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If the United States ends the current war with Iran without concrete security guarantees, Tehran could emerge more powerful and strategically advantaged, while Gulf Arab oil and gas producers and global energy markets absorb the consequences. Regional analysts warn that surviving heavy strikes, attacking Gulf states and threatening the Strait of Ho…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held online discussions with U.S. negotiators and several senior international figures as Kyiv pushes a proposal for an Easter ceasefire to be passed to Russia. The initiative was briefed to allied leaders but was dismissed by the Russian foreign ministry, while Kyiv says it would halt strikes on energy infra…
Kyrgyz authorities have detained Shairbek Tashiev, the brother of former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev, tying him to an investigation into alleged corruption tied to the re-sale of oil. Officials estimate preliminary losses to the state at 4.1 billion soms ($47 million) and say that amount should be repaid by Shairbek. The arrest forms part of a…
Christian communities clustered in the southern Lebanese towns of Rmeich, Ain Ebel and Debel say they feel abandoned and scared after the Lebanese army pulled back troops from around them following nearby Israeli advances. Residents who stayed despite mass evacuation orders face dwindling supplies, damaged homes and the prospect that expanding host…
Ecuadorian authorities reported a 28% nationwide reduction in intentional homicides in March, a comparison of March 2025 with March 2026, attributing the improvement to coordinated military operations and a two-week nightly curfew in four provinces identified as key drug trafficking corridors. Officials said thousands were arrested and that the act…
The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a travel warning urging citizens to avoid nations that maintain extradition treaties with the United States, citing a rise in what it calls U.S. "punitive justice" since the 2022 Russia-Ukraine war and alleging schemes by U.S. intelligence to lure Russians abroad. The notice lists countries it considers likel…
A person briefed on the situation said U.S. Vice President JD Vance communicated with Pakistani intermediaries as recently as Tuesday to press for a resolution to the Iran conflict. Acting under President Donald Trump’s direction, Vance privately indicated the president’s openness to a ceasefire if Tehran met specific U.S. demands, including reopen…
When a U.S. pause on foreign aid abruptly disrupted antiretroviral supply chains, volunteer networks in Nigeria’s Benue State undertook intensive community outreach to reconnect people living with HIV to treatment. Their door-to-door tracing, counselling and accompaniment helped thousands resume therapy while national and international funding resp…
France pushed back at U.S. threats to leave NATO and rejected the idea that the military alliance should be used to carry out operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Junior Army Minister Alice Rufo reiterated that NATO’s remit is the security of the Euro-Atlantic area and warned that actions in the strait would constitute a breach of international law.…
Two independent polls show Hungary’s Our Homeland party is the only small party with a realistic chance of entering parliament alongside Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz and the centre-right Tisza party. The party’s leader rejects being labelled far-right and rules out formal coalitions, but analysts say informal support for a minority governme…
President Donald Trump said he is contemplating withdrawing the United States from NATO after European members reportedly refused to deploy ships to clear the Strait of Hormuz, comments that followed a U.S. defence chief’s hesitation to reconfirm Washington’s commitment to NATO’s collective defence. European capitals responded with a mix of admonit…
Iran sent a diplomatic protest to Bulgaria in mid-March objecting to U.S. military refuelling planes parked at Sofia's Vasil Levski civilian airport, saying it reserves the right to act to defend its sovereignty. Bulgaria's deputy foreign minister confirmed the note, emphasized that the country is not at war and that no combat aircraft are being lo…
Britain’s King Charles will address the U.S. Congress on April 28 as part of a planned state visit to Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. The visit, confirmed by Buckingham Palace, is timed to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence and will include a subsequent visit to Bermuda. The trip is being viewed in London as an opportu…
The Kremlin urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to order the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbas immediately, saying the move - which it suggested should have been taken "yesterday" - could end the "hot phase" of the conflict. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to confirm whether a two-month ultimatum existed, calling that qu…
Eleven children who were born prematurely and evacuated from Gaza to Egypt in November 2023 reunited with their parents in Gaza on Monday under a United Nations-organized operation. The infants were among 29 preterm babies removed from the neonatal intensive care unit at Al Shifa hospital when Israeli forces raided the facility. Seven of the evacua…
Bahrain has circulated an amended U.N. Security Council draft resolution aimed at safeguarding commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The revised text drops an explicit invocation of binding enforcement under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter but preserves language authorizing "all necessary means" to protect navigation. The move fol…
President Donald Trump told Britain's Daily Telegraph that he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO after allies did not back U.S. military action against Iran. In the interview, he described NATO as a "paper tiger," said he had long doubted the alliance's credibility and said removal from the defence pact was "beyond recons…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make a rare televised address to the nation on Wednesday regarding the month-long conflict in the Middle East. The speech, set to air simultaneously across major TV and radio outlets at 7 p.m. (0800 GMT), is widely reported to include an appeal for Australians to conserve fuel and will follow recent government m…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News the United States can now see the "finish line" in the Iran war, though he cautioned it is not imminent. He said messages are being exchanged with Iran and a direct meeting could occur, while also arguing Washington will need to reexamine relations with NATO after the conflict. President Donald Trum…
Armed groups mounted further assaults in Haiti’s crucial Artibonite region on Tuesday, days after an attack in Jean-Denis that rights monitors say left about 70 people dead. Local residents, human rights investigators and police describe a pattern of threats, limited police response, and self-defense brigades unable to hold ground against better-ar…
President Donald Trump told reporters the United States could end its military campaign against Iran within two to three weeks and said Tehran did not need to negotiate a deal for strikes to stop. Senior U.S. officials gave differing public signals on whether diplomacy was a prerequisite to an end to hostilities, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a…
A Republican senator plans to introduce legislation next month to expand U.S. measures barring Chinese automakers from the American market, seeking to close avenues beyond imports and calling on other countries to adopt similar rules. The Biden administration has already issued a regulation that will effectively stop Chinese passenger vehicle sales…
President Donald Trump told reporters he would be prepared to impose a federal presence in Los Angeles during this summer's World Cup, saying the action is justified to prevent crime and problems. Speaking in the Oval Office, he framed the potential intervention as a right and pointed to previous federal mobilizations in Washington. City and state …
A Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted over a recent weekend found that roughly 66% of Americans want the United States to seek a rapid end to its involvement in the Iran war even if that means not achieving the administration's stated goals. The poll also reveals broad disapproval of U.S. military strikes on Iran, concerns about rising gasoline costs, a…
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told a London think tank that Syria will remain outside the month-long U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran unless it is directly attacked and diplomatic options are exhausted. His comments come as the fighting spreads across the region, has killed thousands, disrupted energy supplies and prompted Syria to station troops…
