Iran halts military operations against Israel, warns of harsher attacks if strikes on Lebanon persist

Iran on Monday said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began, but warned it could inflict a more “crushing” response.

United States President Donald Trump earlier on Monday told both Iran and key ally Israel to stop fighting, against the background of reports of an increasingly testy relationship…

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Israeli strikes on Iran ‘fully coordinated’ with US, says Tehran

Iran said on Monday that a recent wave of Israeli strikes against the country was “fully coordinated” with the United States’ forces.

Tehran’s statement comes after Israel and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time since the shaky ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect on April 8, despite US President Donald Trump calling for restraint.

The flare-up, which also drew in other countries…

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The Texas Court Trying to Intimidate a New York Hospital

Just a few weeks into Trump’s return to the White House, thousands of people made their way to a Manhattan park close to NYU Langone Hospital. The rally, one of the earlier mass protests against the president’s second administration, was in defense of transgender rights. NYU Langone had begun quietly canceling appointments for gender-affirming care for minors, seemingly in response to a cruel…

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Rhode Island resists Trump DOJ demand for trans youth records ordered by Texas judge

Rhode Island officials are refusing to turn over private medical records for trans youth to the Trump administration.

The Ocean State’s Office of Child Advocate has filed an emergency motion in federal court to quash a demand from the Justice Department seeking medical information for minors treated for gender dysphoria.

“The medical records of these children contain private information…

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Nearly 20,000 patients ‘missing’ after initiating treatment at HIV centres, NA committee told

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health was informed by the health ministry on Tuesday that nearly 20,000 patients who initiated treatment at antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS are now “missing”.

The committee also rejected the health ministry’s request to hold an in-camera briefing over the issue of HIV.

The NA…

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What Hungary's new leader really wants

At first glance, Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar may appear to be the antithesis of the man he defeated in the April 12 election, Viktor Orbán. After all, the two were embroiled in a bitter campaign that featured accusations of sabotage, Russian interference, and blackmail over a sex tape.

Yet the pair might be closer than you think – both on policy and politics.

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Visibly Declining Trump Demands Candidates Prove Mental Wellness

Now that he’s no longer eligible for the office, Donald Trump—a 79-year-old who routinely falls asleep in critical meetings—believes it’s pertinent for all future presidential candidates to undergo a cognitive examination.

“Anybody running for President or Vice President should be forced to take a Cognitive Examination prior to entering the Race!” Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday afternoon.…

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Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: March 2026: Atrocities 805-866

Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We called this list a collection of Trump’s cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes, and it felt urgent to track them, to ensure these horrors—happening almost daily—would not be forgotten. Now that Trump has returned to office, amid civil rights,…

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Japan loosens arms export restrictions, Hungary’s Magyar shows nationalist streak, Trump looks for new friends in Europe

Pacifists no more? Japan lifts arms-sales limits

Tokyo announced on Tuesday that it will remove restrictions on arms exports to countries with which it already has defense agreements, including the US, the United Kingdom, other NATO members, and the Philippines. Japan’s arms exports had previously been restricted to defense-only equipment, but now Tokyo will sell lethal weapons too.…

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US delegation expected in Islamabad but uncertainty prevails over talks amid mixed signals from Iran

Key developments

  • Trump says JD Vance and an American delegation en route to Islamabad for talks

  • Iran says it has yet to decide whether it will attend next round of talks with US; parliament speaker highlights lack of trust in Washington

  • Tight security in Islamabad for arrival of foreign delegations; Red Zone sealed and public transport in twin cities suspended

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Uncertainty prevails over talks amid mixed signals from Iran; Trump says US delegation en route to Islamabad

Key developments

  • Trump says JD Vance and an American delegation en route to Islamabad for talks

  • Iran says it has yet to decide whether it will attend next round of talks with US; parliament speaker highlights lack of trust in Washington

  • Tight security in Islamabad for arrival of foreign delegations; Red Zone sealed and public transport in twin cities suspended

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Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go?

Last year, four huge companies pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fund the creation of Donald Trump’s presidential library, a planned monstrosity in Miami that—in a perfect Trumpian twist—may also double as a hotel. The companies—ABC; Paramount; Meta; and X, formerly Twitter—entered into the agreements with Trump to settle legal cases he’d brought against them, which experts had…

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Trump, 79, Forgets Who Was President Last Year

Donald Trump had several gripes while speaking at his “no tax on tips” event in Las Vegas Thursday evening. Yet in an incredible mental lapse, one of Trump’s points of frustration was about who the president was in 2025.

“A year ago, our country was an embarrassment,” Trump said. “All over the world, they laughed at us. And they don’t laugh anymore, they are not laughing.”

Trump: A year ago,…

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In meeting with MQM-P delegation, PM Shehbaz lauds services of ex-Sindh governor Kamran Tessori

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) in Karachi on Thursday and commended the services of former Sindh governor Kamran Tessori, who has been replaced by the PML-N’s Nehal Hashmi, a statement issued by the PM’s Office (PMO) said.

Both Tessori and Hashmi also attended the meeting.

During the meeting, views were also exchanged on the…

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Don’t Expect Kristi Noem’s Departure to Change Anything

Donald Trump fired Kristi Noem for embarrassing him on TV, not for the civil rights catastrophe she oversaw at Homeland Security. Her replacement, Markwayne Mullin, is a loyal Trump ally who promises more of the same egregious overreach and abuse.


There’s only one rule of the second Trump administration, and that’s to flatter and aggrandize Donald Trump. Kristi Noem and her agency got…

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White House Says Trump Will Decide When Iran Has Really Surrendered

President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER,” but what does that look like? According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, that’s up to Trump himself and not Iran.

“What the president means is that when we he as commander-in-chief of the U.S. armed forces determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States of America and the goals of…

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Pims says Imran’s vision has improved ‘remarkably’ as he undergoes another checkup

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday night that PTI founder Imran Khan was examined at Adiala jail for the follow-up treatment of his eye ailment, which showed that his vision had “improved remarkably”.

However, the party asserted that any medical examination carried out without the presence of Imran’s personal physicians and his immediate family lacked…

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Aleema assails PTI leadership for decisions regarding Imran’s health, IHC for delay in fixing of cases

ISLAMABAD: Aleema Khanum, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, on Wednesday launched a scathing criticism of the party leadership over decisions taken for the former premier’s medical treatment and of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) over the delay in fixing his cases for hearing.

A day earlier, the PTI founder was taken to the hospital for follow-up treatment of his eye ailment, which came to light…

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Prince William 'never had close relationship' with Andrew after wanting former duke removed from royal fold

Prince William "never had a close relationship" with his uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, after it was revealed that the future king wanted the former Duke of York removed from the royal fold.

Andrew has been in the headlines for his connections to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, with growing calls for police to launch a full investigation into him.

A friend of the Prince of…

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First, They Came for Your Elections. Then, Your Guns.

“I want to see elections be honest, and if a state can’t run an election, I think the people behind me should do something about it,” President Trump said on Tuesday. He then cited Detroit, Philadelphia, adding, “The federal government should get involved. These are agents of the federal government to count the vote. If they can’t count the vote legally and honestly, then somebody else should…

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