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Is China prime guarantor of Iran-US truce? How Beijing may hold the key to lasting deal

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:45:18 +0000

US News: NEW DELHI: As efforts intensify to stabilise a shaky ceasefire between Iran and the United States, a new dimension has come into focus: China’s behind.

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Taiwan opposition leader calls for ‘reconciliation’ after meeting Xi

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:45:24 +0000

KMT leader Cheng Li-wun stressed shared cultural heritage and suggested she would slow Taiwan's military build-up.

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Fresh Israeli Attack On Lebanon Despite Trump Asking To 'Scale Back' Strikes

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:45:28 +0000

Fresh Israeli Attack On Lebanon Despite Trump Asking To 'Scale Back' Strikes

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US vs Vatican: Did Pentagon threaten Pope Leo with ‘military force’ after he criticised Trump?

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:45:46 +0000

A report has put the spotlight on the growing rift between the US and the Catholic Church. It claims that senior US defence officials gave a ‘bitter lecture’ to a top Vatican diplomat at the Pentagon in January after Pope Leo XIV’s speech, where he criticised a ‘diplomacy based on force’

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No ‘Dalali’, no voice: Jaishankar’s snark can’t steal Islamabad’s ceasefire limelight

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:45:24 +0000

New Delhi’s Pakistan playbook is so last year. It’s time to stop posturing for the gallery and plan for Munir’s next move .

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India Looks on Warily as Pakistan Hailed by World as Peacemaker

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:45:47 +0000

For almost a year after a brief armed conflict with Pakistan, India has been trying to portray its nuclear-armed neighbor as a sponsor of terrorism that shouldn’t be trusted by other governments.

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Israel’s deadly strikes in Lebanon spark outrage, condemnation from rights bodies

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:45:28 +0000

Israel's intensified strikes in Lebanon, killing over 250, provoke global outrage and condemnation from rights organizations amid a fragile ceasefire.

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Tehran celebrates as Iran, US agree to two-week ceasefire

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:45:49 +0000

Iran hails the pause in hostilities as a 'victory', crediting national unity and patience for the agreement.

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'To the winner belong the spoils': Trump eyes Iranian oil, says 'I am a businessman first'

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:45:19 +0000

International Business News: As tensions rise in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States could take control of Iran’s oil, saying he looks .

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'Friendly ties with them do not land you up as part of Akhand Bharat': Pak Senator questions India-UAE ties

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:45:54 +0000

Pakistan News: Pakistan Senator Mushahid Hussain on Tuesday raised concerns over the deepening relationship between India and the United Arab Emirates, warning that .

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IRGC prepares plan for new order in Strait of Hormuz as US, Iran receive ceasefire proposals

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:45:52 +0000

Iran has restricted movement through the waterway since the war began on February 28, affecting nearly 20 per cent of global oil and gas supply. | World News

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West Asia crisis: Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi calls EAM Jaishankar as tension mounts

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:45:33 +0000

Strait of Hormuz crisis: Jaishankar speaks with Iran, Qatar and UAE leaders as West Asia tensions escalate, raising concerns over oil and gas prices, energy security, shipping routes and India’s fuel supplies amid ongoing regional instability.

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Oman, Iran hold Hormuz talks as Trump’s 48-hour deadline looms

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:45:46 +0000

Oman and Iran discuss ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the route nears.

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Iran warns of ‘radioactive fallout’ in Gulf nations after 4th US-Israeli attack on Bushehr nuclear plant

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:45:29 +0000

The Iranian leader also called out "western hypocrisy" and highlighted the outrage over Russia's attacks near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. | World News

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US destroys own warplanes during pilot rescue op, Iran shares pic of wreckage

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:45:44 +0000

A successful rescue operation marks a rare extraction deep inside enemy territory

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Donald Trump mulls big Cabinet shake-up as Iran war backlash deepens: Report

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:45:38 +0000

US News: US President Donald Trump is weighing a broader Cabinet reshuffle after attorney general Pam Bondi’s ouster this week, amid growing concern inside the.

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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni visits Gulf to secure energy supplies amid Iran tensions | DD News On Air

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:45:42 +0000

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Iran offers a simple solution to Hormuz Strait blockade: ‘Be polite and…’

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:45:31 +0000

Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz has dropped sharply since the outbreak of hostilities in Gulf, with only a trickle of vessels managing to pass. | World News

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Will Trump Fire Pete Hegseth? US Defence Secretary 'Paranoid' About Losing His Job

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:45:30 +0000

Reports suggesting Pete Hegseth will be replaced came after he demanded the resignation of US Army Chief of Staff General Randy George in the middle of the Iran war.

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Drone attack causes fires at Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery; no injuries

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:45:53 +0000

KUWAIT: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said early on Friday that the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Company, was targeted in a dr...

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The Fallout That Cost US Army Chief Randy George His Job

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:45:47 +0000

General George was appointed chief of staff of the Army in 2023. He was nominated by former President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2023

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'His Wife Treats Him Extremely Badly': Trump's Dig At French President Macron

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:45:10 +0000

Trump mocked Macron and made a personal jibe about his wife, claiming France refused immediate military support in the Iran war, while calling NATO a “paper tiger".

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US to exit Nato? Trump slams alliance as 'paper tiger' as bloc dithers on joining Iran war

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:45:11 +0000

US News: US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato, calling the transatlantic alliance a “pa.

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Trump says U.S. strongly considering NATO exit, Telegraph newspaper says

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:45:52 +0000

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United ‌States out of NATO after allies failed to back U.S. military action against Iran, according to an interview with Britain's ⁠Daily Telegraph.

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Australia PM Albanese to address nation over Iran crisis

noreply@blogger.com (K K Sachan) — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:45:39 +0000

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver a rare address to the nation on Wednesday about the war in the Middle East, with media reporting he will encourage Australians ‌to conserve fuel.

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