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Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday (April 30, 2026) evening, state media reported without detailing its contents

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China's UN Ambassador Fu Cong says maintaining the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz are “urgent” priorities.

The map was shown at a meeting held in Istanbul earlier this week, which aimed to ease military tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Himalayan nation restores centuries-old statue, stolen in the 1980s, to its original temple in capital Kathmandu.

Man United just need two points to secure qualification, while Liverpool can draw level with the Red Devils with a win.

The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.

The alert posted Friday (May 2, 2026) by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control adds another layer of pressure in the standoff between the U.S. and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

At 44, Bukele has built the world’s highest imprisonment rate and scrapped presidential term limits. What comes next?

I‌ranian media said Karimpour passed sensitive information to a Mossad officer, while ‌Bakarzadeh was accused ​of collecting details on government and ⁠religious figures and ⁠key sites, including ‌in the Natanz area

The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Trump to use this summer.

The closing of the Civil-Military Coordination Centre in Israel would mark the latest blow to President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan

It is a blow to President Donald Trump, who had proposed $500 million to save Spirit despite opposition from some of his closest advisers and many Republicans in Congress

The U.S. President floated the idea of a bailout last week after the airline found itself in bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in less than two years with jet fuel prices soaring because of the Iran war

Both the U.S. and the EU had previously confirmed their commitment to preserving the trade framework, known as the Turnberry Agreement, which was named after Mr. Trump’s golf course in Scotland

Rappler’s investigation reveals that Tropics Hotel is owned by a company whose shareholders are businessmen and lawyers connected to Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez

The Filipino people have seen this movie before: the scandal is enormous, the evidence is scattered, the names are powerful, and time becomes the most effective defense. The only way to break that cycle is to follow the...

'A lot of Coachella projects are about scale. This one had a deeper layer tied to culture, identity, and what it meant for BINI to step into that space as the first all-Filipino group to perform at the festival,' says TJ...

About a fifth of the world's trade in oil and natural gas typically passes through the strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf in peacetime

Donald Trump says US forces are ‘like pirates’ taking over Iranian ships and cargo near the Strait of Hormuz.

K-pop sensations BTS ignited a wave of interest in South Korean culture that now extends from food to cosmetics.

The UAE’s exit marks a potential turning point for global oil governance

BRICS is a climate-critical grouping whether it chooses to be or not.

The collapse of the US-based budget carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices will cost thousands of jobs.

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks

“From Spider-Man to the Avengers, Iron Man to Captain Marvel, Gerry Conway has deftly written almost every character in the Marvel Universe,” Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C B Cebulski said

The Competition Commission ​of India has since ‌2024 sought Apple’s financial information, typically needed to calculate penalties, after an investigation found it abused its dominant position

Pistons mount astounding comeback against Magic, Lakers finally see off Houston, Raptors set up decider against Cavs.

Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down social media services in New Mexico

PM Keir Starmer says the phrase 'globalise the Intifada' should be 'completely off limits'.

Ms. Mohammadi won ‌the 2023 peace prize while in prison for her campaign to advance women’s rights and abolish the death penalty in ‌Iran

The shooting of Victor Hugo Claure, the most senior Judge on Bolivia’s highest agro-environmental court, took place on Thursday (April 30, 2026) night, and is under investigation

(1st UPDATE) The Supreme Court Third Division also rules that Melchor Arthur Carandang is entitled to receive his salaries corresponding to the period of his suspension and dismissal, as well as his retirement benefits

A reporter of the Inquirer, Dempsey died on April 26. On the beat, colleagues turned to him to ask officials the hard questions.

Filipina jiu-jitsu star Annie Ramirez earns her third Asian Beach Games gold medal a full decade after her last one — a proof of her enduring dominance in the international scene