A member of Pakistani security personnel looks over a checkpoint from a police booth amid heightened security ahead of a potential meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials on April 20, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Conway/Getty Images Vice President Vance is expected to travel to Islamabad soon to … Read more
United States President Donald Trump has said a nuclear agreement currently being negotiated with Iran will be “far better” than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which he withdrew from in 2018 during his first term in office. The original 2015 accord took roughly two years of negotiations to reach and involved hundreds … Read more
A U.S. blockade and conflict in the Strait of Hormuz have stranded Gulf aluminum shipments and driven prices to a four-year high, exposing global supply vulnerabilities and deepening trade strain. Source link
Low-emissions energy sources met all new global electricity demand for the first time last year, leaving no room for fossil fuels to grow, the energy think tank Ember has found. Solar power led the charge, meeting three-quarters of the 849 TWh in new demand. Wind power met almost all the rest. Recommended Stories list of … Read more
Japan endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a significant change of its postwar pacifist policy, as the country seeks to build up its arms industry. Source link
Sina* is a 28-year-old video editing assistant who fought hard to build a life in Tehran. After completing mandatory military service, he refused to return to his hometown of Neyshabur in eastern Iran, knowing opportunities for a young man with a background in film editing and independent student theatre were bleak there. Through a college … Read more
Forensic workers carry the body of a victim down a pyramid after authorities said a gunman opened fire, in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Monday, April 20, 2026. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption toggle caption Eduardo Verdugo/AP MEXICO CITY — An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacan pyramids opened fire on tourists Monday, killing one Canadian … Read more
Former minister among several people jailed in corruption case that saw prison sentences of between three and 10 years. Published On 21 Apr 202621 Apr 2026 Former Algerian Industry Minister Ali Aoun has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of corruption, local media reported. Aoun, who was the minister for industry … Read more
A robot starts off for the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP BEIJING — A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human … Read more
Tehran is ‘fully prepared’ for US to resume hostilities at any moment, says Iran’s parliament speaker Ghalibaf. Iran and the United States have made progress in negotiations but are still a long way from a deal, according to Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator – amplifying concerns about a possible return to war when their … Read more