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Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 10:45 PM IST Trump says Iran, with US help, is clearing sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran declares the strait open during a 10 day ceasefire. Trump says Iran, with US help, is clearing sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran declares the strait open during a 10…
After welcoming Iran’s announcement of the Strait of Hormuz being “fully open”, US President Donald Trump clarified that the naval blockade of the strait will remain intact until their “transaction” with Iran is complete. However, he claimed that the process will be concluded “very quickly” as the sticking points have already been negotiated. “The Strait…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 8:24 PM IST Donald Trump said the Iran peace deal process “should go very quickly” and suggested that “most of the points are already negotiated.” US President Donald Trump. (File photo) US President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 7:50 PM IST Pakistan is mediating the negotiations, with behind-the-scenes support from Egypt and Turkey, according to the report. Pakistan is now actively pushing what insiders describe as the “Islamabad peace deal.”(Image/AFP) A second round of US-Iran peace talks is expected to take place in Pakistan this weekend, likely on Sunday,…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” for the remaining period of the ceasefire. In a post on X, he said that the passage will be open for all commercial vessels. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 5:46 PM IST At the heart of the jet-fuel crisis is the Strait of Hormuz, through which a huge portion of the world’s oil and roughly 75% of Europe’s jet fuel imports, normally passes. Only ‘6 Weeks Of Jet Fuel Left’ In Europe: Will Your Summer International Flights Be Cancelled? You…
Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 4:45 PM IST In Shantou China a woman allegedly threw up to HK 2 million from her high rise after a dispute, crowds scrambled for cash as police intervened and urged people to return the money News18 A viral video showing currency notes raining down from a high-rise building in China…
After nearly 12 years of military presence, America evacuated all its troops and bases from Syria. The last US convoy departed from Kasarak Air Base in Hasaka in April 2026. After this the Syrian government took control of all the bases. According to the Syrian Foreign Ministry, this step is a major turning point towards…
The sentence has been cut by one sixth. Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday. Suu Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year sentence for a litany of offences her allies said were politically motivated to keep her at bay, ranging from incitement and corruption to election fraud and violating…
Washington: The USS George HW Bush — America’s super-powerful Nimitz-class supercarrier– is taking a long detour around Africa to avoid Houthi-threatened Red Sea waters amid a tense US naval build-up near the Hormuz Strait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was spotted off the coast of Namibia earlier this week as it prepared to sail around the…