Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi yesterday said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreed on in Lebanon, while US President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”, though the timing remained unclear.

Over 38,000 women and girls were killed in the Gaza war by the end of 2025, the UN estimated yesterday, amounting to over half of the 71,000 deaths recorded by the territory’s health ministry.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure to resign yesterday despite sacking a senior official following news that Britain’s former ambassador to the United States had failed security vetting but was still handed the job.

China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with US President Donald Trump while trying not to alienate Tehran.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that linking Bills related to women’s reservation and the proposed delimitation commission was a “conspiracy” to delete voters’ names from electoral rolls and implement the National Register of Citizens.

A vote in the United States Senate to block military equipment for Israel this week ended in defeat.

International law is more important than ever at a time when even core countries in the global system are calling it into question, the United Nations secretary general said yesterday.

No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form, he says

They were useless when needed, he says

Iran, with the help of the US, has removed, or is removing, all sea mines, he says

'Enough is enough!!!' — Trump in social media post

Energy prices retreat sharply from March highs

Trump welcomes Iranian announcement

Around one million women and girls are displaced in Gaza, UN Women says

Two sanctioned Iranian container ships exited the Gulf via the strait earlier this week

Ministers from the four countries held two meetings in March

Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since the end of her marathon trials

Rohingyas undertake perilous sea journeys every year in search of better living conditions

“It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG,” Trump further said

If the Lebanon ceasefire clears the way for a broader peace deal with ​Iran, it would be a significant win for the Trump administration