednesday in the war that tore across the Middle East...

Nepal recalls ambassadors from six countries, including India

KATHMANDU, Apr 7 : Nepal has recalled its ambassadors from six countries, including India, who were appointed by the previous K P Sharma Oli-led...

China rebukes former US Ambassador over comments on Iran, Venezuela

BEIJING, Apr 7 : China on Tuesday criticized former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns for his remarks regarding China's stance on Iran and...

Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children

DHAKA, Apr 7 : Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children...

Iran allows 2 French former detainees to leave country: Macron

PARIS, Apr 7 : Iran has allowed two French former detainees, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, to leave the country, French President Emmanuel Macron...

Artemis II completes record-breaking trip around moon

HOUSTAN, Apr 7 : Emerging from behind the moon, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their capsule toward home Monday night after beholding views of...

Three dead in gunfire near Israeli consulate in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, April 7 : Three people have been killed, and two Turkish police officers have been injured in a gunfight near the Israeli consulate...

London to deny US access to UK bases for strikes on Iranian civilian targets:...

MOSCOW, April 7: The United Kingdom will deny the United States access to its bases for strikes on bridges and power plants in Iran,...

Bridge linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain closed over Iranian threats as Trump’s deadline nears

DUBAI, Apr 7 : The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island kingdom of Bahrain, closed early on Tuesday...

Two women leaders in fray to become next Secretary General of the United Nations

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 : Two women leaders are in the fray to become the next Secretary General of the UN, nominated along with...

Israel crushing Iranian regime with greater vigour, attack not against its people: Netanyahu

JERUSALEM, Apr 7 : Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country is "crushing the regime in Iran with great vigour"...

Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if deal with Iran isn’t reached

TEHRAN, Apr 7 : Iranian officials on Tuesday urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as US President Donald Trump...

Iran calls for human chains to protect  power plants as Trump’s deadline nears

DUBAI, Apr 7:  Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before...