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The ambulances were set on fire on March 23 in what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as a deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack.
Across the entire front line, the Russian army seized only 23 sq. km in March, losing territory in some areas
Speculation emerged after a senior official of the Foreign Ministry briefed a select group of journalists on Pakistans efforts to find a negotiated settlement of the ongoing conflict
Captain Ibrahim Traor aims to rule for long term, says democracy kills
A Cal Fire map showed the fire burning in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000. The city is 103 km east of Los Angeles.
The prospect of a U.S. service person alive and on the run in Iran raises the stakes for Washington in a conflict with low public support among Americans and no sign of an imminent end
Last year, 85 trees fell in Tokyo parks, injuring three people, and many were cherry trees, according to Masakazu Noguchi, a Tokyo metropolitan official in charge of public parks
The new rules aim to fill a gap in governance in the digital human sector, setting clear red lines for the healthy development of the industry, according to an analysis
60 injured during a flag-waving event popularly known as Matute at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in the Peruvian capital
The group said the two men executed on Saturday (April 4) were arrested in January 2024 and had their death sentences upheld in December 2025.
Falling drone debris also hit a foreign-flagged cargo vessel in the Sea of Azov, causing a fire, while air defences destroyed drones over Taganrog Bay and other districts, the Governor said
Bahrain, a monarchy that hosts the U.S. Navys 5th Fleet, has arrested dozens of people throughout the war for filming strikes and demonstrations, expressing support for Iran, and on suspicion of spying for it.
Sectarian tensions are a sensitive issue in Lebanon because the country fought a 15-year civil war ending in 1990 that largely broke down along sectarian lines
U.N. Information Centre (UNIC) in Jakarta said the origin of the explosion was unknown, but identified the wounded peacekeepers as Indonesian
The European Public Prosecutors Office is seeking immunity waivers for 11 lawmakers in a case that has fuelled public anger in Greece and raised concerns in the farming sector
Bangladesh imports 95% of its oil and gas needs, mostly from West Asia and said that, while there are adequate stocks of petrol and diesel, it hopes to mitigate the effects of unsecured supply lines
Others in the mayoral race are Janeese Lewis George, Kenyan McDuffie, Gary Goodweather, Robert L Gross and Rhonda Hamilton
The government on Thursday (April 2) announced an unprecedented hike of 43% and 55% in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), respectively
A journalist heard two loud explosions in the capital within half an hour and saw smoke billowing from one of them
The WHO cited 116 verified attacks on healthcare in the countries concerned and reported that he escalating crisis is sharply increasing the risk of communicable disease outbreaks
Lawyers for women abused by Epstein had sued the bank, saying it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Epstein that occurred while he was abusing girls and women from June 2008 to his arrest in early July 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges.
The diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because council consultations have been private, said the vote will now be held sometime next week
Iran has officially told mediators that it is unwilling to meet U.S. officials in Islamabad in the coming days and considers U.S. demands unacceptable, says the report
Moscow has been firing aerial broadsides at Ukraine throughout its more than four-year invasion, mostly at night, but in recent weeks it has stepped up daytime attacks
Separately, Iranian state media said a US. A-10 attack aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf after being struck by Iranian defence forces
aise serious concerns about violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including potential war crimes Over 100 international law experts in the U.S. say
It lays out punishments of two to five years in prison and fines of up to $125,000 for those convicted of online scams.
The crew of NASAs Artemis II mission made contact with Earth via video on Thursday, sharing extraordinary moments from deep space as they journey toward the Moon.
Moscow has been firing aerial broadsides at Ukraine throughout its more than four-year invasion, mostly at night, but in recent weeks it has stepped up daytime attacks.
Peace talks between Afghanistans Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, Chinas government said, two days after those countries resumed conversations after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds
A local official television station in southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province aired footage of what it said was wreckage of the downed plane, showing a pile of twisted metal fragments in the back of a truck.
Trump requests a 10% cut in non-defence and discretionary spending for the 2027 fiscal year and an increase to defence spending by $500 billion, according to a White House budget document
Nearly five weeks after it started with a joint U.S.-Israeli aerial assault, the war in Iran continues to spread chaos across the region and roil financial markets, raising the pressure on Mr. Trump to find a quick resolution to the conflict.
The energy cooperation figured prominently in meetings Russias First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov held with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
To control the consumption of petrol and diesel, government made a 55% increases in the fuel prices in Pakistan
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was speaking ahead of a scheduled Security Council vote on a draft resolution mandating a force to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz Friday (April 3, 2026).
In Russias Ulyanovsk region seven people were injured after a train went off the rails in the region around 900 kilometers east of Moscow
Preliminary information suggests that the police station was the primary target
The 69-year-old general orchestrated a 2021 coup against the administration of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and placed her under arrest, sparking widespread protests that morphed into nationwide armed resistance against the junta
The state media reported that emergency teams were working to contain the blazes
A spokesperson for Communications Minister Anika Wells said she had not toughened her stance due to global attention, declining to comment further
Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client
So how do you prove what's real is real when the line between reality and fabrication has blurred so much in the fog of the West Asia war?
The U.S. military hasnt even started destroying whats left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants, Mr. Trump wrote on social media
Recalling the four-day conflict in May, the Pakistani Minister said that history was a stark reminder that miscalculation has consequences
Pentagon officials are not offering a reason for George's departure, which comes nearly five weeks into U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and with no clear timeline from President Donald Trump on when the war may end.
Companies that have signed a most favoured nation pricing deal and are actively building facilities in the U.S. to onshore production of patented pharmaceuticals and their ingredients will have a 0% tariff
Fresh explosions were reported in the Tehran area, with Iranian state television reporting U.S.-Israeli strikes hit a bridge in the northern town of Karaj twice -- the first causing civilian casualties and the second striking as emergency teams responded.
Previous drafts would have authorized countries to use all necessary means UN language including possible military action to secure passage and deter attempts to interfere with international navigation
At the request of the Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, I have issued an order prohibiting the 40th edition of the Annual Meeting of Muslims of France, from April 3 to April 6 at the ParisLe Bourget Exhibition Centre, the Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure said in a post on X

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