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What we know about Iran’s response to the latest US ceasefire proposal
08 May 2026Iran has said it is reviewing a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides exchanged ...
Iran claims to have seized ‘offending’ oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
08 May 2026Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured an oil tanker, Ocean Koi, in a “special oper...
Italy-US ties strained as pope and Iran war dominate talks
08 May 2026Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has met United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome, as tensions grow bet...
Thousands run Palestine Marathon under shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza
08 May 2026The tenth Palestine International Marathon has been run in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, with a parallel rac...
Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae dies aged 86
08 May 2026News|Politics Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, the government has announced, along ...
Israel’s attacks and pressure sowing seeds for division in tense Lebanon
07 May 2026Analysts say Israel aiming to exploit Lebanon’s divisions to force concessions amid military and political pressures. ...
Gulf states urge UN action to ensure Strait of Hormuz safety
07 May 2026Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, pin-point mines and ensure passage of humanitarian aid through strait.
US issues new Cuba sanctions as UN experts warn of ‘energy starvation’
07 May 2026Latest sanctions target military-controlled conglomerate, come as effective US fuel blockade continues.
Armed fighters kill at least 30 people in attacks in central Mali
07 May 2026Several sources tell Reuters and AFP the al-Qaeda-affiliated assailants hit two villages in Mopti region on Wednesday. �...
Palestinians expose torture and sexual violence in Israeli detention
07 May 2026Palestinian detainees and rights groups share disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence and physical abuse.
