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Iran, US to hold peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (671+ words) TOP SHOTS (8 April 2026) How 2-week ceasefire between US and Iran happened, what it includes Areas to see rainfall throughout the week Iran and the United States were scheduled to hold peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday with the foes appearing…...
Death sentences for former police officers not answer to Abu Sayed killing: Amnesty
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (331+ words) The death penalty has no place in any courtroom. It's the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. Rehab Mahamoor, Amnesty International's Regional Researcher and Campaigner, said this in a statement published on the organisation's website on Friday. He said this…...
Israel dismisses calls to add Lebanon to US-Iran ceasefire
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (606+ words) Israel vowed more strikes against Hezbollah on Thursday, dismissing mounting international demands that the fragile truce between the United States and Iran in the Gulf be expanded to cover the war in Lebanon. At least 203 people were killed and 1, 000 wounded…...
Trump says US military to stay deployed near Iran until "real agreement" reached
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (288+ words) US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that US forces deployed near Iran would remain stationed in the area until a "real agreement" is reached, as Washington enters a fragile two-week ceasefire with Tehran. The truce reached Tuesday showed signs…...
UN chief warns Israeli strikes on Lebanon pose "grave risk" to US-Iran truce: spokesman
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (298+ words) The United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday warned that deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon posed a "grave risk" to the fragile US-Iran truce, his spokesperson said in a statement. "The ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a grave risk to the…...
UN 'strongly condemns' Israeli strikes in Lebanon
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (101+ words) Prothom Alo English UN 'strongly condemns' Israeli strikes in Lebanon The United Nations "strongly condemns" Israel's latest wave of strikes across neighboring Lebanon, a spokesperson said Wednesday, lamenting the loss of civilian lives. "The United Nations strongly condemns the strikes…...
Pakistan to host US-Iran ceasefire talks Friday
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (360+ words) Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Islamabad would host delegations from the United States and Iran later this week following the Mideast ceasefire announcement. Pakistan, which has forged a close relationship with President Donald Trump and is…...
US, Iran agree to 11th-hour truce after Trump apocalyptic threats
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (872+ words) The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before President Donald Trump's deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. After more…...
White House denies considering nuclear strikes on Iran
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (113+ words) Prothom Alo English White House denies considering nuclear strikes on Iran The White House denied Tuesday that remarks by Vice President JD Vance about military operations in Iran had contained any suggestion of a US nuclear strike against the Islamic…...
UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (516+ words) The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz -- far from the sponsoring Gulf countries' initial goal of obtaining clearance to free it by force. The vote…...