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Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping after a Lebanon ceasefire, easing energy market tensions and signaling fragile diplomatic progress amid ongoing US-Iran negotiations and regional uncertainty.
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US defence secretary Pete Hegseth praises Gulf allies for strong support during Iran conflict, criticises other partners for failing to contribute, as tensions persist and a fragile ceasefire holds.
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Trump announces a 10-day Israel–Lebanon ceasefire after US-led talks, with both sides agreeing to halt hostilities. The truce aims to ease tensions and pave the way for rare direct negotiations.
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Turkish cultural figures and media activists form a human chain outside a Tabriz power plant, signalling solidarity with Iran as regional tensions continue to escalate.
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As ceasefire talks collapse, the US announces a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports, while Iran vows retaliation across the Persian Gulf. The confrontation risks renewed conflict and a spike in global oil prices.
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Trump orders US Navy blockade of ships tied to Iran via Hormuz after failed talks, as conflict deepens, oil flows stall, prices risk rising and doubts grow over feasibility and global economic fallout.
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US naval blockade of Iran escalates Gulf tensions, threatening global oil flows via Hormuz and beyond, raising legal risks, inflation fears and the prospect of wider economic disruption.
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Pope Leo XIV rejected Trump’s criticism, urging peace as US-Iran tensions escalated, a Hormuz blockade threat disrupted shipping, oil prices rose, and failed talks deepened fears of conflict.
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Trump announced a US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran nuclear talks failed, warning ships paying Iran tolls will be stopped, escalating tensions and threatening global oil supplies.
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After more than 21 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital, Iranian officials accused Washington of acting in bad faith and attempting to impose terms that Tehran says would have compromised its sovereignty
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High-stakes US–Iran negotiations collapse after 21 hours, leaving fragile West Asia ceasefire at risk and raising fears of renewed regional escalation.
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Iran-US talks in Islamabad ended without a deal as both sides clashed over nuclear demands. Iran cited “excessive demands” by the US but remained open to diplomacy for future negotiations.
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Turkmenistan will hold an early presidential election on March 12, a Central Election Commission official said after President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov hinted he planned to resign.
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Russia has accused the United States of seeking to provoke a conflict in Ukraine and waging a "propaganda campaign" against Moscow. Russian FM made the remarks during a phone conversation with his American counterpart.
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US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday unfreezing $7 billion in assets in the United States belonging to Afghanistan's central bank.
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Two international journalists who were on an assignment for the UN refugee agency have been detained in the Afghan capital, the UNHCR said on Friday. Two Afghan nationals working with them have been detained in Kabul.
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U.S. President Joe Biden cautioned American citizens about staying in Ukraine on Thursday, urging them to leave the country immediately and warning of a potential major conflict with Russia.
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A viral video of a man appearing to display his decapitated young wife's head in the street after he discovered her alleged adultery has deeply shaken Iranians.
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Italian police have discovered the mummified remains of a 70-year-old woman sitting at a table more than two years after she died, prompting calls for better elder care in the country.
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United States President Joe Biden and King Salman of Saudi Arabia discussed energy supplies in the face of soaring fuel prices and developments in the Middle East, including Iran and Yemen, in a telephone call.
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India today rejected the references to Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement issued by China and Pakistan during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent visit to Beijing.
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Amid raging tensions over the wearing of Hijab by female Muslim students in Karnataka, a three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court will hear the case in this matter on Thursday.
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The BJP on Tuesday assured free electricity for irrigation, a job for every household and inalso promised a minimum 10-year sentence in cases of what it describes as “love jihad”.
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With the Hijab row snowballing into a major controversy, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said the international community is observing us and it is not a good development.
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