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No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive 

16 April 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in disc...

UK police arrest 3 after attempted arson at Persian-language media centre 

16 April 2026

News|Police UK police have arrested three people after an attempted arson attack on the offices of a Persian-language me...

Jet fuel shortage: Why Iran war could ground flights in Europe 

16 April 2026

Seven weeks after the US-Israel war on Iran closed down airspaces and plunged the aviation industry into chaos, airlines...

Israel says it’s West’s defender, but cares little for European critics 

16 April 2026

Europe continues to turn away from Israel, frustrated by a state that has doubled down on attacking its neighbours, with...

Trump says Israel and Lebanon agree to temporary ceasefire 

16 April 2026

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, United States President Donald Trump says. The truce will take eff...

Syria takes control of all bases where US forces were deployed 

16 April 2026

News|Military Syria has taken full control of all military sites where US forces had previously been deployed, completin...

Hegseth says US blockade to continue, ready for new attacks on Iran energy 

16 April 2026

United States Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth has said the military blockade of Iran’s ports will continue “as long as i...

After three years of war, Sudan army and RSF locked in military impasse 

16 April 2026

Sudan’s war has entered its fourth year, but there is little indication the conflict will end any time soon, as the ar...

India plans more seats for women in parliament, links it to ‘delimitation’ 

16 April 2026

The Indian government is seeking to expedite the implementation of a 2023 law that reserves 33 percent of seats in parli...

Pope Leo decries world ruled by ‘tyrants’ after Trump attacks 

16 April 2026

Pope Leo XIV has blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a...