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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...
Starmer urges US and Iran ‘to find a way through’ after peace talks fail
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Syria Denies Return of Smart Card Under “Safety Card” Name
Hassan al-Ahmad, director of the Media Department at Syria’s Ministry of Economy and Industry, told Enab Baladi that he denies reports circulating on social media about reactivating the “smart card” under a new name, the “Safety Card,” stressing that the claim is entirely false. Al-Ahmad said the image being circulated on the issue was fabricated and had no connection to the Ministry of Economy and Industry. He stressed that this type of card was permanently scrapped with the end of the former r...
US-Iran talks ending without deal disappointing, Streeting says
US-Iran talks ending without deal disappointing, Streeting says6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has said it is "disappointing" initial talks to end the war in Iran had broken down without a deal, as he defended the UK's decision not to join the conflict.The US and Iran have held talks to end the war but the negotiations in Pakistan ended without agreement in the early hours of Sunday.Streeting sai...
US–Iran talks: Vance’s 'best, final offer' after 21 hours, key sticking points explained
Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.]Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving after giving Tehran the "final and best offer".Vance said Washington was seeking a "fundamental commitment" from Iran that it would not develop a nuclear weapon, but...
Trump vows to blockade Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardising a fragile two-week ceasefire. Trump also said in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. would interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran, and begin destroying mines that he said the Iranians had dropped in the strait, a choke point for about 20% of global...
Iran says time for US to decide ‘whether it can earn our trust’ after talks
After their face-to-face talks yielded no agreement, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday said it was now time for the United States to decide whether it can “earn” Tehran’s trust. In a post on X, written in Persian, Ghalibaf said: “America has understood our logic and principles, and now it’s time for it to decide whether it can earn our trust or not?” Ghalibaf, who led the Iranian delegation, recalled that before the negotiations, he “emphasised that we have the necessa...
نقدعلی، نماینده خمینیشهر: تنگه هرمز برای ما چیزی مافوق بمب اتم است
محمدتقی نقدعلی، نماینده خمینیشهر درباره شکست مذاکره اسلامآباد گفت: «تنگه هرمز برای ما چیزی مافوق بمب اتم است. بمب اتمی که مستمرا در سطح دنیا عمل میکند و عمق استراتژیک جمهوری اسلامی را نشان میدهد.»