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Emergency responders work at the site of an Israeli strike, in Al-Mazraa in Beirut, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 09 Apr 2026

Iran says ceasefire talks ‘unreasonable’ after Israel’s deadliest Lebanon strikes

First responders and residents gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Tallet al-Khayyat neighbourhood, on April 8, 2026. At least 112 people were killed and 837 more were wounded in Lebanon on April 8 after Israel launched a wave of strikes unprecedented in the current war, according to the latest Lebanese health ministry toll. — AFP pic

World / 09 Apr 2026

UN rights chief calls Lebanon killings ‘horrific’, urges global action

Lebanese security officials and first responders assess damage at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's Ain al-Mreisseh neighbourhood on April 8, 2026. Israel launched a series of strikes in Beirut, causing panic among residents in the most violent attack on the capital since the start of the war with Hezbollah. Israel also hit Beirut's southern suburbs and southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah holds sway, in parallel with strikes on the east. Israel has insisted the two-week truce in its war with Iran does not apply to Lebanon. — AFP pic

World / 09 Apr 2026

Lebanon violence threatens US-Iran ceasefire

A vendor displays morning newspapers at his roadside stall in Islamabad on April 8, 2026. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on April 8 that the United States, Iran and their allies had agreed to a ceasefire ‘everywhere’, including Lebanon, following mediation by his government to stop weeks of fighting. — AFP pic

World / 09 Apr 2026

Behind the truce: How Pakistan stepped in to bridge US-Iran divide

A visitor looks at Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s masterpiece ‘Guernica during a press conference presenting the ‘Year of Picasso’ events, marking the 50th anniversay of the painter’s death, at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid, on September 12, 2022. — AFP pic

World / 09 Apr 2026

Spain feud over Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ reignites tug-of-war with Basque leaders

A man stands in front of a porthole through which the frozen sea of Disko Bay and a seagull can be seen, from the aft deck of the Sarfaq Ittuk ferry, near Ilulissat, Greenland, on March 15, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 09 Apr 2026

Greenland’s last ferry fights time, ice and change on fading route

This file photo taken on October 14, 2018 shows soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force taking part in a military review at the Ground Self-Defence Force's Asaka training ground in Asaka, Saitama prefecture. — AFP pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

Japan short on recruits, eyes women to fill ranks by 2036

Firefighters work to put out a fire on a bus allegedly set by drug traffickers with home extinguishers during a police operation in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 18, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

Buses torched, city stalled: Rio de Janeiro’s gangs escalate war with police

US President Donald Trump answers questions from the media during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, April 6, 2026. Trump on Wednesday said any country supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50 per cent tariffs with no exemptions. — Reuters pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

No exemptions: Trump slaps 50pc tariffs on nations supplying Iran with weapons

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth leave following a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, April 6, 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

Iran strikes Gulf as Trump grows ‘impatient’ over fragile ceasefire

Vessels are off the coast of Musandam governorate, overlooking the strait of Hormuz, in Musandam governance, in Oman, April 8, 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

First ships move through Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran ceasefire takes hold

The 45-year-old, identified only by his initials ‘SL,’ was arrested at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport last month upon arrival from Singapore, after officers noticed he was on Interpol’s wanted list. — Unsplash pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

Indonesia deports British fugitive wanted in Spain over drug, money laundering charges

A fireball rises from a building hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

Israel resumes strikes in south Lebanon, says truce with Iran excludes Beirut

Iranians hold national flags as they gather in Tehran’s Revolution Square after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, on April 8, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

US and Iran claim victory as last-minute ceasefire holds, Strait of Hormuz reopens

US President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. — AFP pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

Trump: China prompted Iran to negotiate ceasefire, AFP reports

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had set the elimination or at least severe degradation of Iran’s nuclear programme as a central goal of the war, describing it as an “existential threat” to Israel. — AFP file pic

World / 08 Apr 2026

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Iran says ceasefire talks ‘unreasonable’ after Israel’s deadliest Lebanon strikes

UN rights chief calls Lebanon killings ‘horrific’, urges global action

Lebanon violence threatens US-Iran ceasefire

Behind the truce: How Pakistan stepped in to bridge US-Iran divide

Spain feud over Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ reignites tug-of-war with Basque leaders

Greenland’s last ferry fights time, ice and change on fading route

Japan short on recruits, eyes women to fill ranks by 2036

Buses torched, city stalled: Rio de Janeiro’s gangs escalate war with police

No exemptions: Trump slaps 50pc tariffs on nations supplying Iran with weapons

Iran strikes Gulf as Trump grows ‘impatient’ over fragile ceasefire

First ships move through Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran ceasefire takes hold

Indonesia deports British fugitive wanted in Spain over drug, money laundering charges

Israel resumes strikes in south Lebanon, says truce with Iran excludes Beirut

US and Iran claim victory as last-minute ceasefire holds, Strait of Hormuz reopens

Trump: China prompted Iran to negotiate ceasefire, AFP reports

Israeli opposition slams Netanyahu over Iran ceasefire, calling it a ‘strategic failure’