Dasht, Balochistan, Pakistan – Karim Baksh bends down to a narrow channel of water, guiding it with his hands through shallow mud channels towards a row of growing ripening watermelons. In Dasht, a remote village in the southern part of Balochistan, geographically Pakistan’s largest province, Baksh’s crops for years dependedContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump has issued a direct ultimatum to Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8pm Eastern Time in the United States on Tuesday, April 7 (midnight GMT on April 8), or face the destruction of national power plants and bridges. This echoes an earlier March 21 ultimatumContinue Reading
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – After a long day of ferrying passengers to and fro recently, e-hailing driver Nguyen was dejected to find he had spent half of his earnings on fuel. “I drove for around seven or eight hours, making around 240,000 Vietnamese dong [$9.11] and then IContinue Reading
At least 11 people are injured as Israel strikes near the Lebanese Italian Hospital in Tire, damaging the facility. Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026 A hospital in the coastal Lebanese city of Tire has been damaged by Israeli air strikes on nearby buildings that injured 11 people, accordingContinue Reading
Iran claims responsibility for downing two US warplanes, as search under way for missing crewmember. Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026 Iran has claimed responsibility for shooting down two US warplanes. Two American crewmembers were rescued and one airman remains missing after an F-15E Strike Eagle went down overContinue Reading
As Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, Britain is hosting virtual talks with about 40 countries to discuss strategies to reopen the waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped from Gulf producers in peacetime. Iran, whoseContinue Reading
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has positioned himself as an unlikely financial adviser during the United States-Israel war on Iran. In a series of posts on Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list In a recent post, he wrote: “Heads-up: Pre-market so-called ‘news’ or ‘Truth’ is often justContinue Reading
US Department of Defense demands retraction of report alleging broker sought multimillion-dollar investment for Hegseth. Published On 31 Mar 2026Mar 31, 2026 The United States Department of Defense has demanded the retraction of a newspaper report alleging that a broker for defense chief Pete Hegseth attempted to make a largeContinue Reading
As the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28, Tehran’s response was swift. Not only did Iran fire missiles and drones towards Israel, but it also targeted US assets in Gulf countries, expanding the conflict in one of the most important energy-producing regions in theContinue Reading
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Antiwar protesters rally in Tel Aviv and US cities, as attacks kill a family of four in Iran’s Bushehr province and damage a water facility in Khuzestan. Published On 29 Mar 2026Mar 29, 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share GoogleAdd Al Jazeera onContinue Reading
