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Kuwait intercepts 8 ballistic missiles, 19 drones in 24 hours 04 Apr 2026 - 07:34 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwait Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that it had intercepted eight ballistic missiles and 19 hostile drones within Kuwaiti airspace...

Vietnam says economy grew 7.83% in first quarter, 'difficulties' ahead 04 Apr 2026 - 07:08 pm

Hanoi, Vietnam: Vietnam recorded economic growth of 7.83 percent in the first quarter of 2026 year-on-year, the statistics office said on Saturday, but...

Jordan intercepts 261 Iranian missiles and drones 04 Apr 2026 - 06:55 pm

Amman: Jordan's armed forces said they intercepted 261 of 281 Iranian missiles and drones targeting the country over five weeks. In a press...

Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or US will unleash 'Hell' 04 Apr 2026 - 05:38 pm

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran had 48 hours left to make a deal on opening the vital...

Rain, storms kill 121 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in two weeks 04 Apr 2026 - 03:32 pm

Kabul: Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries...

Afghanistan quake kills 12, including 8 members of same family 04 Apr 2026 - 02:43 pm

Kabul, Afghanistan: An earthquake that struck Afghanistan overnight killed 12 people, including eight members of the same family, a government official and the...

India-flagged LPG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz 04 Apr 2026 - 02:26 pm

Mumbai, India: An Indian-flagged tanker carrying LPG has safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz, India's government said on Saturday. Following US-Israel military...

Fugitive Naples mafia boss arrested for murder 04 Apr 2026 - 01:36 pm

Rome: An Italian mafia boss accused of murder has been arrested on the Amalfi Coast, Italian police said on Saturday. Roberto Mazzarella, head...

Five die in Turkiye bus accident: state media 04 Apr 2026 - 01:27 pm

Ankara: A bus crashed in central Turkiye on Saturday killing five people and injuring 14, four seriously, the state news agency Anadolu reported....

European drivers choke on rising diesel prices 04 Apr 2026 - 01:00 pm

Paris, France: The price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East...

Indonesia slams 'unacceptable' peacekeeper casualties in Lebanon 04 Apr 2026 - 12:20 pm

Jakarta: The Indonesian government on Saturday slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three...

Turkiye says second Turkish-owned ship crossed Hormuz strait 04 Apr 2026 - 11:35 am

Ankara: A second Turkish-flagged ship has crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, Turkiye's Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said Saturday. Iran has closed the...

Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Mideast war 04 Apr 2026 - 10:57 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka is struggling to prevent a repeat of its spectacular economic collapse four years ago, as the prolonged Middle East war...

LIVE UPDATES: Iran downs two US warplanes as Middle East conflict intensifies 04 Apr 2026 - 10:35 am

Doha, Qatar: Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go...

One dead, 47 injured after 'incident' at Peru football derby: minister 04 Apr 2026 - 10:02 am

Lima: At least one person died and 47 more were injured Friday night in an unspecified "incident" at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium inPeru's capital...

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to the Moon, putting Earth in rearview 04 Apr 2026 - 09:43 am

Houston: The Artemis 2 astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned...

Iran, US race to find crew member of crashed American fighter jet 04 Apr 2026 - 09:34 am

Tehran: Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down...

Four injured in Bahrain from falling debris of intercepted Iranian drone 04 Apr 2026 - 08:16 am

Manama: Bahraini authorities said that four people were injured after debris fell following the interception and destruction of an Iranian drone. In a...