Iran military may have received chip making support from China: US officials.
Chinese government maintains that it carries out normal commercial trade with Iran.WASHINGTON: SMIC, China’s largest chipmaker, has sent chipmaking tools to Iran’s military, two senior Trump administration officials said on Thursday, raising questions about Beijing’s stance in the month-old US-Israeli conflict with Iran.SMIC, which has been heavily sanctioned by the US government over alleged ties... Read More
The International Olympic Committee says only biological females whose gender has been determined by a one-time gene test may compete in any of its female category events. It says the policy will apply from the 2028 Los Angeles Games onwards-
The IOC approved the policy at a session of its Executive Board on Thursday. The new rule means transgender athletes who were males at birth are ineligible to compete in any female category IOC events. IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the first female head of the organization, said, “As a former athlete, I passionately believe in... Read More
Iran recruits children as young as 12 for checkpoints in Tehran.
Iran’s security forces are recruiting children as young as 12 to man checkpoints and perform other duties during the war in the capital Tehran, an Iranian military official told state TV on Thursday. Checkpoints have sprung up all around Tehran since the start of the war, with residents reporting teenagers in plainclothes manning some of... Read More
Zelensky visits Saudi Arabia after offering Ukraine’s drone expertise –
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, after saying earlier that Ukrainian drones could help improve security in the Gulf region.Important meetings are scheduled. We appreciate the support of those who are ready to work with us to ensure security, and we support them too”, he said in a message on social... Read More
Trump extends pause on striking Iranian energy plants by 10 days and says ‘talks are ongoing’
He announced an initial five-day pause on Monday – but in a post on Truth Social, he says: “As per Iranian Government request… I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 PM” Oil prices, which had climbed on Thursday, dropped soon after, writes our... Read More
Trump says US will be Iran’s ‘worst nightmare’ if it doesn’t agree to peace plan.BBC
President Trump says the US will be Iran’s “worst nightmare” if it doesn’t agree to a peace plan and repeats that Tehran is “begging” for a deal.Special envoy Steve Witkoff confirms the US has sent a 15-point peace plan to Iran, but does not provide further details An Iranian official earlier told state media in... Read More
US says killing of Iran Navy commander ‘makes the region safer’
The US military says an Israeli airstrike that killed the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Navy “makes the region safer.”Make a deal or face continued US onslaught’ – Trump’s fresh warning to Iran Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), adds in a statement that every Iranian serving in the IRGC Navy... Read More
UK’s Royal Navy set to lead coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz: Report
Officials say operation to use autonomous mine-hunters, Type 45 destroyers, uncrewed vessels to protect tankers.The initiative would form part of a broader multinational effort involving allies, including the US and France, to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping through the strait, one of the world’s most critical transit routes. Officials cited by The Times said... Read More
Iran ‘better get serious’ on deal before ‘too late’, says Donald Trump.US President Donald Trump has said that Iran was desperate for a deal to end nearly four weeks of War-
Contradicting the Iranian foreign minister who said Tehran was reviewing a US proposal but had no intention of holding talks to wind down the war. The conflicting statements came as the economic and humanitarian toll of the war mounted, with fuel shortages spreading worldwide, sending companies and countries scrambling to contain the fallout. Iranian Foreign... Read More
Ex-Google executive named new BBC director-general-
Former Google executive has been appointed director-general of the British public broadcaster BBC. Matt Brittin is replacing Tim Davie, who announced his resignation amid controversy over a documentary the BBC made about US President Donald Trump. The BBC board made the appointment on Wednesday. The 57-year-old Brittin joined Google in 2007 and departed last year... Read More