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US-Iran war: How effective is Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz?

US-Iran war, April 18 -- Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday after a ceasefire in Lebanon, boosting hopes of a ceasefire in the US-Iran war. However, US President Donald Trump is yet to make ... Read More


Mirwaiz hails Pope Leo's stand against war

Srinagar, April 18 -- Chief cleric of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, while delivering the Friday sermon, hailed the stand of Pope Leo against war, while urging the global religious lea... Read More


Sheikh Hasina extradition request under legal review, says India

India, April 18 -- India said on Friday that the Bangladesh government's request for extraditing former premier Sheikh Hasina is being examined as part of judicial and legal processes, while emphasisi... Read More


Global shocks: the economic impact

Dhaka, April 18 -- It has become customary to disaggregate the impact of economic shocks on the global and national or regional economies. Needless to say that in broad terms the conclusions are the s... Read More


Civilians count costs of war as they return to southern Lebanon

France, April 18 -- "Thank God, we're happy, of course! It's a victory, even though we know our three-story house has collapsed. It's still something to be proud of," one man told RFI as he made his w... Read More


Over 86,000 Afghan refugees return home in a month: UN

KABUL, April 18 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 86,000 Afghan migrants returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan within one month, accordi... Read More


Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security

New Delhi, April 18 -- The leaders of France and the U.K. on Friday welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but said freedom of navigation must be permanently... Read More


Green India Challenge presents citizen-led climate restoration model to Commonwealth Secretariat in London

London, April 18 -- A high-level Indian delegation met the Senior Director of the Climate Change and Oceans Directorate at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Suresh Yadav, at Marlborough House, to present ... Read More


फिर करीब आ रहे भारत और चीन, पहली बार हुई यह खास मीटिंग; जिनपिंग कर सकते हैं दौरा

शांघाई, अप्रैल 18 -- द्विपक्षीय सहयोग को बढ़ावा देने के प्रयासों और हाल ही में दोनों देशों के बीच सुधरे संबंधों के बीच, भारत और चीन ने 16-17 अप्रैल को अपनी पहली शंघाई सहयोग संगठन (SCO) द्विपक्षीय वार्... Read More


French soldier killed in Lebanon in attack on UN peacekeepers

France, April 18 -- Macron named the soldier as Florian Montorio, a master sergeant in the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment of Montauban serving with Unifil, the UN peacekeeping mission... Read More