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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 […]
Pope Leo warns world leaders will answer to God at Colosseum Good Friday service
ROME, April 4 — Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome’s famed Colosseum yesterday evening that featured prayers for war orphans and deported immigrant children, […]
Three charged over arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in London
LONDON, April 4 — Three young men have been charged with arson over the vandalising of four ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London, British police said yesterday. British […]
Israel hits Beirut after destroying key bridge to block Hezbollah reinforcements
BEIRUT, April 4 — The Israeli military said today it had begun striking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in Beirut after it destroyed a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent the Iran-backed group’s […]
Man turns himself in after lighting fire on Tokyo’s busy Shibuya Crossing (VIDEO)
TOKYO, April 4 — A man turned himself in at a police station in Tokyo on Friday, claiming responsibility for igniting a flammable liquid a short time earlier in the […]
Sri Lanka arrests 152 foreigners over hotel-based cyberscam ring
COLOMBO, April 4 — Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, yesterday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the island’s northwest, officials […]
Hide, find water: US ex-pilot details how to survive being shot down
WASHINGTON, April 4 — As American forces race against time and Iran’s military to locate a missing fighter jet crew reportedly shot down yesterday, a retired Air Force general told […]
US defence spending set for historic surge under Trump’s RM6t plan
WASHINGTON, April 4 — US President Donald Trump yesterday asked lawmakers to approve a massive US$1.5 trillion (RM6 trillion) defence budget for 2027, as the United States faces rising costs […]
French, Japanese ships among few to pass Strait of Hormuz in first since war
PARIS, April 4 — One French- and another Japanese-owned vessel are among a handful of vessels to have crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, maritime tracking data showed yesterday. The […]