Trump defends Iran deal from critics he calls ‘fools’
AFP, Washington
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Russia returns 522 bodies to Ukraine
AFP, Kyiv
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First tankers cross Strait of Hormuz after Iran deal
Reuters
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Key points from the US-Iran memorandum
AFP
18 June 2026, 09:06 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Trump, Iran's president sign deal to end Mideast war
AFP
18 June 2026, 06:26 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Iran deal averted economic disaster
Agencies
18 June 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran

West Bengal election: Delimitation seen as conspiracy to delete voters’ names: Mamata

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.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM

US Senate vote on arms sale to Israel shows huge ‘cracks’

A vote in the United States Senate to block military equipment for Israel this week ended in defeat.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Int’l law ‘matters more than ever’ in chaotic world

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.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Strait of Hormuz now open

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.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM

38,000 women, girls killed till end of 2025: UN

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.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Mandelson row: British PM again under pressure to resign

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.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM

China intensifies Iran diplomacy

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.
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Trump says ‘no money’ to be involved in any Iran nuclear deal

No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form, he says
17 April 2026, 21:09 PM
17 April 2026, 21:02 PM

Trump says US helping Iran remove mines from Hormuz

Iran, with the help of the US, has removed, or is removing, all sea mines, he says
17 April 2026, 20:54 PM

Trump says Israel banned from bombing Lebanon

'Enough is enough!!!' — Trump in social media post
17 April 2026, 20:41 PM
17 April 2026, 20:05 PM

Strait of Hormuz open: Iran's foreign minister

Trump welcomes Iranian announcement
17 April 2026, 19:26 PM

Average of 47 women and girls killed daily during Gaza war, UN says

Around one million women and girls are displaced in Gaza, UN Women says
17 April 2026, 18:48 PM

First loaded Iranian oil tankers exit Gulf since US blockade: Kpler

Two sanctioned Iranian container ships exited the Gulf via the strait earlier this week
17 April 2026, 18:36 PM

Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi to discuss ways to end Iran war, source says

Ministers from the four countries held two meetings in March
17 April 2026, 17:06 PM

Myanmar cuts ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence, frees former president

Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since the end of her marathon trials
17 April 2026, 16:59 PM

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead, missing in shipwrecks in 2025: UN

Rohingyas undertake perilous sea journeys every year in search of better living conditions
17 April 2026, 16:44 PM

Mamdani destroying New York: Trump

“It will only get WORSE. The TAX, TAX, TAX Policies are SO WRONG,” Trump further said
17 April 2026, 10:52 AM

Israel and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Iran may meet US over weekend

If the Lebanon ceasefire clears the way for a broader peace deal with ​Iran, it would be a significant win for the Trump administration
17 April 2026, 10:23 AM