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What next for Middle East war - and world - as Iran and US quit peace talks
What next for Middle East war - and world - as Iran and US quit peace talksThe world is wondering what could happen next after negotiations between the US and Iran in Pakistan ended with vice president JD Vance heading home empty-handedNewsLiam Doyle11:31, 12 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesJD Vance left Pakistan without a deal on Saturda(Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Middle East peace negotiations between the US and Iran ended in failure this weekend after JD Vance and his Iranian counterpart's ma...
انتخابات سرنوشتساز در مجارستان؛ آیا حضور ۱۶ ساله اوربان در قدرت پایان مییابد؟
مردم مجارستان برای شرکت در انتخابات پارلمانی پای صندوقهای رای حاضر شدهاند؛ رقابتی سرنوشتساز که میتواند به ۱۶ سال حضور ویکتور اوربان، نخستوزیر این کشور، در راس قدرت پایان دهد. اوربان از متحدان سرسخت دونالد ترامپ و ولادیمیر پوتین، روسای جمهوری آمریکا و روسیه، به شمار میرود.
The Albanese government is slammed for 'wasting' $20million of taxpayer money on petrol 'propaganda'
The Albanese government is slammed for 'wasting' $20million of taxpayer money on petrol 'propaganda'A new fuel ad campaign will begin MondayIt has cost $20million in taxpayer moneyREAD MORE: Aussie slams act at petrol station as drivers reach a new low By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 11:26, 12 April 2026 | Updated: 11:26, 12 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Psychiatrist, 67, faces road ban if he speeds at 22mph again after breaking 'unjust and unnecessary' limit
Psychiatrist, 67, faces road ban if he speeds at 22mph again after breaking 'unjust and unnecessary' limitBy JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 11:18, 12 April 2026 | Updated: 11:18, 12 April 2026 e-mail View comments
رییس دیوان عالی کشور: به پروندههای حساس از جمله «جاسوسی»، خارج از نوبت رسیدگی میشود
محمدجعفر منتظری، رییس دیوان عالی کشور گفت که قوه قضاییه در رسیدگی خارج از نوبت و فوقالعاده به پروندههای حساس و خاص، از جمله پرونده بازداشتشدگان با اتهام «جاسوسی»، از هیچ کوششی فروگذار نخواهد کرد.
Wes Streeting attacks Trump’s ‘outrageous’ Iran war rhetoric
Health secretary says failure of peace talks ‘disappointing’ and that UK-US relations have undoubtedly been strainedMiddle East crisis – live updatesWes Streeting has criticised Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran as “incendiary, provocative and outrageous”, and called the failure of US-Iran peace talks “disappointing” but said the success of future negotiations was necessary “in all of our interests”.“As ever in diplomacy, you’re failing until you succeed,” the health secretary told Sunday Morning...
Iran's Parliament Speaker Expresses Gratitude to Pakistan for Facilitating Negotiations
The speaker of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has expressed deep gratitude to Pakistan for its role in facilitating negotiations, calling it a friendly and brotherly country. He extended his regards to the people of Pakistan for their support.
A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon
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.(Image credit: AFP)
War of words: China and the US battle it out for the loyalty of African hearts and minds
The world’s two superpowers are waging an information war to influence the minds of Africa’s young and media-savvy demographic, with articles pitched by the United States and China designed to show each other in an unflattering light. On March 31, Africa Defence Forum magazine, a publication of the US Army’s Africa Command, ran an article called: “China’s floating fish factories plunder Guinea Bissau’s resources”. It detailed illegal operations by Chinese fishing trawlers in the West African...
Trump’s ballroom saga invokes national security threats
As President Trump strives to remake Washington in his image, his White House ballroom project stands apart.  In court filings this week, his administration insisted that halting construction of the $400 million ballroom would amount to a national security threat — a departure from the broader claims of executive power undergirding other projects.   It raises…
US failed to win Iran’s trust during Pakistan talks: Parliament speaker
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says Washington failed to win Tehran’s trust during negotiations in Pakistan seeking a conclusive end to the US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Tech-powered health: High-end medical frontiers at CICPE 2026
The International Health Consumption Zone, a dedicated sub-venue of the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), opened on Sunday. Leveraging the unique policy advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port and the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone, the exhibition showcases a wide array of deployed medical technologies and high-end healthcare products.
Inside US–Iran talks: Why gaps persist and what comes next
Dubai: After 21 hours of negotiations stretching into the early hours, US–Iran talks did not so much fail as expose the scale of the challenge ahead — laying bare deep divisions over nuclear limits, regional power and control of the Strait of Hormuz.The outcome was not unexpected. Both sides entered the talks with maximalist positions and limited room to compromise, making a breakthrough in a single session unlikely. What unfolded instead was a high-stakes test of intent — one that showed just h...
Wes Streeting launches blistering takedown of Donald Trump's 'outrageous' Iran comments
Wes Streeting launches blistering takedown of Donald Trump's 'outrageous' Iran commentsWes Streeting has launched a blistering attack on Donald Trump, accusing him of saying some "incendiary, provocative, outrageous things on social media"CommentsNewsSophie Huskisson Political Correspondent10:50, 12 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesDonald Trump has faced criticism over his expletive-laden tirade against Tehran and his calls for an end to Iranian civilisation(Image: Bonnie Cash - Poo...
Türkiye and the future of Black Sea security governance
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) conducted the Blue Homeland-26 Exercise in the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean between April 3 and April 9, with the particip...
Hungarians vote in record numbers in election that could oust Orban, rattle Russia
Hungarians were voting on Sunday in an election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year hold on power, rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles across the West, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House. Orban, a eurosceptic nationalist, has carved out a model of an “illiberal democracy” seen as a blueprint by Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and its admirers in Europe. But many Hungarians have grown weary...
JD Vance says talks failed due to Iran’s refusal to give up nuclear programme
Iranian sources, however, blame ‘excessive’ demands from Washington for breakdown of talks in Islamabad to resolve US-Iran conflictMiddle East crisis – liveThe US vice-president, JD Vance, has blamed the failure of marathon negotiations with Iran on the country’s refusal to abandon its nuclear weapons programme, while Iranian sources have hit back at “excessive” demands from Washington.Vance, who left Islamabad on Sunday morning after 21 hours of talks with Iranian officials in the Pakistani cap...
No Deal: U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapse
The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, Washington's lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance announced on Sunday.(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)
عضو کابینه امنیتی اسرائیل: اگر توافقی حاصل نشود، میتوان به جمهوری اسلامی حمله کرد
الی کوهن، وزیر انرژی اسرائیل و عضو کابینه سیاسی-امنیتی، گفت: «اگر توافقی حاصل نشود، میتوان به جمهوری اسلامی حمله کرد.» او افزود: «مسئله هستهای یک موضوع بینالمللی است و خوب است که ترامپ در این باره خطوط قرمز تعیین میکند.»
Benin election favours continuity amid al-Qaeda attacks, poverty
Benin was voting for a new president on Sunday, with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni a shoo-in after overseeing a decade of economic growth in the West African country despite jihadist attacks in the north. Nearly eight million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a successor to Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after two five-year terms and has endorsed Wadagni as his successor. Turnout will be a crucial factor after a lacklustre campaign hit by voter apathy. “We must vote to ensure...