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Two U.S. aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates; at least one crew member is missing

Separately, Iranian state media said a US. A-10 attack aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf after being struck by Iranian defence forces

4 Apr 2026 4:12 am
U.S. fighter jet shot down over Iran; Tehran urges civilians to hunt for crew

A local official television station in southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province aired footage of what it said was wreckage of the downed plane, showing a pile of twisted metal fragments in the back of a truck.

3 Apr 2026 9:12 pm
Suicide car bomb blast kills five in northwest Pakistan

Preliminary information suggests that the police station was the primary target

3 Apr 2026 12:07 pm
Kuwait oil refinery units on fire after drone attack: state media

The state media reported that emergency teams were working to contain the blazes

3 Apr 2026 11:04 am
Donald Trump threatens to strike Irans bridges and electric power plants

The U.S. military hasnt even started destroying whats left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants, Mr. Trump wrote on social media

3 Apr 2026 9:14 am
Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities

The neighbours and one-time allies have been locked in an escalating conflict over claims from Islamabad that Afghanistan is harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies

2 Apr 2026 11:07 pm
Nepal holds its first post-poll parliament session

Lawmakers, elected in March, met within the new Parliament building, with many of the politicians taking their seats for the first time

2 Apr 2026 10:15 pm
Iran vows crushing attacks on U.S. and Israel after Trumps threats

In an address to the nation, Donald Trump said the U.S. was very close to achieving its objectives but warned attacks would intensify if Iran did not reach a negotiated settlement

2 Apr 2026 4:18 pm
Burkina Army, jihadists killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023: Human Rights Watch

Captain Ibrahim Traore should be impartially investigated for criminal liability for all abuses by the Burkinabe military and VDPs, says HRW report

2 Apr 2026 12:04 pm
WhatsApp says Italian surveillance company tricked around 200 users into downloading spyware

In a statement, the Meta Platforms-owned service said the campaign was carried out by ASIGINT, a subsidiary of northern Italy-based SIO

2 Apr 2026 11:16 am
Italian bill proposes curbs on social media addiction

The proposal, backed by the opposition Democratic Party (PD), would require platforms to stop profiling users by default and provide greater transparency over algorithms

2 Apr 2026 11:10 am
Trump says U.S .objectives in Iran nearing completion

We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong, Mr. Trump said.

2 Apr 2026 7:14 am
As American bombs fall on Iran, South American countries brace for impact

The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro still hangs over Latin America as countries fear getting sucked into Trumps so-called war on narco-terrorism

1 Apr 2026 11:17 pm
Trump is at a strategic dead end on Iran; the war will reshape Gulfs security architecture: Vali Nasr

In an interview with The Hindu Vali Nasr said Iran might be open for a deal on its nuclear programme but not on its missiles or its control over the Strait of Hormuz

1 Apr 2026 7:14 pm
Australias Albanese says war's economic shock will be felt for months; urges using public transport

Australia, which imports about 90% of its fuel, has seen petrol prices surge and experienced localised shortages as a result of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

1 Apr 2026 3:14 pm
Trump plans to attend April 1 Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship

The move will make him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court; citizenship restrictions are a part of a broader immigration crackdown, but they have not yet taken effect anywhere in the country

1 Apr 2026 10:12 am
Judge orders halt on White House ballroom construction, ruling leaves Trump seething

The judge suspended enforcement of his order for 14 days, acknowledging that the case raises novel and weighty issues, that halting an ongoing construction project may raise logistical issues. He also recognised that the administration would appeal his decision

1 Apr 2026 7:12 am
Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar junta chief, elected as Vice-Presidentscvnks

The upper house elected Nan Ni Ni Aye, a regional MP from Karen State with the military-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), as another V-P, local media reported

31 Mar 2026 11:18 pm
More than 200,000 fled Lebanon for Syria in March: UNHCR

Lebanon was pulled into the West Asia conflict in early March when Israeli-U.S. strikes killed Iran's supreme leader and Tehran-backed Hezbollah responded by firing rockets at Israel.

31 Mar 2026 11:08 pm
Next days in Iran war will be decisive, claims Pentagon chief Hegseth

Hegseth said he had visited troops in the West Asia on March 28 to witness the military operation against Iran.

31 Mar 2026 9:12 pm
Satellite images begin to show damage wrought by war on Iran and retaliatory attacks

The United States and Israel have been striking a wide variety of targets, including leadership figures in Iran, military bases, missile and air defense sites and positions of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and its volunteer force, the Basij; Iran has responded with drone and missile fire targeting Israel and nearby Gulf Arab nations.

31 Mar 2026 6:15 pm
Iran media says strikes put desalination plant on Gulf island out of service

One of the desalination plants on Qeshm Island was targeted... and is now completely out of service, as it is not possible to repair it in the short term, the ISNA news agency reported, quoting Health Ministry official Mohsen Farhadi

31 Mar 2026 5:14 pm
Soaring fuel prices drive German far-right calls for a turn back to Russia

Russia had supplied over a third of Germanys crude oil imports and more than half of its natural gas needs, until Moscows invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the abrupt shutdown of the Nord Stream pipeline left Berlin scrambling to find alternative suppliers

31 Mar 2026 12:14 pm
Iran executes two more convicted of links to banned opposition

The men were found guilty of attempting rebellion through involvement in multiple terrorist acts

31 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
Mongolia names new prime minister in bid to end legislative deadlock

Mr. Uchral is a former Minister of Digital Development and Communications, where he promoted transparency reforms and digital governance initiatives. Before entering politics, Mr. Uchral got public attention as a hip-hop artist under the stage name Timon.

31 Mar 2026 11:18 am
China prosecutes former regulatory official in graft crackdown

Investigations showed that Wang Jianjun, previously vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, illegally took the funds and property, while helping to benefit others by abusing his position, prosecutors added in a statement

31 Mar 2026 11:13 am