Signing of defence partnership follows reports that US is seeking overflight access in Indonesia for military planes
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday its military had completely halted trade going in and out of Iran by sea, even though President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran on ending the war could resume this week. Trump said negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials could resume in Pakistan in the next two days and Vice President JD Vance, who led weekend talks that ended without a breakthrough, said he felt positive about where things stood
UN Children's Fund calls on Israeli authorities to investigate and 'ensure full accountability'
The IMF and World Bank have resumed formal engagement with Venezuela. The move further legitimizes the Latin American country's interim government and paves the way for financial support
Conservatives accuse Sir Keir Starmer of misleading parliament over appointment of former ambassador to the US
Eight students and a teacher killed in the south-central province of Kahramanmaras, interior minister says
Myanmar pardons former leader Win Myint, while lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi says her jail sentence has been reduced
Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell
The US military declared on Saturday it had taken out an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of Iranians marked Eid al-Fitr with prayer. The US statement appeared designed to calm the concerns of energy markets and of Washington's sceptical international allies, more than 20 of whom issued a statement vowing to back efforts to re-open the key sea lane
Lebanon's government condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report
Incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar says his government could be formed by mid-May