Month: April 2026

Speaking during a three-day visit to the Middle East, the prime minister says the current ceasefire is “fragile”. ...

Two dogs seized from the same address have been destroyed, police say. ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Taiwan against moving towards “independence,” telling a visiting opposition politician from Taipei that Beijing wants to deepen cooperation with the island. The remarks during the first visit by a leader of the mainland-friendly Kuomintang party in a decade pointed to China’s attempts to control the ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused the opposition of “colluding” with foreign forces ahead of weekend elections that polls indicate he will likely lose. The longtime leader — whom critics accuse of undermining democracy and whose government has been reported to have worked closely with Moscow to undermine European sanctions ...

The war in the Middle East, home to some of the world’s largest air travel hubs, has upended the global aviation industry, driving carriers to new routes. British Airways said it would suspend some flights to the region through July, while opening more direct routes to Africa and India. Chinese ...

The ceasefire deal in Iran has offered a respite for Tehran’s population, even if few there believe the conflict is truly over. Many of the Iranian capital’s 10 million people have emerged from hiding to a radically changed city: Numerous shopping streets and public squares have been obliterated by US ...

Global governments lack the fiscal capacity to deal with the economic fallout of the Iran war, analysts warned. The conflict’s consequences are still reverberating worldwide, and fears of stagflation are growing; several nations are rolling out measures to grapple with an expected cost-of-living crisis. But most economies are still dealing ...

The former Fox host has misled the public, prayed for violence and clashed with the press. This is not a serious military leader With his jawline firm and his hair coiffed, Pete Hegseth was a good fit as a Fox News personality. As the defense secretary – or Secretary of ...

Lee Milne was sentenced to eight years for being responsible for his wife Kimberly’s death, in the first case of its kind in Scotland. ...

Whatever outcome of ceasefire talks, the region will have to live with a continuing threat from the regime in Tehran Middle East crisis – live updates Gulf nations will seek to add security partners as they rebuild battered economies after the US and Israel’s war on Iran and deal with ...