live Middle East tensions simmer as U.S.–Iran talks loom and strike kills 13- Friday, 10 April
Amid fragile calm, António Guterres urged constructive U.S.- Iran talks, while Pope Leo XIV warned violence is spreading. Lebanon's Pres...
Gaza ceasefire hopes dimmed as both Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and U.S. President Trump declared negotiations with Hamas had failed. Their remarks came during escalating violence and growing hunger in the war-torn enclave.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump have ruled out further negotiations with Hamas, stating the militant group has no real interest in peace.
Netanyahu revealed Israel is now exploring other strategies to recover hostages and dismantle Hamas rule, as starvation spreads and millions are left homeless in Gaza.
The collapse of ceasefire talks—despite brief progress in Qatar—was marked by the withdrawal of both Israeli and U.S. delegations.
While Hamas claimed its proposals were constructive, Israel and U.S. officials blamed the group for the breakdown. Mediators Qatar and Egypt vowed to continue efforts.
Meanwhile, France recognized an independent Palestinian state, urging a ceasefire alongside Britain and Germany. Trump dismissed French President Macron’s move, saying, “That statement doesn’t carry weight.”
As fighting continues, international agencies warn that Gaza faces mass hunger. Though Israel has resumed aid with air drops, Hamas called this symbolic and demanded open corridors for truck deliveries.
Gaza officials report nine new starvation deaths, with dozens more in recent weeks. The UN blames Israeli restrictions for limiting aid delivery.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has given an instruction for Israel to begin peace talks with Lebanon that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah.
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to continue dialogue and avoid steps that could worsen tensions after China-hosted talks in Urumqi, with Kabul and Beijing saying the meetings focused on easing differences and improving relations.
Amid fragile calm, António Guterres urged constructive U.S.- Iran talks, while Pope Leo XIV warned violence is spreading. Lebanon's President said an Israeli strike killed 13 security personnel in Nabatieh.
Memorial events were held in Tehran’s main squares on Wednesday (8 April) to mark the 40th day since the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died during U.S.-Israeli attacks on 28 February.
Dubai has restricted foreign airlines to one daily flight to its airports until 31 May due to the Iran crisis, raising fears of significant revenue losses for Indian carriers, industry letters show.
A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana, is suing him for libel at the High Court in London, according to a court record published on Friday (10 April).
The European Union and Washington are nearing an agreement to coordinate the production and security of critical minerals, Bloomberg News reported on Friday (10 April).
In a forceful rebuke to Washington’s foreign policy in the Americas, a senior Russian diplomat has declared that Moscow will never abandon Cuba, pledging ongoing support to help the Communist-run island overcome a severe energy crisis linked to the United States embargo.
Hungary votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could loosen Viktor Orbán’s 16-year hold on power. His ruling Fidesz faces a strong challenge from Péter Magyar’s Tisza party, which has led some polls, though many voters remain undecided.
While a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war may deliver badly needed relief to economies battered by the world’s worst-ever energy crisis, hopes it will quickly restore normal oil and gas flows from the Middle East are almost certainly misplaced.
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