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Donald Trump has again attacked Nato for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with its Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. In a post shared to Truth Social after the meeting, the US President said: “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN.” …

Nasa has released stunning images from the mission, including our world setting below the lunar surface Nasa’s Artemis II mission has passed every major test since its launch on 1 April, with its rocket, spacecraft and crew performing better than engineers had dared to hope for. The mission’s first six days have shown that the Orion capsule works as designed …

Airstrikes on Wednesday struck central Beirut, causing heavy casualties and widespread panic, as Israeli attacks in Lebanon continued in spite of the newly announced ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. According to a medical source, a “high number of casualties” were recorded following some of the fiercest strikes on the Lebanese capital since the latest escalation between Israel and the …

Beijing: China says it has welcome the announcement by relevant parties of reaching a ceasefire arrangement on the Iran conflict. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday, expressing support for the mediation efforts made by countries such as Pakistan. Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire less than two hours before the deadline set …

Israel supports Donald Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but said the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday. The office said Israel backed the US move, provided Tehran immediately opens the strait of Hormuz and stops attacks against the United States, Israel and countries in the region. The Pakistani …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump over the course of a day went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic’s leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he expects to pave the way to end the nearly six-week-old war. The dramatic shift in tenor came as …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that, based on conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, he will delay the “bombing and attack of Iran” for two weeks. Trump said the decision came after the leaders requested the U.S. “hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran,” which the president previously threatened would …

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday called for maximum restraint and full respect for international law amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. It stressed its rejection of any threats against critical civilian infrastructure. “We have always said that diplomacy is the answer,” Anitta Hipper, the European Commission’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, said at …

Over Taiwan’s Qingming holiday weekend, as families cleaned ancestral graves and crowded around dinner tables, a familiar debate has resurfaced: should this island democracy rely more heavily on the United States for its security or try to reduce tensions by engaging with China? For some, the war in Iran has raised urgent questions about how much attention the US can …

Explosions have been reported on Iran’s Kharg Island, from which almost all the country’s oil is exported, according to the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr. Mehr reported “several explosions” but provided no further details. US President Donald Trump has on several occasions threatened to bomb the island or to seize it. On March 30, Trump said in a social media …