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People chant during a rally in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US and Iran explore short-term deal to end fighting

Hopes that even a partial deal could lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have already moved markets.

A view of Cuban and US flags beside the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, May 13, 2024. Photo: Reuters

China says wider US sanctions on Cuba are 'illegal'

File photo of US President Donald Trump. Photo: Collected

Trump calls Iran talks 'very positive,' US to 'guide' ships through Hormuz

Students and faculty at the University of South Florida place flowers during a vigil at Crescent Hill on 3 May 2026 in memory of Bangladeshi students Nahida Sultana Bristy and Zamil Limon, who were murdered. Photo: USF

University of South Florida community holds vigil for two murdered Bangladeshi students

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

US warns shippers not to pay Hormuz tolls, even in form of charity

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, on 12 November 2025. File Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters

Iran military more capable than what US claims, officials say

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen hands over the kits to Health Minister Sardar Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain Bokul today, 30 April 2026. Photo: Courtesy

US donates 600,000 TB testing kits, 11,000 pediatric drugs to Bangladesh

The 465-foot superyacht "Nord", linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexei Mordashov, is seen in Hong Kong, China, 20 October 2022. Photo: Reuters

Iran and US allowed Russian superyacht to cross Strait of Hormuz, source says

Photo: Collected

Bangladesh missions engage US agencies over students killing

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

US negotiators to go to Islamabad, but Iran says no direct talks

Italy players during a penalty shootout against Bosnia on 31 March, 2026, which saw them miss out on World Cup qualification. Photo: Armin Durgut/AP via UNB

Italy rules out taking Iran's spot in World Cup

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face US federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, US, 5 January 2026. REUTERS

US soldier charged with making $400,000 on Maduro removal bets

US forces patrol near the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska after it was boarded and seized by US forces on Sunday, at a location given as the Arabian Sea, in this handout image released April 20, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US intercepts 3 Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say