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An Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia’s sprawling Jubail petrochemicals complex on Monday had raised concerns in Pakistan that the Gulf kingdom might retaliate, potentially jeopardising the Iran peace talks, sources said.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the US military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran’s minelaying ships have been sunk.

Fears grow that increasing exploitation of the tiny creatures could collapse food chain for whales and other marine life

ICE said the operation will seek to root out networks that help pregnant foreign nationals come to the US to give birth so their children can receive citizenship

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said London would try to persuade Washington to give its formal approval

A senior Iranian source said on Saturday the US had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks, but a US official swiftly denied the assertion.

Tehran has thrown the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.

A Scottish man received eight years for his wife's suicide after 18 months of abuse.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would abide by the measure.

The strike affected all Lufthansa departures from major hubs

China will “absolutely not tolerate” independence for Taiwan, which is the chief culprit in undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, President Xi Jinping told the island’s opposition leader on Friday, calling for efforts to advance “reunification”.

Myanmar’s new President Min Aung Hlaing said on Friday his government has many challenges to overcome and seeks to improve the country’s international standing, including normalising ties with Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN after five years in the cold.

She denied online speculation that the sex offender had introduced her to Donald Trump

Oil prices climbed on Friday, driven by fresh anxiety over supplies from Saudi Arabia and as tanker traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz remained largely frozen.

Israel continued to bomb targets in Lebanon after attacks on Wednesday killed more than 250 people and injured more than 1,000