North Korea fires suspected missiles as Pyongyang dismisses Seoul’s diplomacy hopes

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday (Apr 8), South Korea’s military said, following a separate launch detected a day earlier as Pyongyang doused Seoul’s hopes of an easing in tensions.

Oil slides after US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Global oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets have jumped after the US and Iran agreed a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that includes the reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.

A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data

A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially constitute the largest known heist of data from China.

Iran claims ‘victory’ over US and Israel after Trump’s ceasefire announcement

Since President Trump agreed to a two‑week ceasefire with Iran, Tehran is now calling the outcome a major victory after the United States accepted, in principle, to its 10-point plan, according to a statement from the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.

Uranium enrichment, Hormuz control: Iran’s 10-point ceasefire conditions

U.S. President Donald Trump early Wednesday once again backed away from his threatening posture in the face of firm warnings from the Islamic Republic of Iran, announcing a two-week ceasefire with Tehran — a move that came alongside acceptance of Iran’s 10-point plan for ending the war.

Saudi-Pakistan defence pact becomes litmus test for Islamabad’s credibility and strategic conduct

Islamabad finds itself in the crossfire between Iran and the United States due to the ongoing Gulf crisis, which demands that Pakistan sides with Saudi Arabia and potentially fight Iran in accordance with with its defence pact with Riyadh. Pakistan is expected to take direct action to protect Saudi Arabia from Iranian attacks under the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA).

First photo from far-side of the moon released

The White House released the first photo taken by the Artemis II crew of the far side of the Moon on Tuesday.

Trump threatens to destroy ’’a whole civilization’’

President Trump said Tuesday morning, about his looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face, that ’’a whole civilization will die tonight,’’ adding that he didn’t ’’want that to happen, but it probably will.’’

Trump threatens jail for reporter who revealed Iran airman rescue

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would demand that the journalist who ​first reported that an airman in Iran had been rescued reveal how they ‌got that information, and threatened to jail them if they refused.

Iran war jeopardizes U.S. global leadership, warns Italian minister

The Iran war has put U.S. global leadership on the line, Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said, expressing fear about the ’’madness’’ of nuclear escalation.

Moon fly-by sees astronauts regain contact with Earth and head for home

Four astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission are on their way back home after a dramatic lunar fly-by that saw them travel further from Earth than any other humans.

China has issued a 40-day shutdown notice for offshore airspace: Report

China has issued a 40-day shutdown notice for offshore airspace without providing an explanation, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Sunday.

Iran looks to India for ‘Bigger Role’ as peace negotiator

’’All countries can play a big role to stop this war because now the war is now affecting the lives of lots of people- the price of gas, oil and shipping has increased.

Artemis II astronauts have toilet trouble on their way towards the Moon

Nasa is set to send humans deeper into space than ever before, but there’s one piece of technology that still has some kinks - the Orion space capsule’s toilet.

Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is suspected of killing more than 100 people, mostly children, in what may be the country’s most lethal wave of the disease in recent history.

Israel strikes Iran’s petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh, defence minister says

Israel struck Iran’s largest ​petrochemical complex at Asaluyeh on ‌Monday, defence minister Israel Katz said, in what he described ​as a severe economic ​blow to Tehran.

Iran says US airman rescue may have been cover to ‘steal enriched uranium’

Iran’s foreign ministry says the US operation to rescue a downed airman may have been a cover to “steal enriched uranium” from the country.

Kenya records 7.9 million tourists in 2025 as sector earns Ksh.500 billion

The government has revealed that Kenya welcomed an estimated 7.9 million tourists in 2025, comprising 2.7 million international visitors and 5.2 million domestic travelers.

Middle East war makes the fate of China-Iran railway corridor uncertain

The war in the Middle East has delivered a body blow to the plan of Beijing to build an overland railway corridor between China and Iran that can offer Tehran and Beijing a potential alternative to bypass sanctions by the United States on Iranian oil. Beijing also wants to use the corridor to capture the European market.

Trump says open the’’f***g Strait’’, Iran mocks ’we’ve lost the keys’

Tehran has taken a sharp swipe at US President Donald Trump after his repeated threats to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the Iranian Embassy in Zimbabwe sarcastically claiming it had “lost the keys.” Reacting in similar vein, Iran’s embassy in South Africa joked: “Shh… the key’s under the flowerpot. Just open for friends.

India–Canada CEPA will unlock complementarities for stronger economic partnership

Canada, by contrast, is a resource-rich economy with abundant natural resources, advanced technological capabilities, and world-class research institutions. The country is a leading supplier of agricultural commodities, minerals, and energy resources, while also maintaining strong capabilities in fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and clean technologies.

Iran reviewing peace proposal but not open to ‘temporary ceasefire,’ senior official says

Iran won’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a “temporary ceasefire,” a senior Iranian official tells Reuters, adding that Tehran views Washington as lacking the readiness for a permanent ceasefire.

India is building one of the world’s largest batteries inside a solar farm five times the size of Paris

Construction is underway in western India on what billionaire-led Adani Group says will be India’s largest battery energy storage system. Located inside the Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat, the project is designed to store 3,530 megawatt-hours of power. Full completion was targeted by March 2026.

15 ships Transit Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours

A total of 15 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after obtaining permission from Iran, according to a report by Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.

Iran, US receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire, source says

Iran and the United States ​have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and ‌reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.

Oil prices choppy after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran

Oil prices saw choppy trading on Monday morning in Asia after US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy critical infrastructure in Iran unless it allows ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage

US President Donald Trump has published an expletive-laden post on social media in which he threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if it failed to meet his Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping.

The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth

No-one will have been further from home than the Artemis astronauts.

Iran demands war compensation to reopen Strait of Hormuz: Official

Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for communications at the Iranian president’s office, has said Iran will open the Strait of Hormuz only after receiving compensation for war damages, paid via a “new legal regime” based on transit fees.

Trump threatens ’’crazy b***s’’ of Iran and demands reopening ’’f***g strait’’ of Hormuz before Tuesday

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, launched this Sunday his toughest warning to date, loaded with insults, against the authorities of Iran after the blockade of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. He has given them until next Tuesday to reopen the passage or, otherwise, assures that he will order a massive attack against the country’s main infrastructures.