1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (391+ words) In the new declaration, Cook Islands pledged New Zealand would be its "partner of choice regarding defense and security matters," apparently quashing the prospect, feared by Wellington, of China occupying the role. It resolved "ambiguity" about the two countries" existing…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago  (167+ words) BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) : NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called a "long-planned visit" that comes after President Donald Trump blasted European allies over differences on the Iran war. "I…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago  (672+ words) WASHINGTON (AFP) : Iran said Thursday that Washington's demands were "maximalist and irrational" and denied any negotiations were under way on a ceasefire to end the war in the Middle East, as President Donald Trump prepared to make a national address…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1089+ words) WASHINGTON (AFP) : President Donald Trump said US forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began…...

7+ hour, 16+ min ago  (197+ words) JERUSALEM (AFP) : Israel's military said air defenses responded to two waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with media reporting several light injuries in the Tel Aviv area. Police said officers were called to "several" impact sites in central Israel,…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (692+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: The Artemis II space mission has blasted off from the US state of Florida, sending four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon and marking the first time humans have travelled beyond low-Earth orbit in more…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (203+ words) RAWALPINDI : Security forces have killed eight terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij after their movement was detected along Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan. ISPR said the troops effectively engaged this group of khwarij on 1 April 2026. As a result…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (738+ words) It's been a month since Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel after the US-Israeli attack on its patron, Iran, triggering Israeli bombardment of Lebanon and a ground invasion. Since then, more than 1 million people from southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (487+ words) SINGAPORE (Reuters): Oil prices climbed more than $5 on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said the United States would keep up attacks "on Iran without committing to a specific timeline to end the war, fanning investor fears about sustained disruptions to…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (715+ words) Trump said Iran would continue to face a barrage of attacks in the short term. "We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks," Trump said. "We're going to bring them back to the…...