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Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Iran peace talks stall

News April 24, 2026

Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, as the United States remained at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East wa...

Uproar as Israel kills Lebanese journalist amid peace talks

Health April 24, 2026

Mourners stand in front of a portrait of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday, during her funeral in Baisariyeh.—Reuters • Beirut cal...

Iran's economy looks set to withstand US naval blockade

News April 23, 2026

A US naval blockade of Iranian ports is likely to squeeze Iran’s oil output in the coming weeks but claims it will throw the Islamic republic into economic free fall remain premature, analysts say. ...

Bangladesh measles crisis deepens as child deaths reach 194

Health April 23, 2026

Bangladesh recorded 194 child deaths due to measles in an outbreak that began last month, while the number of suspected child cases exceeded 28,000, the government data showed on Thursday. Between thr...

Trump, his ‘low IQ’ slur, and the right’s race obsession

News April 23, 2026

When US President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures, he chose a partic...

Many injured in head-on train crash in Denmark

News April 23, 2026

Two trains crashed head-on near the Danish capital Copenhagen on Thursday leaving several people injured, police and media reports said. Media reports said 17 people were injured with four in critical...

Voting underway in key Indian states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu

News April 23, 2026

Voting began on Thursday in two of India’s politically key opposition-held states, with tens of millions casting ballots in West Bengal and the southern Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...

Israeli airstrike kills journalist in south Lebanon: civil defence

Health April 23, 2026

An Israeli airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist and wounded another on Wednesday while they were working near the border with Israel, according to their employer and rescuers. The civil defence agen...

UK PM ‘won’t resign’ over Mandelson scandal

News April 23, 2026

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Wednesday that he would not resign, claiming allegations of misleading MPs over his appointment of a party loyalist as UK envoy to Washington ha...

Schools in India’s capital told to ring regular bells to remind children to drink water

News April 22, 2026

Schools in India’s capital must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heatwave conditions, a new city order has said. Summer heat in the world�...