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A man holds a photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, while the flags of the U.S. and Israel are burnt, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in his latest written message said that…
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A man inspects the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon on Thursday (April 9, 2026). | Photo Credit: Reuters The world had barely caught its breath as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire came into force for two weeks on Wednesday (April 8, 2026), when Israel intensified its attacks on Lebanon, killing…
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President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump bashed NATO and appeared to renew his threats over Greenland after a closed-door meeting with alliance chief Mark Rutte, during which he was expected to discuss possibly leaving the pivotal security bloc. Mr. Trump’s outrage at…
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U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S.Vice-President J.D. Vance on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) said Tehran’s negotiators thought the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreed to on Tuesday (April 7, 2026)…
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People protest against military action in Iran near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response…
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Damage to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi crude oil tanker, following a reported strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “It is as if there is a raging fire in the neighbourhood—close enough to feel the heat, yet not quite at your door.” Swapnil Ghosh, an electronics and instrumentation engineer working on an onshore oil…
U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration is considering a plan to punish some members of the NATO alliance that he believes were unhelpful to the U.S. and Israel during the Iran war, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (April 8, 2026), citing administration officials. The proposal would involve moving…
A boat is seen off Oman’s Musandam Governorate overlooking the Strait of Hormuz on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters On Day 1 of ceasefire, nearly 10 vessel exits have been reported by Rystad Energy, a Norway-based energy research firm, through the Strait of Hormuz. Of these, four are likely “dark” Iranian tankers, two…
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Activists protest near the White House in Washington, Tuesday evening, April 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Tehran said Wednesday (April 8, 2026) its 10-point plan for securing an end to the war with the United States would require Washington to accept its uranium enrichment program and the lifting of all sanctions. Iran-Israel war updates…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) he has agreed “to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.” Mr. Trump said he spoke to leaders in Pakistan, which has been a mediator between Washington and Tehran and…
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