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Pakistan PM says US-Iran ceasefire now covers ‘everywhere’, including Lebanon, with talks set for Islamabad
Islamabad, Pakistan, April 8, 2026 (AFP) -Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today that the United States, Iran and their allies had agreed to a ceasefire “everywhere”, including Lebanon, following […]
US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire as Trump pauses strikes and Tehran reopens Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, April 8 — The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire late yesterday, barely an hour before President Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to […]
How US forces pulled off a high-risk rescue of downed F-15 crew in Iran
WASHINGTON, April 8 — US forces carried out a high-risk mission to recover the pilot and weapon systems officer of an F-15 fighter jet—the first crewed American warplane shot down over […]
Australia’s most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes
SYDNEY, April 7 — Australia’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested today and charged with five counts of war crime murders relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while […]
Can Trump pull US out of Nato? Treaty rules vs domestic law
WASHINGTON, April 7 — President Donald Trump threatened today to pull the US out of Nato due to its European members’ refusal to send ships to unblock the Strait of […]
Iran says infrastructure hit in wave of US‑Israeli strikes amid widening conflict
TEHRAN, April 7 — Iranian officials reported damage to at least two bridges, railway infrastructure, and a key highway today as part of a wave of deadly US-Israeli airstrikes […]
Train driver killed, two critically injured as French TGV collides with truck
LILLE (France), April 7 — A French high-speed train crashed into a truck at a crossing in northern France today, killing the driver of the TGV and critically injuring two […]
Indonesia charges 19 over baby trafficking ring, with most babies being sold to Singapore
BANDUNG, April 7 — Indonesian prosecutors charged 19 people with human trafficking today for their alleged roles in buying babies from new parents and selling them at a profit to […]
Indonesian couple get 100 lashes each for sex outside marriage
BANDA ACEH, April 7 — A couple was publicly flogged in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh province today for having sex outside of marriage, an AFP reporter witnessed, in the country’s […]
Survey: China returns as South-east Asia’s preferred superpower as fears grow over Trump’s policies
SINGAPORE, April 7 — The State of South-east Asia 2026 report, published by the Asean Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on April 7, indicates a shift in […]