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US President Donald Trump insulted four far Right influencers, claiming that Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones all "think it is wonderful for Iran... to have a nuclear weapon" because they are "stupid people" and have "low IQs" in a Truth Social post on Thursday night.
Negotiations between Iran and the US in Pakistan were thrown into doubt on Friday after Tehran insisted talks would not proceed unless Washington upheld a ceasefire commitment over Lebanon.
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Whatever outcome of ceasefire talks, the region will have to live with a continuing threat from the regime in Tehran
El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, durante una entrevista con The Associated Press, el sábado 4 de abril de 2025, en Estambul. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra)
Markets have come ripping back on this short post-Easter week. A long-awaited truce between the United States, Israel and Iran briefly gave traders permission to stop panic-buying oil and return markets to “risk on” again.
Donald Trump está acostumbrado a las críticas desde todos los frentes --demócratas, republicanos desencantados, comediantes de programas nocturnos, manifestantes. Pero el crítico estadounidense más influyente durante el segundo mandato de Trump no vive en el país, sino en el Vaticano.
Lebanon has seen renewed Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah positions in the south, including the village of Choukîne, where rescuers carried bodies from the rubble as fires burned. The Israeli army said it had begun striking rocket launch sites “a short while ago”, following warnings that Hezbollah could expan…
Shares in Europe are set to open higher on Friday as the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran continues to test investors' nerves.
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered officials to begin direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible”, citing requests from Beirut as tensions remain high despite a broader regional ceasefire.
Rescuers from a Lebanese animal welfare NGO recovered the bodies of two cats from the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli aerial assault on Beirut the previous day. (AP video shot by Fadi Tawil)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on after an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
The fluctuating price of dated Brent, the global benchmark for real-world barrels of crude, has prompted energy analysts warn to that acute stress in the physical oil market shows little sign of abating amid worries over a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.
Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi, 81, died on Thursday night from injuries sustained in an airstrike on his Tehran residence, Iranian state media reported on Friday morning.
The White House warned its employees not to exploit their positions to place well-timed bets on prediction markets amid the Iran war, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Currency traders stretch near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Fishermen handle their catch after returning from fishing in the port of Liznjan, Croatia, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Israeli strikes on Wednesday without warning killed at least 203 people and wounded more than 1,000, Lebanon’s health ministry said. Israel’s military said it targeted Hezbollah sites, but several strikes hit densely packed commercial and residential areas during rush hour, leading to widespread civilian casualties.…
Last month, federal authorities quietly warned California that Iran could attempt a surprise assault using unmanned aerial vehicles launched from offshore vessels.
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Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two to depart for Budapest, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, April 6, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
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'It's going to be very painful' if Iran doesn't make a deal, Trump saysAt least 303 killed in Israeli attacks on LebanonWarning over 'unacceptable' attacks on UN peacekeepers in LebanonPresident Sheikh Mohamed and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer discuss Iranian attacksNato allies stepping up to provide US support, vo…
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Readers discuss the strategic purpose of the ceasefire, lessons for Taiwan in the Iran war, and war reporting
Readers discuss the strategic purpose of the ceasefire, lessons for Taiwan in the Iran war, and war reporting
The IDF on Thursday revealed its final statistics to date from the Iran war, which included dropping 18,000 bombs.
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South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has chosen a new special envoy to Iran who will be headed towards Tehran shortly, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
A migrant worker sits at a deserted ceramic workers’ quarters in Morbi, in the Indian state of Gujarat, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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Journalist, author and farmer Gabrielle Chan speaks to Guardian Australia political editor Tom McIlroy about the experiences of rural and regional Australians whose work and everyday life have been upended by supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Iran.
In Pakistan’s capital, the army has been deployed, a public holiday has been declared and the streets are eerily empty
As American and Iranian negotiators travel to Islamabad for this weekend’s peace talks, observers are hoping to avoid feelings of déjà vu. Washington and Tehran have frequently been in fraught discussions of one kind or another since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979, the year the Islamic Republic was founded.
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 news
Israel’s Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon as the US plans for meeting in Washington next week
Israel’s Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon as the US plans for meeting in Washington next week
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US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of doing a “very poor job” in its handling of oil passing through the pivotal Strait of Hormuz, arguing it was “not the agreement we have”.
The foreign ministry on Friday appointed former Ambassador to Kuwait Chung Byung-ha as its special envoy to Iran and will send him to Tehran soon to coordinate the safe passage of South Korean vessels and nationals amid the Middle East conflict, officials said.
SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares extended gains late Friday morning tracking overnight advances on Wall Street amid optimism over upcoming negotiations between the United States and Iran following their two-week ceasefire deal in the Middle East conflict.
An assembly line for car smartphone holders at a plastic accessories factory in Dongguan, in China's Guangdong province, on April 2. Elevated oil prices have driven up costs in the country's manufacturing industry. © Reuters