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Myanmar frees ex-president Win Myint as Suu Kyi sentence reduced in amnesty
YANGON, April 18 — Myanmar’s former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 military coup, was freed yesterday under a mass amnesty that also reduced the sentence of Aung San […]
Trump says peace deal ‘very close’ as Iran rejects nuclear surrender claim
WASHINGTON, April 18 — Donald Trump told AFP yesterday that a peace deal was “very close” after Iran moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—but Tehran rejected the US president’s […]
Trump claims US, Iran will jointly extract uranium before transfer to US
PHOENIX, April 18 — President Donald Trump said yesterday that the United States and Iran would jointly remove uranium from Tehran’s nuclear sites with excavators under any peace deal, […]
Iran denies agreeing to transfer enriched uranium after Trump claim
TEHRAN, April 18 — Iran’s foreign ministry yesterday said the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred “anywhere”, denying an earlier claim by US President Donald Trump that […]
Lebanon no longer ‘arena for wars’, Aoun says after Israel-Hezbollah truce
BEIRUT, April 18 — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said yesterday that his country was on the verge of a “new phase” of “permanent agreements”, after the 10-day ceasefire in […]
Iran warns it will close Strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues
TEHRAN, April 18 — Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz again if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said […]
Why is China mediating the Iran war? Beijing’s energy interests and Trump-Xi summit explained
BEIJING, April 18 — China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with US President Donald […]
Can the US Navy’s technology stop Iran’s mines in the Strait of Hormuz?
WASHINGTON, April 18 — As the United States embarks on clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, it could draw on an arsenal of drones, explosive-laden robots and helicopters to […]
Britain’s military now smallest since Napoleonic era as Iran conflict exposes defence gaps
LONDON, April 18 — The Iran war has left Britain’s armed forces exposed, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act on his promises to invest in defence, after […]
In India, El Nino threatens to bring higher food prices, rate hikes, and a tough election for Modi
MUMBAI, April 18 — India’s weather office has forecast a below-average monsoon in 2026, with an El Nino expected to develop and weigh on rainfall in the latter half of […]