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Iran attacks spill into Gulf, injuring four in Bahrain, hitting Dubai sites
MANAMA, April 4 — Shrapnel from intercepted drones injured four people in Bahrain, authorities said today, as Iran pressed its attacks on its Gulf neighbours. Separately, two buildings in Dubai […]
Blast hits pro-Israeli centre in Netherlands, no injuries reported
AMSTERDAM, April 4 — A blast hit a pro-Israeli centre in the Netherlands, police said today, adding it caused minimal damage and no injuries. A police spokesman told AFP no […]
US-Israeli strikes on Iran petrochemicals hub wound five
TEHRAN, April 4 — US-Israeli strikes today targeted a petrochemicals hub in southwestern Iran, wounding five people, Iranian media cited an official as saying. “Explosions occurred in the Special Petrochemical […]
Trump seeks RM613m to revive Alcatraz as high-security, state-of-the-art federal prison
WASHINGTON, April 4 — US President Donald Trump asked Congress yesterday for US$152 million (RM612.8 million) to begin rebuilding the notorious Alcatraz prison, pressing ahead with his vision to return […]
China Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation in graft crackdown
BEIJING, April 4 — Ma Xingrui, a member of China’s elite Politburo who had risen rapidly through the ranks after working as a rocket scientist, is under investigation over suspected […]
Back-to-back blasts leave Indonesian UN peacekeepers dead and wounded in Lebanon
JAKARTA, April 4 — The three United Nations peacekeepers wounded in a blast in southern Lebanon yesterday were from Indonesia, UN officials said, just days after three other Indonesians were […]
Japan PM Takaichi pivots to Australia as Tokyo looks beyond China for rare earths
TOKYO, April 4 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning a visit to Australia, seeking to discuss supply chains for rare-earth elements and cooperation on safe navigation in the […]
Some pumps run dry, but Australia tells travellers: Carry on with Easter plans
SYDNEY, April 4 — Australians were urged to maintain their travel plans for Easter weekend although hundreds of petrol stations, mostly in rural areas, were without power today, as the […]
Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘Easter escalation’ as massive daytime attack kills two
KYIV, April 4 — A large-scale daytime Russian strike killed at least two people in Ukraine yesterday, officials said, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as an “Easter escalation,” as […]
Iran won’t ease Hormuz chokehold anytime soon — and that’s the point, US intelligence suggests
WASHINGTON, April 4 — Recent US intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital […]