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The conflict is now a test of wills - Iran’s capacity to absorb strikes versus Trump’s tolerance for the war's costs.

The blockade will ​be enforced ‌impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports ‌and coastal areas, including ​all Iranian ports on the Arabian ⁠Gulf and Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM

In a matter of minutes, Israel killed more than 350 people across Lebanon on Wednesday, April 8.

With attention focused on Iran, Ukraine has made economic, battlefield and diplomatic gains against the Kremlin.

Amid the war in Iran, countries have been censoring and policing what their citizens are saying about the conflict and what information they have access to.

Peter Magyar has won Hungary’s election, defeating longtime nationalist leader Viktor Orban.

The U.S. president said his threat to impose 50% tariffs on goods from countries that sold weapons to Iran was aimed at China

Less than a day after peace talks between the US and Iran failed, President Trump said that he will blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

Mr. Magyar, 45, a political newcomer and former government insider, posed on social media that Mr. Orban "just called to congratulate us on our victory"

Prime Minister Viktor Orban concedes defeat as early results show his Fidesz party losing parliamentary majority.

After 16 years as prime minister, Hungary’s Viktor Orban conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar.

Trucking operators say their costs have doubled in a vast country reliant on the industry to deliver goods.

Resisting mechanisation, Nigerian artisans uphold the authenticity of aso-oke, now a staple in global fashion markets.

The Nigerian Air Force has not addressed reports it struck a village market while targeting militants.

Massive fuel price hikes are hurting ordinary Filipinos, small businesses, and various industries

Israeli army raids across the occupied West Bank overnight

Pakistan increased electricity tariffs by Rs 1.42 per unit under the monthly fuel cost adjustment.

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Hungary's Viktor Orban, A Trump Ally, Loses Polls After 16 years In Power

Saudi Arabia has ordered schools to close after severe flooding swept through parts of the country.

Kremlin spokesman ​Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying. However, ⁠Europe will find a way to ‌buy gas even if Russia does not supply it, says Mr. Peskov

Swiss musician To Athena has performed inside a cave in a melting glacier to highlight ice loss in the Alps.

Just like what we did during the COVID-19 pandemic, let's use this current oil crisis as an opportunity to create ripples of public and private initiatives that bring hope amid difficult times

Media reports detailing sexual assault allegations against US Representative Eric Swalwell prompt resignation calls.

The Haitian National Police, in a separate statement, said it had opened an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident

A 70-boat flotilla sets sail from Spain, aiming to break Israel's naval blockade on Gaza amid history of interceptions.

American billionaires are gobbling up more and more media outlets.

The compound ⁠in Jerusalem’s walled Old City is one of the most sensitive sites in West Asia. Known to Jews as ‌Temple Mount, it is the most sacred site in Judaism and is Islam’s third-holiest site.

Thousands gathered at Barcelona’s port as the largest ever Global Sumud Flotilla prepared to depart for Gaza.

If the ordinance you violated has no jail time as penalty, there will be no grounds to arrest or detain you

Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.

Roshan Pokharel, who ran the YouTube channel ‘Hades,’ was arrested on Thursday (April 9, 2026) in Panchthar district in eastern Nepal

Kacey dela Rosa and Afril Bernardino show the way as Gilas Women complete the 20-team cast of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup to be staged in Poland in June

Following yesterday’s sessions in MSU – Tawi-Tawi, today’s discussions engaged another group of students from History, Education, Business Management, and

In a rare interview, a wounded Hezbollah commander tells NPR about his secretive Shia Muslim militia's new command structure and how it has managed to keep firing rockets into northern Israel.