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Shehbaz Sharif 'running a peace startup': Amid 'draft' row, Pakistan PM gets trolled over post on US-Iran ceasefire

New Delhi, April 8 -- A temporary pause in the US-Iran war appears to be taking shape. Statements from both Washington and Islamabad suggested a short-term ceasefire. Why Islamabad? Here's the reason.... Read More


Israel carries out 'largest coordinated strike' even as uncertainty remains over ceasefire in Lebanon

New Delhi, April 8 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said it carried out the 'largest coordinated strike across Lebanon' since the joint military operation against Iran. "In 10 minutes, ... Read More


"Not end of War": Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei after accepting two-week ceasefire

Sri Lanka, April 8 -- Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has instructed all its military units to stop firing after agreeing to two-week ceasefire with the United States. But, at the same time, it... Read More


Vietnam approves action programme to implement ASEAN Economic Community plan

Hanoi, April 8 -- Vietnam has approved an action programme to implement the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan, aiming to deepen regional integration and enhance the country's role within A... Read More


Bombings, threats, and last-minute phone calls: How events unfolded hours before Trump's 2-week Iran war ceasefire

New Delhi, April 8 -- The United States and Iran have reached a ceasefire deal on Tuesday evening (US Time), hours after President Donald Trump threatened to start wiping out Iran's "whole civilizatio... Read More


New President, old playbook. Democracy still on hold in Myanmar

Nepal, April 8 -- On April 3, Min Aung Hlaing, the former Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar who had removed Aung San Suu Kyi in the February 2021 coup, was elected by the Myanmar Parliament as its 11th Pr... Read More


White House confirms talks in Islamabad, VP Vance to lead US delegation

Washington DC, April 8 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump is "dispatching his negotiating team", led by the Vice President of the United S... Read More


From Gift Nifty, US-Iran ceasefire to crude oil prices: 7 key things that changed for Indian stock market overnight

New Delhi, April 8 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open higher on Wednesday, following a rally in global markets, after the US and Iran agreed to a t... Read More


Germany, Ukraine welcome two-week US-Iran ceasefire

Kyiv, April 8 -- Andrii Sybiha, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Ukraine on Wednesday welcomed the temporary two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, claiming that "American dec... Read More


Inside the 10 Iran demands that US 'accepted' to get the 2-week peace deal

India, April 8 -- A fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has brought a temporary halt to the missile strikes and drone attacks in the Middle East. A diplomatic breakthrough wa... Read More