Category: World

Donald Trump has celebrated the reopening to commercial vessels of the Strait of Hormuz, announced earlier today by Iran. He wrote on Truth Social: “IRAN […]

Global oil and gas prices fell sharply after Abbas Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz will remain open for commercial vessels for the duration of […]

A number of airlines have already cut their flight schedule in anticipation of fuel shortages (Image: Getty) Major airlines, including Virgin Atlantic, have confirmed flight […]

The Strait of Hormuz has been reopened by Iran, an official has announced. Just hours after Europe has been warned it is facing flights cancellations […]

Pakistan’s air force escorted Iranian negotiators home from inconclusive peace talks with the US last weekend, launching a major operation after the Iranians said Israel […]

1 min readUpdated: Apr 17, 2026 06:43 PM IST Iran on Friday said that the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels. […]

Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and ministry secretary Udayanga Hemapala resigned on Friday, April 17, following an outcry over coal imports for power generation. […]

The Kremlin on Friday denied that President Vladimir Putin was insulated from bad news after a celebrity blogger accused unidentified top officials of not telling […]

3 min readApr 17, 2026 06:02 PM IST An investigation by the BBC has uncovered alarming lapses in medical safety at a government hospital in […]