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Bill Gates to testify over Epstein ties – media
The Microsoft co-founder has been under heavy scrutiny for his interactions with the late sex offender Bill Gates will testify before a US congressional committee about his interactions with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to media reports. The Microsoft co-founder is set to sit for a transcribed interview on June 10, multiple outlets said on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. It follows a...
Questions remain over Strait of Hormuz control after Trump announces 2-week ceasefire
President Trump said Tuesday that he agreed to a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, but Iran still appears to be in control of shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Elizabeth Palmer have the latest.
Vance slams Zelensky’s ‘preposterous’ threat to Orban (VIDEO)
The US VP accused Ukraine of interfering in the Hungarian election US Vice President J.D. Vance has condemned Vladimir Zelensky’s “completely scandalous” threat to send soldiers to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s home to “talk to him in their own language.” Speaking in Budapest on Wednesday, Vance said that he hadn’t heard about Zelensky’s threat – made ear...
Experts on US-Iran ceasefire: Turning point or temporary buffer?
Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire less than two hours before the deadline set by US President Donald Trump and will hold negotiations in Pakistan. The ceasefire came shortly before Trump
Bondi won't appear for April 14 deposition in House panel's Epstein probe
Politics Bondi won't appear for April 14 deposition in Oversight Committee's Epstein probe By Melissa Quinn, Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn, Jacob Rosen Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump'...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organized crime’, president José Ramos-Horta says
Australian federal police say they are working with tiny nation to respond to threat of online scam centresTimor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organized crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.His comments come as Australian federal police confirmed to the Guardian the force is providing support to local law enforcement in Timor-Leste, including a December 2025 visit from the agency’s digital forensic and cyber experts. Continue reading...
When it comes to Trump, Albanese’s tactic has been don’t buy-in and don’t bite back. Why has that changed?
The prime minister clearly believed that Trump’s threat of mass bombings of bridges and power plants crossed a new lineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has adopted a careful and deliberate strategy for dealing with Donald Trump since his return to the White House in early 2025: don’t buy-in, don’t bite back.The approach is a calculation that there is little to be gained from responding to Trump’s every Truth Social post, lest it distract the government,...
New MONUSCO chief arrives in Kinshasa to advance peace
US diplomat James Swan is expected to hold meetings with government officials and humanitarian actors in the coming days to assess the needs of vulnerable populations and strengthen security in conflict-affected regions.
Hegseth reacts to Iran ceasefire deal and says U.S. will be "hanging around" region
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine held a briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday, hours after President Trump announced a ceasefire in the war with Iran. Hegseth said "we're not going anywhere" and added the U.S. is prepared to resume operations "at a moment's notice."
In a war with no winners, Netanyahu looks like the biggest loser
As Iran and US agree fragile ceasefire, Israel’s conflict has turned out to be a bust and, say opponents, ‘a political disaster’Middle East crisis – live updatesIn a war where there have been no winners, Israel’s prime minister looks set to be the biggest loser entering a fragile and vague ceasefire with Iran.After years of Benjamin Netanyahu’s threats against Iran, his stunts at the UN’s general assembly, the dodgy dossiers endlessly wafted under the noses of the world’s media, and diplomatic p...
Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill dozens hours after Iran-US ceasefire
Israel’s army says it carries out the largest coordinated strike across Lebanon since its renewed war on the country.
Women in power: Nepal's progress vs South Asia's paradox
Sustainable development, responsive governance and inclusive democracy all depend on women's equitable engagement and representation in politics. Despite international pledges and certain advancements, women in South Asia are still disproportionately underrepresented in positions of decision-making, especially in executive office, legislative leadership and youth politics. In all nine South Asian nations, women make up only 7% of ministerial seats and 15% of national parliaments, accor...
Iran, ceasefire and President Trump
Ninety minutes before the expiration of his self-imposed deadline to wipe out "a whole [Iranian] civilisation", President Trump, on April 8, 2026, thankfully agreed to a two-week interim ceasefire, proposed by Pakistan. Iran would reciprocate by conditionally opening the Strait of Hormuz (SoM) under conditionalities imposed by the IRGC/Pasdaran. Full marks to Pakistan's astute diplomacy, which will also facilitate direct US-Iran talks in Islamabad on April 10. This war conta...
Pakistan-brokered ceasefire
The mother of all deals has finally come into being as a ceasefire has been announced among warring parties in the Middle East conflict after 40 days of death and destruction. Not only have the Middle East and the Persian Gulf heaved a sigh of relief, but also the world at large, as it had slid into an economic recession coming on the heels of an energy crisis that was gradually unfolding due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran as part of its strategy to retaliate against the US...
Oct 7 really was Israel's 9/11
In Journalism, flat-out lying is certainly the profession of many publications and broadcasts. However, a more sinister method is omission. It is not what they lie but rather what they don't say at all. In a world dominated by lies, truth still finds a way around like water seeping through the cracks. About 25 years after the 9/11 attacks that really changed the world, it is no longer a question mark on one's intellectual capabilities to resurrect some of the arguments that were du...
NA opposition leader extends ‘unconditional support’ to govt for Middle East peace efforts
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Wednesday extended “unconditional support” to the government in its efforts for peace in the Middle East, reiterating his call to engage incarcerated premier Imran Khan in the dialogue for political reconciliation. Responding to Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar’s speech, in which he requested the opposition to defer its protest planned for Thursday, Achakzai said that in his speech on Tuesday, he had called for former p...
Twin corruption trials cast a shadow over Spain’s main parties ahead of key elections
With former ministers and party heavyweights being dragged into court, the country is once again confronting the unresolved legacy of political graft and shady backroom deals• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereEaster will not have been a particularly celebratory time for Spain’s two biggest political parties. In a quirk of judicial fate, both the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) and the conservative People’s party (PP) are bracing themselves after t...
Iran Gains Leverage After Ceasefire: Expert
A temporary US, Iran cease-fire may calm markets, but deeper geopolitical risks are intensifying. Former State Department official Jennifer Gavito joined Bloomberg Open Interest to break down Iran’s growing leverage over global oil routes, why diplomacy remains fragile, and how rivals like Russia and China are quietly gaining ground while US strategic goals remain unmet. (Source: Bloomberg)
Hegseth claims Iran ‘begged’ for ceasefire after US and Tehran agree to two-week pause
Defense secretary spoke to reporters in first press briefing since Trump announced ceasefire deal after 40 days of warAfter 40 days and 40 nights of war, Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, on Wednesday pointed to divine providence while telling reporters that Iran’s weapons factories had been reduced to rubble, its military rendered ineffective for years and its supreme leader left wounded and disfigured, all for a temporary ceasefire.“Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it,” He...
Israel pounds Lebanon with heaviest airstrikes of the war; Hezbollah pauses attacks
[Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog amid US-Israel-Iran war for the latest regional developments.]Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the Iran-aligned group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a two-week US-Iran ceasefire. Consecutive explosions shook Beirut, sending smoke billowing across the capital, as Israel's military said it had launched the largest coordin...