Latest News

Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told CNBC in ​an interview on Tuesday that he ‌did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran, adding the U.S. was in a ​strong negotiating position and would end ​up with what he called a great ⁠deal. “I don’t want to do that. ​We don’t have that much time,” ​Trump said when asked about the possibility of extending the ceasefire. Washington has expressed confidence that talks ​with Iran will go ahead in ​Pakistan, and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was ‌considering ⁠joining. With the prospect of last-ditch further peace talks

Centre deployed over 2 lakh CRPF personnel in WB to defeat Mamata Banerjee, claims Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led Centre has deployed over two lakh CRPF personnel in West Bengal to ensure the defeat of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the assembly polls. Elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly are scheduled to be held in two phases – on April 23 and 29, while the counting of votes will take place on May 4. Addressing the general body meeting of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, the workers’ wing of his party here, Thackeray said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting

US and Iran signal they will return to Pakistan for ceasefire talks, officials say

ISLAMABAD, April 21, 2026 (AP) – Two regional officials tell The Associated Press that the United States and Iran are signaling they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad as a fragile two-week truce was due to expire. Pakistan-led mediators received confirmation that the top negotiators will arrive in Islamabad early Wednesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. Pakistan is preparing for a new round of talks even after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to throw cold water on hopes for reaching an agreement to end the war.

Trump and other top Republicans will read passages in a marathon Bible event

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a “return to the spiritual foundation that has shaped our country.” The America Reads the Bible event — with each participant reading a passage aloud — is being livestreamed this week from the Museum of the Bible in Washington and other locations. It is slated to feature a video of Trump on Tuesday evening reading a passage that called for national

1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 1,329