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US-Iran talks fail to find deal but Gulf truce holds for now
AFP, Published on 12/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold.
Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends
AFP, Published on 11/04/2026
» DOHA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that NATO was "in America's interests", at the end of a three-day visit to the Gulf to discuss bolstering the "fragile" Middle East truce.
New Jersey city spurns data centre as defiance spreads
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» NEW BRUNSWICK (UNITED STATES) - Residents of a New Jersey city mobilised within days to kill a planned data centre -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it.
'Ketamine Queen' jailed for 15 years over Matthew Perry drugs
AFP, Published on 09/04/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A British-American dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" who sold the drugs that killed "Friends" star Matthew Perry, and boasted she supplied an elite circle of Hollywood VIPs, was jailed for 15 years on Wednesday.
In Trump war on Iran, tactical wins and long-term damage to US
AFP, Published on 09/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Launching war on February 28, US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would learn never to challenge the US military and called on the people to rise up against their unpopular cleric-led government.
Iran truce spurs hopes for world economy, but recovery will be rocky
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The ceasefire agreed between Iran and the United States should bring some relief to a world economy that has been roiled since the start of hostilities on February 28, even if not all sectors will rebound at the same pace.
Middle East war: global economic fallout
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
Crude prices plunge, stocks surge as US and Iran agree ceasefire
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» HONG KONG — Oil prices plunged on Wednesday while stocks rallied after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that will see Tehran temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Wave of nostalgia as 2000s TV makes a comeback
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» NEW YORK - In the early 2000s, television viewers first discovered "Malcolm in the Middle," the hilarious tale of a teenager trying to survive the antics of his dysfunctional family.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» PARIS — The latest developments in the Middle East war: