- Sunday, 12 April 2026
US and Iran envoys meet Pakistani PM as negotiations get under way
Senior Iranian and American delegations met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Saturday to begin negotiations towards a deal to end the Middle East war unleashed six weeks earlier by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran.
Pakistan PM meets US VP Vance as peace talks 'commence'
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad on Saturday, the former's office said, adding that peace talks to end the Middle East war had "commenced".
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill seven
Gaza's civil defence rescue service said on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes in the Palestinian territory had killed seven people overnight, despite the fragile ceasefire in place since October last year.
US-Iran more than four decades of enmity
The United States and Iran have been sworn enemies since the 1979 Islamic revolution and the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran.
Live updates: Vance arrives in Islamabad for ceasefire talks with Iran
With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, Iran’s state TV says that an Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks with the United States. Vice President JD Vance will lead the high-level talks on behalf of the U.S. Ahead of peace talks, Iran has cited what appear to be new conditions.
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
China's President Xi Jinping received Taiwan's main opposition party leader on Friday, in a rare meeting which saw both sides stress a desire for cross-strait peace.
Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues
Pakistan was poised on Friday to host Iranian and US delegations for negotiations in its capital, although Tehran's participation remained uncertain after deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon threatened this week's temporary truce.
At least 7 dead following boat accident in northern Ghana
At least seven people were confirmed dead and two remained unaccounted for following a boat accident in northern Ghana, the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) said in a statement late Thursday.
Pakistani PM thanks UN chief for endorsing Pakistan's peace efforts
:Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for endorsing Islamabad's efforts to promote peace following the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
Ceasefire at risk with possible mines in Strait of Hormuz and Israel attacking Lebanon
The United States and Iran both claimed victory Wednesday after the two countries and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire to halt more than a month of war, even as more drones and missiles hit the Islamic Republic and Gulf Arab states.
India hikes fertiliser subsidy as costs soar after Middle East war
India has hiked subsidies for farming fertilisers by 11 percent from last year to support its vast agriculture sector from surging prices sparked by the Middle East war.
US military to remain deployed around Iran until "real agreement" is complied with: Trump
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the US military deployments will remain in place around Iran until the "real agreement" reached is fully complied with.
Israel renews strikes on south Lebanon despite Mideast truce
Israel renewed its strikes in south Lebanon on Wednesday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Iran war truce does not include Lebanon.
