“Essentially, people have left everything in the north – their houses, their businesses, their lives. They’ve come to the south where they are struggling to find shelter, food is scarce, many people are having to drink unpotable water, so the situation in the south is dire.”
Stuck for over a year behind a perimeter fence on a defunct American base on Doha’s edge, 1,100 former Afghan allies of US forces and their families have escaped Afghanistan with their lives only to find themselves trapped in uncertainty. Caught between wars, US Afghan allies trapped in Qatar without safe exit “We are all
Russia allegedly launched a wide-scale phishing attack through the Signal app targeting Germany’s high-profile politicians, diplomats and military officers. While the exact number of victims is unclear, German media estimates that at least 300 accounts belonging to political figures were targeted, with even several cabinet members affected, according to the German Press Agency, dpa. “The
Hopes of reviving peace efforts in the US-Israeli war with Iran faltered on Sunday with President Donald Trump, who called off a planned diplomatic mission on Saturday, said Washington was open to talks only by phone, even as Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi continued shuttle diplomacy across the region. Track updates on Iran US war
The attack happened Saturday when an explosive device was detonated on a bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the municipality of Cajibio. So far, 15 women and five men are among the victims, according to Octavio Guzmán, governor of the region of Cauca. He wrote on X that the attack injured 36 others, three
While the peace talks between the US and Iran have stalled due to Donald Trump cancelling sending a delegation to Islamabad, the US President reiterated what he has said a number of times now, that Washington would take Tehran’s “nuclear dust”. US President Donald Trump has said in the past that Iran has agreed to
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that the four-day trip to the United States by King Charles and Queen Camilla would go ahead as planned following a shooting at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump. “Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice
Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect who fired a gunshot at a security officer at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, mocked the security arrangements at the Washington Hilton hotel in a manifesto he had sent to his family minutes before the incident. He described himself as the “Friendly Federal Assassin” in the letter, and said he wanted
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran could call if it wanted to negotiate an end to the war launched by the U.S. and Israel, as Iran’s foreign minister returned to Pakistan for talks despite the absence of U.S. counterparts. Hopes of reviving peace efforts had earlier receded after Trump scrapped a visit to
(Fixes typos in paragraphs 1-2) WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran can reach out to the United States if it wants to negotiate an end to the war between the two countries. “If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us. You
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he has “good conversations” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he aims to settle the Ukraine war. “We’re working on the Russia situation, Russia and Ukraine, and hopefully we’re going to get it,” Trump said in an interview
ROME, April 26 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Sunday described those who wage wars and appropriate the earth’s resources as thieves who rob the world of a peaceful future, issuing a warning about the use of nuclear power on the anniversary of the Chornobyl reactor accident. Ukraine is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the world’s
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to return to Islamabad again on Sunday, even as international mediators join Pakistan in the renewed push for peace talks. Araghchi is likely to meet Pakistani officials again. (AFP) This comes even as US President Donald Trump cancelled the US envoys’ trip to Pakistan. Araghchi had met Pakistani
Dead man walking: The PM is toast after a string of controversies and failures (Image: Getty) The local elections – now less than a fortnight away – are shaping up to be the most vitriolic in decades. Labour is on the ropes after leading Britain to economic calamity in less than two years: inflation now
The US acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, on Sunday said that the gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, including President Donald Trump himself. US Secret Service agents surround President Donald Trump before he was taken from
By Michael Holden and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace said discussions would take place with U.S. authorities on Sunday to determine whether a shooting at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump would affect planning for King Charles’ state visit to the U.S. this week. Trump was rushed out of the
ChronicleLive is hosting an election hustings ahead of the May 7 poll that could radically reshape the balance of power on Newcastle City Council ChronicleLive is hosting a hustings ahead of the upcoming Newcastle City Council elections Voters in Newcastle will go to the polls in May for a set of local elections that could
BAMAKO, April 26 (Reuters) – Sustained gunfire rang out in a garrison town near Mali’s capital on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, a day after an al Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels carried out one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years. The gunfire in the town of Kati suggested that
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents Association dinner in the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday (local time) after a man opened fire on security personnel nearby. Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face, surrounded by Secret Service agents, as he is taken
2 min readUpdated: Apr 26, 2026 02:14 PM IST The White House Correspondents’ Dinner — or WHCD — became the unlikely backdrop for a shooting that put the world on edge on Saturday night. Organised by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), the dinner brings together the journalists who cover the US presidency, senior government
A picture of the face of a sitting councillor has been taped to a pint-size water fountain shaped like a little boy peeing. It’s a video featuring the Werneth council election candidate Mohammed Imran Ali. To some, he’s known better as Irish Imy, and to others, for his former convictions as cop-killer Dale Creghan’s getaway
