World Apr 27 Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if U.S. lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say President Donald Trump seems unlikely to accept the offer, which was passed to the Americans by Pakistan and would leave unresolved the disagreements that led the U.S. and Israel to go to war on Feb. 28.
World Apr 17 Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz as U.S. blockade remains The president's decision to continue the blockade despite Iran’s announcement appeared aimed at sustaining pressure on Tehran.
World Apr 09 Iran war ceasefire teeters over disagreements on Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty over whether talks expected on Saturday can find common ground.
World Apr 03 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 on outskirts of Kabul An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said.
World Mar 24 Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle after more than a year Coyle was detained in January 2025. Afghan authorities accused him of violating laws, but never specified which ones.
World Mar 17 Rescue crews dig bodies from ruins of Kabul hospital hit by airstrike blamed on Pakistan Pakistan rejected Afghanistan’s accusation that it targeted the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, insisting its strikes across eastern Afghanistan on Monday were against military facilities.
World Mar 16 Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes that killed hundreds in Kabul Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has…
World Mar 05 Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader President Donald Trump’s comments were likely to renew questions about whether the U.S. and Israel seek the overthrow of the Islamic Republic or just a change in its policies.
World Mar 05 Pummeled by airstrikes, Iran launches new wave of attacks against Israel and U.S. bases The war has escalated each day, affecting an additional 14 countries across the Middle East and beyond.
World Mar 03 Iranian drones strike U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war widens The conflict escalated further on its fourth day, with Israel sending new ground troops into Lebanon and explosions ringing out in Iran's capital.