The island-wide strike launched by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) in hospitals continues for the second consecutive day today (10). MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (10:35 AM)
Growth in developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to slow this year as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts trade and energy markets, the Asian Development Bank said on Friday, with the extent of the slowdown dependent on how long the crisis persists. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (10:03 AM)
Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz,� Trump wrote on his social media site Thursday evening. �That is not the agreement we have!� MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (6:08 AM)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv would abide by the measure. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (10:23 AM)
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz, which has #8204;been blockaded since the start of the Iran war, causing the worst disruption to global energy supplies in history. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (7:14 AM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has authorised direct negotiations with Lebanon �as soon as possible�. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (11:43 PM)