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Pakistan moved ahead on Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the meeting would take place. Over the weekend, the US attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel, known as the Touska, that it said had tried to evade its blockade of Iranian ports. The US Navy ordered the ship to evacuate its engine room before...

Taiwan's armed forces maintained ‘close and continuous surveillance throughout’

A cautious reset in India-China relations is taking root, according to analysts, with the two rivals increasingly walling off their border disputes from expanding cooperation on trade, security and multilateral diplomacy. The clearest marker yet came last week in New Delhi, where the two sides held their first-ever bilateral consultations focused exclusively on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Eurasian security bloc that also includes Russia, Iran, Pakistan and four Central Asian...

Russia's key oil export hub on the Black Sea, the Tuapse refinery, was burning early on April 20 in what a local governor called a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack. One person was reportedly killed in a barrage that landed hours after flames were extinguished from a previous Ukrainian air attack.

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West Indies legend Chris Gayle is announced as the co-owner of a Glasgow-based franchise taking part in this summer's inaugural European T20 Premier League (ETPL).

West Indies legend Chris Gayle is announced as the co-owner of a Glasgow-based franchise taking part in this summer's inaugural European T20 Premier League (ETPL).

West Indies legend Chris Gayle is announced as the co-owner of a Glasgow-based franchise taking part in this summer's inaugural European T20 Premier League (ETPL).

The Israeli military said the incident was being investigated

A secondary teacher has been dubbed “China’s Superdad” for adopting nearly 300 parentless children over the past three decades. Bai Jian, 52, is a physical education (PE) teacher at Anshan No 2 Middle School, Liaoning province, northeastern China. He rents a big property to accommodate 20 to 30 children. Since 1995, at least 276 children have lived on the estate which is called Dream Home by Bai, the news outlet The Paper reported. Among the children have been orphans or others simply discarded...

A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court eventually struck down is scheduled to launch on Monday.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team profiles Stan Moody, the teenager making his debut at the 2026 World Snooker Championship