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Bangladesh pivots to India for fuel and diplomacy

Bangladesh is seeking a major boost in fuel imports from India as Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman makes his first official visit to New Delhi. The mission marks a strategic effort to solve Dhaka’s energy crisis while repairing diplomatic ties with its neighbor.

09 Apr 2026-10:20
Ukrainian drones strike key oil artery feeding Novorossiysk export hub

Drones attacked a major oil pumping station used for exports in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai early on Thursday morning, April 9.

09 Apr 2026-10:11
Iran re-routes Strait of Hormuz traffic over "potential mine" risk

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced on Thursday that ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz must use two alternative routes near the Iranian coast, citing the potential presence of mines on the usual route.

09 Apr 2026-10:01
Trump and Iran set rival agendas for Islamabad nuclear talks

Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet yesterday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which said the attacks violated a ceasefire deal agreed with the US a day earlier.

09 Apr 2026-09:51
Trump questions NATO reliability amid Iran tensions

Meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday, it was clear that those complaints would dominate the discussion, along with the possibility of a US withdrawal from the alliance.

09 Apr 2026-09:09
Trump dispatches JD Vance, Jared Kushner to Islamabad for Iran talks

The United States and Iran will have the first round of their negotiations in Pakistan this weekend to end their war, the White House said on Wednesday, a day after they agreed to a two-week cease-fire.

09 Apr 2026-06:09
Vance warns Iran of decisive response if ceasefire fails

US Vice President J.D. Vance warned Iran of serious consequences if it fails to comply with the ceasefire, stressing that any violation would be met with a decisive response from the United States and its allies.

09 Apr 2026-05:59
Trump’s peace plan teeters as Israel pounds Lebanon and Iran questions negotiations

The future of Middle East stability has been thrown into deep uncertainty just one day after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.

09 Apr 2026-05:45
Death toll hits 182 in Lebanon as Trump dismisses strikes as "separate skirmish"

Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran.

09 Apr 2026-05:29
Turkiye helped broker US-Iran ceasefire, reports say

08 Apr 2026-16:59