Updated: Apr 15th, 2026 Image: AI generated Nearly 250 people, including women and children, are feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and International Organisation for Migration. The vessel, which had departed from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was heading toward Malaysia,...
Trump says Iran conflict nearing end
US President Donald Trump has said the conflict with Iran is “close to being over”, asserting that a blockade of Iranian ports is now fully in place and that Tehran has been “hit very hard” amid escalating tensions over its nuclear ambitions. In an interview to Fox News at the White House, Trump said the US response had triggered a...
Iranian Delegation claims security threats after failed US talks
Iranian delegation member Mohammad Marandi has claimed that the team that travelled to Pakistan for talks with the US reportedly received direct threats and credible intelligence suggesting their aircraft could be attacked en-route to Islamabad, forcing a change in their return journey, as per reports. According to reports citing sources, the aircraft was diverted from its original route and landed...
New trial over Soccer icon Diego Maradona’s death begins after first case ended in scandal
Updated: Apr 15th, 2026 (photo credit : maradona on instagram ) A trial against seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in Diego Maradona’s death has begun in Argentina, as per reports. Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60, suffered a cardiac arrest while under home care in Buenos Aires province, two weeks after undergoing a procedure to treat...
Indian man charged for assaulting woman on Australia bound flight
Updated: Apr 15th, 2026 A 52-year-old Indian passenger has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman sitting next to him on a flight to Australia, as per report. A man named Sudhir Kumar Chahuan was reportedly accused of attacking the female passenger in the scoot airlines flight on the way to Perth from Singapore. The incident reportedly took...
Around 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman sea
Updated: Apr 15th, 2026 Image: AI generated Nearly 250 people, including women and children, are feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and International Organisation for Migration. The vessel, which had departed from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh and was heading toward Malaysia,...
After Molotov attack, shots fired at Sam Altman’s home, two arrested
Updated: Apr 14th, 2026 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home has been targeted again, just two days after a Molotov cocktail attack. Two men were arrested with a suspected firearm discharge on Sunday in San Francisco’s affluent Russian Hill neighbourhood, as per the local police department. A car reportedly slowed outside Altman’s San Francisco property, which spans a stretch between Chestnut...
US treasury escalates economic fury campaign against Iran, signals no extension on oil sales deadline
The US Department of the Treasury has intensified its pressure campaign on Iran, warning global financial institutions of strict enforcement measures and confirming that a key authorisation for Iranian oil sales will not be extended beyond April 19. In an official statement, the Treasury emphasised that it is deploying the “full range of available tools and authorities” under its renewed...
US hosts rare Israel-Lebanon talks
Updated: Apr 15th, 2026 The United States convened a rare, high-level direct meeting between Israel and Lebanon. The first such engagement in over three decades set the stage for direct negotiations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who hosted the talks at the State Department, called it “a historic opportunity” and said the effort aimed beyond an immediate ceasefire. “This is...
Chinese prez Xi proposes four-point plan for peace in Middle East
Updated: Apr 14th, 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday reportedly proposed a four-point roadmap to promote lasting peace in the Middle East during talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as regional tensions continue to escalate. As per local reports, Xi’s proposal emphasised peaceful coexistence, respect for national sovereignty, coordination between...