
U.S. searches for airman shot down in Iran, while Trump posts ultimatum
At the start of the sixth week of war, U.S. forces search for a missing airman and President Trump reiterates his ultimatum for Iran to open the Straight of Hormuz.
WEDNESDAY, 08 APRIL 2026, 16:15

At the start of the sixth week of war, U.S. forces search for a missing airman and President Trump reiterates his ultimatum for Iran to open the Straight of Hormuz.

Hundreds of petrol stations across Australia have run out of fuel as the Iran war disrupts global oil shipments and pushes up prices.

In 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler leapt towards the River Thames from a fifth-floor luxury apartment in central London. Patrick Radden Keefe investigates the story of the teen’s double life in a new book.

The war in Iran enters its 6th week as the search continues for the missing U.S. service member who bailed out of a fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday.

Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island.

Canada recently banned 2,500 models of “assault-style” firearms – but a plan to buy-back tens of thousands of guns fell short by half.

People evicted to build Nigeria’s capital accuse the government of failing to fulfill its promises to them.

A new exhibition charts Bombay’s passage through the centuries via paintings, photographs and prints.

President Trump has complained that some NATO states aren’t letting him use bases in the war against Iran. His criticism has left many wondering if the U.S. may try to withdraw from the alliance.

As the Israel and the U.S. continue striking Iran, Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey to find an Internet connection with access cut off in Iran

Double-murderer Dezi Freeman evaded capture for seven months in the bush but police believe he had help.

The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.

It appears to be the first ship owned by a major European firm to go through the strait since the conflict began.

Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville’s Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by music, tradition and powerful emotion.

The Uganda Law Society criticises the deportation, saying it was illegal and “dehumanising”.

The president’s new budget would cut non-defence spending by 10%, partly by slashing domestic programmes.

A U.S. official confirmed the Iranian state media report and added that a search is underway by U.S. forces.

Ma Xingrui is a member of the party’s Central Committee and served as party secretary of the Xinjiang region in China’s northwest from 2021-2025.

President Trump announced yesterday that Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General. And, NASA’s Artemis II has left Earth’s orbit and is heading toward the moon.

Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.