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Shipping in Strait of Hormuz still at a trickle despite US-Iran ceasefire
Trump accuses Tehran of failing to live up to agreement to reopen critical waterway.
PM, Bilawal agree ‘national harmony need of hour’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday agreed that national harmony was the need of the hour to meet current challenges. This was agreed during a telephone call between the premier and the PPP chief, who had called the former to congratulate him on successful mediation between the United States and Iran by managing to bring them to the table. An official press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said both leaders agreed that,...
Melania Trump makes surprise Epstein statement (VIDEO)
The US president reportedly did not know about the first lady’s plan to speak about the convicted sex offender US First Lady Melania Trump has made a surprise public statement about Jeffrey Epstein, denying that she had any meaningful relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender, and insisting that he did not introduce her to Donald Trump. In remarks released by the White House on April 9, Melania s...
Melania Trump makes surprise Epstein statement (VIDEO)
The US president allegedly did not know about the first lady’s plan to speak about the convicted sex offender US First Lady Melania Trump has made a surprise public statement about Jeffrey Epstein, denying that she had any meaningful relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender and insisting that he did not introduce her to Donald Trump. In remarks released by the White House on April 9, Melania sai...
Middle East crisis live: Trump casts doubt on Iran war ceasefire over continued closure of strait of Hormuz
Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes as Trump tells US media he has asked Netanyahu to be more ‘low-key’ in Lebanon. Follow live newsNetanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikesJapan plans to release 20 days’ worth of oil reserves from May, prime minister Sanae Takaichi told a cabinet meeting on Friday, to ensure stable domestic supply as conflict in the region continues disrupts global supply.Japan is dependent on the Middle East for around 95% of i...
Atlantic Council: US-Iran Truce Become a Rorschach Test
Jonathan Panikoff, Director of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, looks ahead to the US-Iran negotiations with Vice President Vance expected to lead the US delegation in discussions scheduled for Islamabad on Saturday. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)
Greens say Australia should step up pressure on Israel over ‘disastrous, illegal, immoral war’ on Lebanon
Call comes on same day former prime minister Tony Abbott said Australia should send troops to fight alongside US forces in the Middle EastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens want the federal government to put direct pressure on Israel to stop its deadly strikes on Lebanon, including cancelling weapons contracts to protest against the “disastrous, illegal, immoral war”.Prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the...
US forces to remain deployed near Iran until ‘real’ agreement reached, says Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to retain military assets in the Middle East until a peace deal with Iran is reached and warned of a major escalation in fighting if Iran failed to comply. Trump said in a social media post that US ships, aircraft, and personnel, with additional ammunition and weaponry, would remain in place to destroy, if necessary, “a substantially degraded enemy”, but expressed confidence that a lasting deal would be agreed and followed. “All US Ships,...
Can Patrick Reed reintroduce himself at this Masters?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Patrick Reed made the long walk up Augusta National’s eighth hole, a par-5 so steep that, from the green, approach shots arrive far before any player. In Thursday’s first round of the Masters, three shots dropped in succession. One bounded around the mounding on the right side of the green. Another fell out of view, well short. The third came screaming down the center of the fairway, landed with gas, and scooted onto the green, settling 56 feet from the hole.The crowd around the e...
Tears of joy mark reopening of Jerusalem holy sites after 41 days
• Worshippers describe an ‘indescribable happiness’, one calls it ‘a miracle’• Tensions flare as police disperse Muslims at Al Aqsa for Jewish visitors JERUSALEM : Just before 5am at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque compound, a Muslim worshipper prayed in tears. A few hours later, similar emotion overcame Christians and Jews as the city’s holy sites reopened following the truce with Iran. Jerusalem’s Old City contains major holy sites for all three Abrahamic religions, which had been shuttered since t...
Moscow lifts ban on Pakistani potatoes
ISLAMABAD: Russia has lifted its ban on importing potatoes from Pakistan, allowing shipments from Punjab to enter the Russian Federation, effective April 8. The government raised the issue of the ban with the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) in February, submitting pest status records and laboratory diagnostic reports confirming the absence of the identified pests and pathogens in the potato crop. An official announcement stated that the decision t...
xAI sues Colorado over new AI law
Billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is suing Colorado over a new state law that seeks to regulate the rapidly evolving technology. The company, xAI, filed a lawsuit against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) on Thursday, seeking to block enforcement of a 2024 law that requires developers of “high-risk” systems to protect consumers against…
Pakistan growth seen at 4.5% in FY2027: ADB
Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow by 3.5% in fiscal year 2026 and 4.5% in FY2027, as a recovery in manufacturing and rising investment sustain momentum following stabilisation in FY2025, the Asian Development Bank said on Friday. In its Asian Development Outlook, April 2026, the bank said economic growth had already strengthened to 3.1% in FY2025, supported by tight macroeconomic policies and progress on reforms. “Pakistan’s economy has stabilised and begun to show...
Lawmakers’ schemes outpace sluggish uplift spending
• Govt spends only 41.5pc of development budget in first nine months• PSDP already cut by Rs90bn to fund fuel subsidies• Parliamentarians’ schemes see 70pc utilisation in just four months ISLAMABAD: Barring about 70 per cent utilisation of public funds for ruling parliamentarians’ schemes, the government and its agencies struggled with the development programme, spending less than half of the budget allocations for public welfare projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in t...
White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets
White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesWhite House staff were warned last month not to use insider information to place bets on predictions markets.The email, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, was sent to staff on 24 March, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause on his threat to attack Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.It referre...
Spilling the tea with Juliegrace Brufke on D.C.'s hottest gossip
Juliegrace Brufke, host of the "Sources Say Podcast" joins Major Garrett for a talk about the hottest gossip coming out of the nation
Pakistan steps up diplomacy as Lebanon strikes strain ceasefire
• Vows to support US, Iran in reaching a peaceful settlement• PM, army chief review mediation efforts, arrangements for talks• Israeli strikes in Lebanon threaten to derail negotiations• Iran says it was ready to retaliate before Pakistan intervened• Warns continued attacks could make talks ‘meaningless’ ISLAMABAD: Field Marshal Asim Munir calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.—APP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday vowed to support Iran and the United States in reaching...
Fact check: Viral video does not show Pakistani jets escorting Iranian delegation for Islamabad talks; it's old
Multiple users, including PML-N supporters, were sharing a video across social media platforms since Thursday, claiming it shows Pakistani fighter jets escorting an Iranian delegation to Islamabad for talks. However, the video is old and shows Pakistani jets greeting the plane of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during his visit on February 17, 2019. Backchannel diplomatic efforts by Pakistan paid off, as the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Wednesday, after weeks...
Riot police push back protesters demanding higher wages in Venezuela
Police pushed back protesters in Venezuela’s capital as they demanded an increase to the minimum wage.
Asian stocks set for best week since 2022 ahead of US-Iran talks
Asian stocks advanced on Friday, putting them on track for their best week in more than three years, as Israel sought talks with Lebanon, raising hopes for a break in Middle East hostilities and an opening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Iran cited Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon as a key sticking point in its ceasefire agreement with the United States, which requires Iran to reopen the strait, through which a fifth of global energy supplies typically pass. Delegations from Tehran...