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New Delhi: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has called Israel a "curse for humanity and a cancerous state" in inflammatory remarks that could threaten the US-Iran ceasefire talks to be held in Islamabad tomorrow. The remarks drew a sharp rebuke from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called it "outrageous and unacceptable". In a post on X, Asif, attacked Israel over the conflict in Lebanon and other parts of West Asia, claiming Israel was killing civilians across multiple locations, including Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon. "Israel is evil and a curse for humanity, while peace talks are underway in Islamabad, genocide is…

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter holidays, according to the Kremlin, following a similar proposal from Kyiv. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had conveyed a holiday truce proposal through the United States, as ongoing efforts to end the 4-year conflict were disrupted by the war in the Middle East. The Kremlin stated that the ceasefire would take effect from 16:00 on April 11 until the end of April 12, 2026, in observance of Orthodox Easter. Military commanders have been instructed to halt combat…

Washington: Threatening Iran once again over opening of Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (local time) that the Middle East nation should avoid imposing fees on tankers that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the most critical transit point in the world.  "There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait," the 79-year-old American leader said in a post on his Truth Social account. "They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!" Later, in a separate post, Trump accused Iran of doing…