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Trump says US will help 'with traffic buildup' in Hormuz Strait 08 Apr 2026 - 07:58 am
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Pakistan to host US-Iran peace talks Friday following ceasefire 08 Apr 2026 - 06:47 am
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Iran’s FM Araghchi says safe passage through Hormuz Strait possible for two weeks via coordination with armed forces 08 Apr 2026 - 02:30 am
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Trump says agrees to suspend 'bombing and attack of Iran' for a period of two weeks 08 Apr 2026 - 02:08 am
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US denies nuclear plan as deadline on threat to Iran ‘civilisation’ looms 07 Apr 2026 - 08:46 pm
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Kuwaiti Defense Ministry intercepts 17 drones in past 24 Hours 07 Apr 2026 - 08:16 pm
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Saudi Arabia strongly condemns Israeli minister's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque 07 Apr 2026 - 07:25 pm
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Ostrich on a side quest: runaway big bird sprints on Thai highway 07 Apr 2026 - 04:49 pm
This frame grab from a handout video courtesy of Chairat Sompong taken and released on April 7, 2026 shows an ostrich running along a highway in Thailand's Chonburi province. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Chairat Sompong / AFP)
JD Vance says US has 'tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use' on Iran 07 Apr 2026 - 04:29 pm
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a joint press conference with the Hungarian Prime Minister (unseen) in Budapest, Hungary, April 7, 2026. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek / AFP)
40-metre scaffold collapses in Japan, three workers critical 07 Apr 2026 - 03:35 pm
Emergency workers are seen at the JFE Steel East Japan Works Keihin District construction site, where scaffolding collapsed in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Thailand weighing overnight petrol station closures to save fuel: PM 07 Apr 2026 - 02:24 pm
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Palestinian youth succumbs to injuries as Israeli forces continue bombardment, airstrikes on Gaza 07 Apr 2026 - 01:03 pm
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Union of News Agencies of Organization of Islamic Cooperation signs agreement to promote digital transformation 07 Apr 2026 - 12:41 pm
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Train driver killed, 27 people injured as French TGV collides with truck 07 Apr 2026 - 11:43 am
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Bridge explosion near Panama Canal kills one, injures two 07 Apr 2026 - 11:17 am
This handout picture released by the Panama Firefighting Department press office shows Panamanian firefighters tackling a blaze caused by the explosion of a fuel tanker under the Bridge of the Americas, at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, in Panama City on April 6, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Panama Firefighting Department / AFP)
Nepal vows action against trekker rescue scam 07 Apr 2026 - 10:35 am
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LIVE UPDATES: Trump threatens Iran, says 'whole civilisation will die tonight' 07 Apr 2026 - 09:52 am
US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP)
Egyptian President, Spanish Premier go over regional, global updates over phone 06 Apr 2026 - 07:42 pm
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