Updated: Apr 4th, 2026 Iran has rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday. The proposal was delivered to Iran through a “friendly” country on Thursday, Fars quoted an informed source as saying. Washington has stepped up its diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire, particularly after an...
At least eight people have been killed in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Afghanistan, Mohammad Yousuf Hammad, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority, said. A house in Kabul province collapsed following the quake, killing eight residents and injuring a child, Hammad said late Friday night. Strong tremors were also felt in...