Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday (Apr 8), killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which suggested it would be �unreasonable� to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace deal with the United States. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (7:09 AM)
United States Vice President JD Vance has warned Iran that it would be �dumb� to jeopardise its ceasefire with Washington over Israel s attacks in Lebanon. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (9:30 AM)
A spokesperson for Lebanon s health ministry told Reuters that Israel s strikes across Lebanon on Wednesday had killed �89 martyrs and wounded 700 people.� MORE..
8 Apr 2026 (11:51 PM)
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9 Apr 2026 (9:15 AM)
The White House has reaffirmed its claims to have �achieved every single objective� set out since the start of the Iran war.
9 Apr 2026 (8:11 AM)
US President Donald Trump bashed NATO and appeared to renew his threats over Greenland after a closed-door meeting with alliance chief Mark Rutte, during which he was expected to discuss possibly leaving the pivotal security bloc. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (8:30 AM)