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The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain

New Delhi, April 18 -- A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to en... Read More


A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

New Delhi, April 18 -- Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of four African nations has given the usually reserved American pope a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about Africa's prob... Read More


Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment as pressure builds

New Delhi, April 18 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday resisted demands he resign over revelations that his scandal-tainted pick for U.K. ambassador to Washington was appointed despite f... Read More


Men caught competing in the women's category of a prestigious South African marathon

New Delhi, April 18 -- Two male runners who were discovered fraudulently competing on behalf of female colleagues in a top South African marathon have been disqualified and could face two-year bans fr... Read More


Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi, April 18 -- Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again f... Read More


A son of ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe enters a plea deal to avoid attempted murder charge

New Delhi, April 18 -- A son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe avoided being charged with attempted murder on Friday after reaching a plea deal in which he admitted to pointing a gun and br... Read More


Sri Lanka sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including survivors of a US torpedo attack

New Delhi, April 18 -- Sri Lanka has sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including 32 who survived a U.S torpedo attack that sank their ship in the Indian Ocean, officials said Friday. A U.S. submarine sa... Read More


Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security

New Delhi, April 18 -- The leaders of France and the U.K. on Friday welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but said freedom of navigation must be permanently... Read More


Vice President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka on April 19-20

New Delhi, April 18 -- Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan, will visit Sri Lanka from 19-20 April 2026. This will be the first bilateral visit by the Vice President of India to Sri Lanka. Dur... Read More


Inter Milan eases past Cagliari and moves one step closer to Serie A title

New Delhi, April 18 -- Marcus Thuram scored his fourth goal in three games as Inter Milan beat Cagliari 3-0 and extended its lead in Serie A to 12 points on Friday. After a poor first half in which I... Read More