Peace

Published April 16, 2026 5:45am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Yaoundé, Cameroon - Cameroon President Paul Biya said Wednesday that "the world needs the message of peace" brought by Pope Leo XIV, in a speech in front of…

Oil prices edged up about 1% on Wednesday as the market focused more on Middle East supply disruptions than on comments by US President Donald Trump that the war on Iran was close to over. Trump told the world to brace for an “amazing two days”, as the army chief…

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This past week has been a disaster for Vice President JD Vance. He embarked on two foreign adventures — campaigning for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and leading peace negotiations with Iran — that ended in total failure. Orbán lost by an enormous margin; Iran quit the talks, and President…

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. — Reuters pic (New users only) It's tax relief season! Get up to RM300 when you save with Versa! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign…

The world today seems more unstable than it has been for a long time: wars in Iran, Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and Sudan, plus countless minor military conflicts that barely make the news in Europe. So is war an inevitable part of human nature? Peace researcher Werner Wintersteiner disagrees: wars…

THE world’s eyes are focused on Islamabad. Pakistan, through its deft diplomacy, has managed to stave off a devastating escalation between the US and Iran, and today, it will host the adversaries to see if the two-week truce it has helped broker can be transformed into a longer-term peace...Read More

NEW YORK/LONDON — MSCI's global equities gauge gained modestly on Thursday (April 9) while the dollar lost ground and oil's rally narrowed, after Israel sought peace talks with Lebanon and renewed hopes for the fragile Gulf truce. Investor optimism about the prospects for Middle East peace returned late in the…

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had ordered his ministers to begin direct talks with Lebanon, pushing for Hezbollah’s disarmament amid mounting concern that its ongoing strikes could cause the fragile US-Iran truce to unravel. A Lebanese government official told AFP shortly after Netanyahu’s announcement that Beirut…

Pakistan’s reported role in helping arrange a ceasefire between the United States and Iran has received strong reactions around the world. Many people have praised this effort, calling it an important step toward peace and global stability. The agreement came at a time when tensions were rising quickly, and there…