Iran War Live Updates: Trump Calls to Wipe Out a ‘Whole Civilization’ as Iranians Reject Threats
The United States and Israel stepped up their attacks on Iran ahead of President Trump’s 8 p.m. Eastern deadline to make a deal to reopen the Strait o…
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Bangladesh police arrest Hasina-era former parliament speaker
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the South Asian nation's first female speaker, who also served as Minister in Hasina's administration, was arrested at a rel…
Shelly Kittleson, American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Is Freed
The journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was abducted by a militia allied with Iran and held for a week. Iraqi officials say she was freed in exchange for th…
UN chief decries ‘incendiary rhetoric’ after Trump ramps up threats against Iran as deal deadline looms – Middle East crisis live
UN chief warns that deliberate attacks on civilians amount to war crime; Trump once again implores Iran to make a deal to avert attackTrump says ‘a wh…
National Gallery’s new wing will be designed by architect behind Tokyo Olympic stadium
London gallery to undergo biggest transformation in its 200-year history, with Kengo Kuma’s design called ‘exemplary’The National Gallery has announce…
American journalist Shelly Kittleson released, say Iraqi officials
The powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement earlier in the day it had decided to free Shelly Kittleson, who was abduct…
A Lebanese seafarer caught in a double-whammy amid the West Asia war
Hundreds of merchant ships are stuck in the Gulf unable to move up or down the Strait of Hormuz
U.S., Israel and Iran Accelerate Strikes Ahead of Trump’s Deadline
The United States and Israel are trying to force Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, according to American and Israel officials.
Gunman Killed in Shootout Near Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Officials Say
Two other armed men and two police officers were wounded in the clash, the provincial governor said.
On India’s updated climate pledges
India’s announcement of its revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement prompts scrutiny of its existing climate mitigat…
Top Democrat calls Trump ‘extremely sick person’ after president posts death threats against Iran – live
Chuck Schumer says Republicans who voted against Senate’s attempt to pass war powers resolution own ‘every consequence of whatever the hell this is’Si…
UK politics: Farage says Trump’s Iranian ‘civilisation will die’ threats went ‘way too far’– as it happened
The Reform UK leader says he is ‘shocked’ by the remarks which were ‘over the top in every single way’The Green party is backing resident doctors who …
Vance Visits Hungary to Boost Orban Before Election
The trip by the American vice president, JD Vance, makes clear that Russia is not the only country invested in a victory for Hungary’s leader, Viktor …
Iran urges youth to form human chains to protect power plants
The paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would “deprive the U.S. and its allies of the region’s oil and gas for years”
Democrats outraged at Trump’s Iran post: ‘A threat to commit a war crime’
President threatens in Truth Social post to annihilate Iran if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of HormuzUS politics live – latest updates…
UK veterans ‘forced to resign’ for being gay launch legal action against MoD
Steven Stewart and Mark Shephard tell high court LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme is ‘structurally unfair’Two veterans who were forced to resign for …
Adani moves U.S. court seeking dismissal of SEC fraud case, says lawsuit lacks jurisdiction
The Adanis argued that the court lacks personal jurisdiction, saying neither had sufficient contacts with the U.S. or direct involvement in the bond o…
Sri Lanka announces ‘relief package’ to help citizens cope with West Asian crisis
Sri Lanka is in talks with Russia and China to augment supplies in the coming months
How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran
In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intell…
Watch: Iranians form human chains on bridges, near power plants as Trump threatens to unleash ‘hell’
Some Iranians formed human chains across several Iranian cities on Tuesday (April 7), gathering on bridges and around power plants as U.S. strikes on …
Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Island Where ‘Cast Away’ Was Filmed
Tom Hanks’s character spent four years stranded in the 2000 film. The 30 cruise passengers were rescued much more quickly.
Meta employee in London accused of downloading 30,000 private Facebook images
Police investigating as former worker is suspected of having designed program to avoid security checksA former worker at Meta is under criminal invest…
Will bombing Iran back to the ‘stone ages’ achieve any war objectives?
Donald Trump’s threat to target Iran’s bridges and power plants follows a similar playbook to recent conflictsDuring Israel’s 2006 war against Hezboll…
UK government urged to act over proposed illegal Israeli settlement
Former diplomats say ministers must threaten action against any companies bidding to build E1 settlement of 3,400 houses in West BankBritain must lead…
Vance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán – as it happened
US vice-president claims ‘the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary’ … and here they are!JD Vance and Usha Vance off th…
Iran-backed Iraqi armed group release kidnapped US journalist
An Iran-backed Iraqi armed group has released an American journalist abducted in Baghdad last week, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday. The group had e…
First Nation asks court to block Alberta referendum on seceding from Canada
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has asked a court to halt the separatist push, arguing it would violate their treaty rightsA First Nation in Alberta has sai…
Can Starmer maintain ‘defensive strikes’ stance as Trump escalates threats on Iran?
As US threatens to attack civilian infrastructure, UK’s distinction between defence and attack is under strain• Donald Trump says ‘a whole civilisatio…
U.S. Strikes Kharg Island as Trump Raises Iran Threats to Apocalyptic Levels
U.S. forces launched more than 90 “restrikes” on Kharg Island, Iran’s oil export hub, early on Tuesday but have avoided hitting oil infrastructure.
Lebanese Mourn Couple Killed in Israeli Strike, Exposing Rift Over Hezbollah
The victims had no ties to Hezbollah, and Israel said they were not targets. Many Lebanese are angry with Israel, but also with Hezbollah for embroili…
Why Viktor Orban wants energy prices at the heart of Hungary’s elections
Faced with the very real prospect of defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has built his campaign around c…
‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate
U.S. imports from China have shrunk drastically. But billions of dollars of the change appear to be the result of accounting gimmicks and outright fra…