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Israel hits targets across Lebanon, urges evacuation near Syria border crossing
BEIRUT, April 5 — The Israeli military said yesterday it would strike an area near the main crossing between Syria and Lebanon, urging residents to evacuate immediately as it continued its […]
From recovery to risk: Gulf war, cyclone push Sri Lanka ‘into an abyss’
COLOMBO, April 4 — Sri Lanka is struggling to prevent a repeat of its spectacular economic collapse four years ago, as the prolonged Middle East war compounds the fallout from […]
Indian-flagged LPG tanker safely crosses Strait of Hormuz amid Middle East tensions
MUMBAI, April 4 — An Indian-flagged tanker carrying LPG has safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz, India’s government said today. Following US-Israel military strikes, Iran has effectively halted […]
Toxic haze sends PM2.5 soaring to ‘extremely dangerous’ levels in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI, April 4 — Northern Thailand is once again under a blanket of toxic haze, with Chiang Mai facing one of its worst air pollution episodes in recent months […]
Projectile lands near Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, one killed, no damage reported
TEHRAN, April 4 — A projectile from a US-Israeli attack hit near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran today, killing one person, state media reported. “Following the US-Zionist […]
Indonesia presses UN after ‘unacceptable’ back-to-back attacks on its peacekeepers in Lebanon
JAKARTA, April 4 — The Indonesian government today slammed as “unacceptable” an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the […]
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 […]