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Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge? 

22 April 2026

United States President Donald Trump has described the Iranian leadership as “seriously fractured” as he announced a...

Will Iraq’s Shia bloc overcome obstacles to pick the next PM? 

22 April 2026

Baghdad, Iraq – Iraqi leaders have five days to choose a prime minister and end a bitter political crisis that continu...

What is uranium enrichment and how quickly could Iran build a nuclear bomb? 

22 April 2026

United States President Donald Trump has claimed that a new nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran will be “far bette...

Iran calls US ship seizure ‘piracy’: Is it? 

22 April 2026

Iran responded to the US capture of one of its tankers close to the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week by capturing two ...

UK bill bans anyone born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco 

22 April 2026

A new bill approved in the United Kingdom’s legislature will stop people born on or after January 1, 2009 from buying ...

Russia strikes Ukraine’s Odesa port, kills railway worker in Zaporizhia 

22 April 2026

Russian drones have attacked Ukraine’s main Black Sea port in the southern city of Odesa and a railway in the region o...

Virginia redistricting election results: Key takeaways from Democrats’ win 

22 April 2026

Virginia voters have narrowly approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map, with about 51.5 percent v...

Iran’s gunboat fires on container ship off Oman coast 

22 April 2026

An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring ag...

How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US 

22 April 2026

As Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz this week, the pragmatic approach Beiji...

Is Bangladesh killing reforms introduced after student-led protests? 

22 April 2026

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s parliament has cancelled or rolled back several reforms introduced after the 2024 ...