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What everyone got wrong about the Iran-US talks in Islamabad
Despite no immediate deal, the first round signaled something more important Following the talks that took place in Islamabad between Iran and the United States, several experts and commentators were quick to declare the negotiations a failure. However, such assessments are rather unfounded and overlook the complexities of multi-layered diplomatic processes. In such situations, a lack of immediate agreements doesn’t necessarily mean failure. When negotiations fail, the parties...
About to eliminate: Netanyahu says Israel closing in on Hezbollah stronghold
About to eliminate Netanyahu says Israel closing in on Hezbollah stronghold
Trump chides Fox News for featuring Steyer ‘instead of talking about’ Republican candidates
President Trump on Wednesday mocked Fox News for featuring California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer (D), asking why the network spoke with him “instead of talking about” Republican candidates in the race. Trump ripped the network for discussing Steyer despite it featuring an interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate and former Fox News host Steve Hilton, who…
Hunter Biden now living abroad as legal troubles mount, court filing reveals
Former first son Hunter Biden has reportedly moved out of the United States just a year after his father left the presidential office in 2025. Hunter’s attorney, Barry Coburn, disclosed his client’s current living situation in an April 6 court filing tied to a civil lawsuit over unpaid legal fees."Mr. Biden lives abroad," the document stated. "He cannot pay his current lawyers." It remains unclear where Hunter Biden has relocated. However, he indicated late last year that he had been visiting Ca...
Ketanji Brown Jackson condemns conservative justices’ pro-Trump orders
Liberal judge attacks emergency-docket rulings designed to benefit president as ‘scratch-paper musings’The supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered a sustained attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration, calling the orders “scratch-paper musings” that can “seem oblivious and thus ring hollow”.Jackson, the court’s newest justice, delivered a lengthy assessment of roughly two dozen court orders issued last year that allowed D...
Eminent women artistes invited to attend House sitting on quota Bills
The invitation has been extended “only to leading female artistes of the country, including recipients of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma honours and other reputed artistes” for April 16 “to pass women's quota Bills”, according to the invite.
Melania Trump pushes for reforms to modernize foster youth program
First Lady Melania Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass a set of bipartisan reforms aimed at modernizing a federal program for young people transitioning out of the foster care system. The first lady joined House Ways and Means Committee members and two people who were in foster care on Capitol Hill for a…
Pentagon ramps up plans for military operation in Cuba in case Trump orders direct intervention: report
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPentagon ramps up plans for military operation in Cuba in case Trump orders direct intervention: reportEarlier this week, Trump said ‘we may stop by Cuba’ after the Iran war is resolvedBrendan Rascius in New York Wednesday 15 April 2026 21:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"sh...
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US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters in the Strait of Hormuz
NewsWorldMiddle EastUS and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters in the Strait of HormuzThe complex military situation and economic disruption are only part of the story of the Strait of HormuzElizabeth Mendenhall The Conversation Wednesday 15 April 2026 21:12 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"sho...
Russian, Belarusian intel services discuss prospects for mutual cooperation development
The statement was issued following the 25th joint meeting of the boards of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service and the State Security Committee of Belarus earlier in the day in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad Region
White House says second round of US-Iran talks likely to be held in Pakistan
White House says second round of USIran talks likely to be held in Pakistan
Pakistan likely to host next round of US-Iran talks, White House
InternationalMust ReadPakistan likely to host next round of US-Iran talks, White HouseBy Jahanzaib Ali-Apr 16, 2026WASHINGTON: The next round of in-person talks between the United States and Iran will likely be held in Pakistan, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. Speaking at a press briefing, Leavitt indicated that while a second meeting has not yet been formally scheduled, efforts to arrange it are “productive and ongoing.” She suggested the talks would “very likely be...
Pakistan likely to host next round of US-Iran talks, White House
WASHINGTON: The next round of in-person talks between the United States and Iran will likely be held in Pakistan, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. Speaking at a press briefing, Leavitt indicated that while a second meeting has not yet been formally scheduled, efforts to arrange it are “productive and ongoing.” She suggested the talks would “very likely be in the same place as they were last time,” pointing to Pakistan as the expected venue. Leavitt emphasized that Pak...
Iran is using ceasefire to 'dig for missile launchers trapped underground'
Iran is using ceasefire to 'dig for missile launchers trapped underground'By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:08, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 21:09, 15 April 2026 e-mail 1 View comments
مقامهای پاکستان: دور دوم مذاکرات احتمالا هفته آینده برگزار میشود
رسانههای پاکستانی به نقل از مقامات این کشور گزارش دادند که احتمال دارد دور دوم مذاکرات هفته آینده در پاکستان برگزار شود. پیشتر کاخ سفید اعلام کرد به نفع جمهوری اسلامی است که با خواستههای ترامپ موافقت کند، او خطوط قرمز خود را در این مذاکرات کاملا روشن کرده است.
US aware of deadlock situation after 1st round of talks with Iran — Russia’s intel chief
Sergey Naryshkin told journalists after the 25th joint meeting of the boards of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service and Belarus’ State Security Committee
Families left vomiting over horrendous stench caused by 'sewage issue'
Families left vomiting over horrendous stench caused by 'sewage issue' People living in Chestfield, a small community outside Whitstable, Kent, claim they have been left unwell due to a stench emanating from an estate more than one kilometre awayNewsLiam Doyle21:07, 15 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesResidents have spoken out about a pervasive smell that won't leave their community(Image: Facebook)Residents of a small community in Kent say they have have been left vomiting, struggling to sle...
U.S. Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers
InternationalU.S. Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powersBy Reuters -Apr 16, 2026WASHINGTON: A majority of the U.S. Senate backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war until hostilities are authorized by Congress. The Senate voted 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution, underscoring his party’s continuing support for the Republican president’s war policy m...
U.S. Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers
WASHINGTON: A majority of the U.S. Senate backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war until hostilities are authorized by Congress. The Senate voted 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution, underscoring his party’s continuing support for the Republican president’s war policy more than six weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on February 28. I...
Woman and man are arrested over 'antisemitic' attempted arson attack at north London synagogue where 'balaclava-clad suspects hurled petrol bombs'
Woman and man are arrested over 'antisemitic' attempted arson attack at north London synagogue where 'balaclava-clad suspects hurled petrol bombs'Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE By JAKE HOLDEN, UK NEWS REPORTER and KATHERINE LAWTON, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 21:01, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 21:04, 15 April 2026 e-mail View comments