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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say

Tehran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington lifting its economic blockade, with both sides weighing a phased arrangement to end the war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 24, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Segar

At UN, Netanyahu defends Israel, slams Mamdani as delegates storm out

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Photo: Reuters/File

At UN, 80 countries demand reopening of Hormuz, condemn Iran, Houthi attacks

Photo: BSS/AFP

Poland calls Starlink station fire ‘sabotage’, says it targeted Ukraine military internet

President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly via a pre-recorded video at UN headquarters in New York City, the US, on September 24, 2026. REUTERS

Abbas pledges first Palestinian parliamentary vote in 20 years as doubts mount

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivers a speech during a ceremony for the delivery of the first Rafale fighter to the Indian Air Force at the factory of French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Merignac near Bordeaux, France, 8 October, 2019. Photo: Reuters

Any terror attack originating from Pakistan to be considered act of war: India’s Rajnath

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at the White House in Washington, DC, in the US on September 24, 2026. REUTERS

Xi sets red lines on AI, Taiwan, Iran for Trump despite lavish White House welcome

US President Donald J. Trump and the CNN booth at the White House in Washington, DC, amid the administration’s decision to bar journalists from CNN, Politico and MS NOW. Photos:Collected

White House reinstates access to CNN, MS NOW, Politico following judge's order

Firefighters work at an impact site where a blast set garages ablaze during Russian drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in a residential neighborhood in Kyiv.

Russia says strikes hit Ukrainian military-linked facilities, vessels

Personnel and aircraft on the deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, on 2 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Eight attempted suicides during US aircraft carrier's extended mission

A woman walks past a billboard about the Strait of Hormuz, on a building in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2026.

New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights

Makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, in Taiz province, Yemen, 21 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Arabia thwarts Houthi ballistic missiles, Yemen's Saudi-led coalition says

In a press conference on Thursday, the national pressure group called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as a key demand. (ANI)

'Resign, halt polls, repeal 2023 law': CJP's 3 demands from EC amid dissent row; Dipke warns of protest