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Global oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets jumped after the US and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that includes the reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. The global benchmark oil price initially sank 15% to just under $92 (£67) before climbing back up slightly while US-traded oil dropped to about…

Authorities in Nigeria’s restive north put the death toll at three, but residents and humanitarians point to a higher toll. The attack occurred in an area where kidnapping gangs and Islamist militants are active. Armed men killed at least 20 people in Nigeria’s northwestern Niger state, residents and humanitarian reports said, with several more abducted. The attack…

Pakistani man Muhammad Shahzeb Khan pleads guilty in US court to ISIS inspired plot for mass shooting at Brooklyn Jewish center, planned for Oct 7 attack anniversary A 21-year-old Pakistani national has pleaded guilty in a US federal court for plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on a Jewish center in New York, authorities said. The accused identified as…

An oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island was attacked shortly after a ceasefire was announced between Iran, the U.S., and Israel. Firefighters responded to the blaze, with no injuries reported. An oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island came under attack Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire in the war was announced, Iranian state television reported. The report said…

A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings. Rex Heuermann, 62, entered the pleas in a courtroom packed with reporters, police and victims’ relatives, some of…

Israel continued military operations in Lebanon and against Hezbollah, killing 89 and wounding 722, which prompted protests from Iran. Less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, the Islamic Republic has closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, the Associated Press reported, citing local media. The…

Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended, for now, with President Donald Trump claiming victory, but the U.S.-Iran ceasefire locks in a harsh reality: an entrenched, radical government with control over the Strait of Hormuz and a powerful lever over global energy ​markets and Gulf rivals, analysts say. The shockwaves have rippled outward, contributing to…

Former U.S. Attorney General ​Pam Bondi does not plan to appear for a planned interview with a House of Representatives ‌committee on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files following her firing by President Donald Trump, the Justice Department told Congress on Wednesday. Bondi was subpoenaed last month to testify in her formal role as attorney general,…

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said, hours after a senior North Korean official released crude insults against Seoul’s hopes for warmer relations. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles lifted off from North Korea’s eastern coastal Wonsan area…

Hundreds of Cuban women gathered Tuesday in Havana to decry a U.S. energy embargo and other measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island. The rally was organized by the Federation of Cuban Women, a massive organization with close ties to the government and the Communist Party, to honor the late Vilma…

Turkish lawmakers kicked off a debate Tuesday on a draft law package that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, making Turkey the latest country to seek measures to protect young people from dangerous online activity. If it becomes law, the bill would force social media platforms to install age‑verification systems, provide parental…

Exclusive photos obtained by Page Six appear to show the New England Patriots‘ head coach Mike Vrabel and the New York Times’ top NFL reporter holding hands and hugging at a luxurious hotel. Vrabel and Dianna Russini — a former anchor on ESPN’s flagship “SportsCenter” who now holds the official title of “senior NFL insider” at the…

This summer’s Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK. The government refused permission for West, now known as Ye, to travel to the UK after backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer. For the last several years, West has caused outrage for a string…

Five days before Hungarians vote in elections that could bring down Viktor Orbán after 16 years in office, US Vice-President JD Vance has intervened in the campaign to give the Hungarian prime minister a ringing endorsement, while delivering another blistering attack on the EU. Standing beside Orbán, Vance said he was in Budapest “to help him in…

A HORRIFYING photo shows a seven-year-old girl in a FedEx truck just moments before the driver murdered her. The harrowing image of little Athena Strand was taken from inside her killer’s delivery truck as he drove her to her death. The little girl has an opened mouth and confused expression as she sits up on her knees…

IRANIANS are forming human shields around power plants, as the clock ticks down on Trump’s deadline for the regime to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The US president has threatened to wipe out “a whole civilisation” if Tehran does not agree to his demands by 8pm tonight. Posting on Truth Social Trump said: “A whole civilisation will…

SIR Lewis Hamilton has taken his relationship with Kim Kardashian up a gear — going Instagram official. The Formula 1 great took his girlfriend for a spin in a Ferrari in Tokyo and shared a video of it on social media. It showed the reality star grinning in the passenger seat. After drifting down a road and…

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the ceasefire plan would require “continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of enrichment, and lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions.” The US military has paused its strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump announced he has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Tehran in a last-minute offramp,…

Bill Gates has admitted making a “huge mistake” in associating with Jeffrey Epstein. Billionaire Bill Gates is to testify on June 10 before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a source close to the matter told AFP on Tuesday. The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names…

US journalist Shelley Kittleson was released by Kataib Hezbollah after being kidnapped in Baghdad on March 31 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed early Wednesday that American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was kidnapped last week in Iraq, has been released. Kittleson was abducted by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah from a street corner in Baghdad…

The post by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, shared before Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire, has gone viral. A fresh controversy involving Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif has erupted on social media. In an X post shared prior to Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire, Sharif urged the US president and Iran “for peaceful settlement of the…

Israel reluctantly accepts Trump backed ceasefire with Iran, despite more targets planned, US strikes seen as warning, Israeli officials doubt truce will last An Israeli source familiar with the matter said that Israel will abide by the ceasefire decision taken by US President Donald Trump but is doing so reluctantly, according to CNN. The source said Israel…

A synagogue in Tehran was reported as “completely destroyed” following overnight strikes attributed to the US and Israel, resulting in over a dozen fatalities across Iran. The Rafi-Nia Synagogue, significant for the local Jewish community, was hit during attacks that also damaged nearby residential buildings. A synagogue in Tehran was “completely destroyed” in overnight strikes reportedly by…

The FBI warned U.S. state and ​local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by Iran’s government to targets in the United States last month even as ‌the White House sought to downplay the likelihood of an attack, a law enforcement intelligence report reviewed by Reuters shows. In the March 20 report, the FBI and other federal…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips ​shared by federal airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump’s presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by ‌Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known. The leads came from the Transportation Security Administration, which supplied ICE with records…

At the edge of one of the many pig farms spread across the vast, unbroken floodplains of Taizhou, a two-hour drive northwest of ​Shanghai, a pair of square, four-metre pools of acrid-smelling ochre liquid hold the key to cutting costly soybean use in half. The pools hold a swill of cheaper, locally sourced ingredients, which ‌can include…

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday (Apr 6), health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. Before the strikes, some Palestinians had clashed with members of an Israeli-backed militia, who they said attacked the school in an…

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday (Apr 6) regret expressed by Seoul over a January drone incursion into the North is “wise behaviour”. Earlier in the day, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret to Pyongyang over drones sent into the nuclear-armed North earlier this year, actions he called “irresponsible”.…

CARDI B’s ex-husband Offset has been rushed to hospital after being shot near a casino in Florida. The 34-year-old rapper was involved in a shooting on Monday. “We can confirm he was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care. “He is stable and being closely monitored,” a spokesperson for the rap star told The…

The army ​said the attack had occurred ‌during Easter celebrations at a church in northwestern Kaduna state. Northwest Nigeria has struggled with violence for years. Nigeria’s army said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers taken hostage during an attack on a church in northwestern Kaduna state. “Through a swift response, (troops) have successfully foiled a terrorist attack…

Fatme A. is trying to maintain some semblance of a normal life in between the improvised tent shelters, stacked mattresses and all the other families sheltered close by. She is staying in the Azarieh buildings, in the middle of Beirut’s commercial center — the buildings have become a shelter for hundreds of displaced Lebanese. Around 250 families…

The Great Gatsby is synonymous with parties, glitz and glamour – but this is just one of many misunderstandings about the book that began with its first publication a century ago, in April 1925. Few characters in literature or indeed life embody an era quite so tenaciously as Jay Gatsby does the Jazz Age. Almost a century…

Conspiracy theorist and ex-National Counterterrorism Center boss Joe Kent has been called out for promoting wild Iranian propaganda that suggested the United States was actually trying to kill a downed American airman — just hours before he was dramatically rescued. Kent, who abruptly resigned from his Trump administration position last month in protest over Iran, got into…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez enjoyed her paid vacation in a suite at the Yankees game Sunday — as tens of thousands of federal workers marked six weeks without a paycheck because of the Democrat-led government shutdown. The firebrand “Squad” member was all smiles as she posed for selfies with admirers, who gushed about their encounters on social media.…

The stunning fireball display was witnessed by residents, who called it “mysterious” and “meteor-like”. The government authorities in Indonesia issued a clarification after a massive fireball was spotted streaking across the skies over Lampung and Banten provinces on Saturday (April 4), the new agency Antara reported. According to the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), the cluster…

Tehran reportedly holds between 400 and 450 kilograms of enriched uranium, an amount that could contribute to the production of nuclear weapons. On April 5, the US Military pulled off the most daring search and rescue operation in American history to recover the airman who went missing in Southwest Iran after Tehran downed an F-15E Strike Eagle,…

President Donald Trump was on the verge of a crisis in the Iran war, faced with the rare instance of an American airman shot down and stranded ​deep inside enemy territory. Then, the airman’s daring Easter weekend rescue gave the U.S. president the chance to quickly flip the script. Standing ‌before cameras on Monday, Trump recast the…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who ​first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they ‌got that information, and threatened to jail them if they refused. Trump’s remarks at a White House press conference represented a significant escalation of the administration’s attacks on the press.…

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any ​humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed far side of the moon that revealed a lunar surface under cosmic bombardment. The six-hour survey of the normally hidden ‌hemisphere of Earth’s only natural satellite was highlighted…

Iran said on Monday it wanted a lasting end to the war with the U.S. and Israel, and pushed back against pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while ​U.S. President Donald Trump warned the country could be “taken out” if it did not meet his Tuesday night deadline to reach a deal. Responding to a U.S.…

Oil prices were little changed in choppy trade on ‌Monday, as investors awaited clarity on the status of talks between the U.S. and Iran even as they remained wary about sustained supply losses due to shipping disruptions. Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 0.7%, to $109.79 a barrel at 0656 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude…

U.S. special forces rescued an airman in a high-risk mission deep inside Iran while President Donald Trump threatened to rain “hell” on Tehran if it did not ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday for oil flows vital to the world economy. Trump announced the rescue in the early hours of Sunday in a social media post…

President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials cast the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran ​as an “Easter miracle” on Sunday, framing the operation in religious terms that portrayed the war as a just cause and divinely ‌blessed. In the past, administrations typically issued postcard-style Easter greetings, and critics said officials’ messages this time had blurred…

The White House on Friday sought $152 million to return the former Alcatraz prison island to ​active duty, following up on President Donald Trump’s call ‌last year to transform the popular San Francisco Bay tourist destination. The request was tucked into a proposed budget the White House released ​to fund the government for the 2027 fiscal year.…

An Israeli ​airstrike on Kfarhata, a village in south Lebanon, killed seven people on Sunday, ‌including a 4-year-old child, Lebanon’s health ministry said in a statement. Another Israeli attack on the Jnah neighbourhood in Beirut killed four people and injured 39 others, the ministry added. The strike on Kfarhata followed an overnight evacuation order ​by the Israeli…

The airman had a communication device and a tracking beacon with him in addition to a handgun. When the missing US airman finally made contact from somewhere in the mountains of southwestern Iran, the message he sent was so short and so unexpected that it made Washington suspicious of a possible Iranian trap. “Sounded Like Something A…

Gunfire reported near the White House trigger a large overnight security response. Authorities search for a person of interest but find no suspect at the scene. Security stays tight as the investigation continues in Washington DC. Authorities in Washington DC are looking for a person of interest after reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park, which sits just…

The ongoing conflict in the Gulf, sparked by a US-Israeli offensive against Iran, has severely impacted Pakistan’s economy, leading to high inflation and energy shortages. As Iran retaliates by targeting Gulf nations and closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan faces dire consequences that are becoming a question for its survival. The Iran war, that has more…

Trump’s profanity‑laden warning to Iran has sparked a wide‑ranging reaction in the US with Democrats, media and citizens alarmed by the tone and implications of the message. As Iran shows no sign of backing down, US President Donald Trump’s frustration is becoming increasingly visible in his public messaging. In a profanity-laced Easter Sunday post, Trump issued a…

“Are you a lobster?” is the first question Wang had for the BBC. He had been so consumed recently by the AI assistant OpenClaw – which in China has earned the name “lobster” – that he wondered if he was talking to AI, rather than a journalist. After being assured he was not, the young IT engineer…

Pepsi has announced it is withdrawing as main sponsor of the Wireless Festival in London this summer after news that Kanye West is to headline the three-day event. The US rapper, now known as Ye, has drawn widespread criticism for antisemitic comments he made in recent years and for which he issued an apology in January. Prime…

Fatme A. is trying to maintain some semblance of a normal life in between the improvised tent shelters, stacked mattresses and all the other families sheltered close by. She is staying in the Azarieh buildings, in the middle of Beirut’s commercial center — the buildings have become a shelter for hundreds of displaced Lebanese. Around 250 families…

The army ​said the attack had occurred ‌during Easter celebrations at a church in northwestern Kaduna state. Northwest Nigeria has struggled with violence for years. Nigeria’s army said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers taken hostage during an attack on a church in northwestern Kaduna state. “Through a swift response, (troops) have successfully foiled a terrorist attack…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday (Apr 5), after arriving in Damascus alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The visit follows Zelenskyy’s trip to Turkey on Saturday and a Gulf tour last week, against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East, where he sought to clinch security deals and…

North Korea previously said that drones sent from the South had violated its airspace, accusing Seoul of a serious provocation and saying it had shot them down. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday (Apr 6) expressed regret to North Korea over a drone incursion that he said was carried out by a South Korean individual…

A MAJOR imbalance in American Idol’s Top 14 has producers quietly sounding the alarm behind-the-scenes, The U.S. Sun has learned. What should have been a celebratory moment for American Idol has turned into growing concern behind the scenes as the newly revealed Top 14 has exposed a stark gender divide that producers did not see coming. At…

Last week Trump announced to extend the pause on strikes targeting Iran’s energy infrastructure for an additional 10 days. In a fresh ultimatum to Iran, US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran has 48 hours to strike a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz ‘before all hell will reign (rain) down on them’. Sharing a…

The conflict entered its sixth week with scant prospect of peace talks in sight and polls showing low public support in America. US President Donald Trump has warned Tehran that time was running out on his latest deadline for a deal to end the war, which he said was 48 hours. According to reports, the Pakistan-mediated talks…

US President Donald Trump is seeking $152m (£115m) to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as part of his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year. Located near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, the site, also known as The Rock, was once regarded as one of America’s most notorious prisons, but has served as a tourist attraction in…

In mid-20th Century Bengal in eastern India, some of the biggest female stars on stage were actually men. Foremost among them was Chapal Bhaduri – better known as Chapal Rani – the reigning “queen” of jatra, a travelling theatre tradition that once drew vast, fervent crowds. Male actors playing female roles were a familiar trope across global…

Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the country’s Disaster Management Authority said Saturday. More rain has been forecast for the coming days throughout Afghanistan, and the authority warned the public to stay away from river banks…

For several minutes after the earthquake struck, he could hear their screams. Then there was silence. Mohibullah Niazi, a neighbor who helped in the rescue efforts, said Saturday that the eight people killed on the outskirts of Kabul after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan the previous night were a refugee family recently returned from neighboring…

IT’S the US Midwest state famed for being “nice”. However, what is unfolding in Minnesota now is anything but — and it is turning into a story all too familiar to British people. While we had the Pakistani grooming gangs ignored by cops and social services too afraid of being branded racist, the “land of a thousand…

THE US Army has designed a new grenade that uses powerful shock waves instead of shrapnel to rupture blood vessels and organs. Even if doomed enemies throw themselves behind a wall it won’t be enough to hide from the deadly impact. The M111 is the first grenade that’s been designed by the Army since the MK3A2, which…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of choosing “Easter escalation” over an Easter ceasefire after Russia carried out another deadly large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine. Six civilians were killed and 40 others injured as Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles across the country. Major daytime attacks, which were once rare, have been increasing.…

Page Six recently reported that a noted New York classical composer is wanted in Russia over a titanium deal gone wrong — and the battle is becoming increasingly operatic. Igor Raykhelson — whose works have been performed in both Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center — also trades in metals and sold titanium to Russian metal giant AVISMA.…

Talk about unlikely prison pals. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine bragged Friday about getting captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to sign his “jailhouse” SpongeBob SquarePants doll inside a Big Apple federal lockup. The 29-year-old musician was released from Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Center early Friday and celebrated by flashing Maduro’s purported John Hancock along with multimillion-dollar bling. Video posted…

Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said Friday, two days after those countries resumed conversations following weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds. “The consultation process is being steadily implemented and advanced,” said China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. Xi Jinping’s government is mediating between Islamabad and Kabul, whose representatives resumed…

Myanmar’s parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as the country’s new president. The move marks a nominal return to an elected government but is widely considered as an effort to keep the…

Pakistan faces a looming power crisis as LNG supplies are set to drop sharply and coal shortages worsen due to logistical issues. With nearly 30% of electricity supply at risk, the government may enforce load-shedding, higher tariffs, and conservation measures amid growing concerns over domestic mismanagement. Pakistan’s LNG supplies are expected to fall to near zero from…

Iran claims to have shot down two US military aircraft- the F-15 and the A-10 – and hit two Black Hawk helicopters in a day. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian Parliament speaker, took a dig at the United States President Donald Trump, calling the US and Israel’s joint attack on Tehran as “no-strategy war.” The comment came…

Trump said that he was not happy with the media coverage of the rescure efforts underway in Iran to find the missing pilot as it affects the search operation After reports emerged that two US warplanes were shot down by the Iranian military on Friday, President Donald Trump, in first reaction, ruled out the possibility of the…

Recent U.S. intelligence assessments suggest that Iran is unlikely to relinquish its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz in the near term, viewing its control over the world’s most critical oil artery as its primary point of leverage against Washington. According to the Reuters report, Tehran intends to continue throttling the waterway to keep global energy prices…

The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges – ranging from the war in Ukraine to multiple bouts of pressure and insults from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has questioned its core mission and threatened to seize Greenland. But it is the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, thousands of miles from Europe, that has nearly broken…

Cuba began releasing prisoners from its jails on Friday just hours after its ​communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty coinciding with the most intense pressure campaign applied by the U.S. in decades. More ‌than 2,000 prisoners are slated to be released as part of Cuba’s state-run media on Thursday called a “sovereign and humanitarian” gesture, the largest…

President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense spending for the 2027 fiscal year and a massive $500 billion increase in the military budget, as the U.S. continues its war against Iran. The 2027 budget request comes as the president faces risky choices abroad, with the administration sending U.S. service members to ​the Middle…

U.S. job growth rebounded more than expected in March as a strike by healthcare workers ended and temperatures warmed up, but downside risks for the labor market are mounting from a war with Iran that has no clear end in sight. The biggest increase in nonfarm payrolls in 15 months, ​and also the largest since President Donald…

Soon-to-be brides and grooms seeking shortcuts to shed pounds before the big day have become the latest consumer target for weight-loss drugs in India. New Delhi wellness clinic Klarity Skin Clinic touts a “Mounjaro ​bride” package, while other clinics have woven weight-loss injections into “pre-wedding” transformation packages typically focused on skin treatments and hairstyle makeovers. In a…