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Man fined $300 for entering hippo Moo Deng's pen: Thai zoo 08 Apr 2026 - 01:38 pm

Bangkok: A Thai court has fined a man $300 after he broke into the enclosure of Moo Deng, an endangered baby pygmy hippo...

Kuwait intercepts 28 drones, reports significant damage to power, water desalination plants 08 Apr 2026 - 01:07 pm

Doha, Qatar: Kuwait has announced that it was targeted by an intense wave of Iranian attacks beginning at 8am today, April 8, 2026,...

Greece to ban social media for under 15-year-olds: PM 08 Apr 2026 - 11:40 am

Athens, Greece: Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on...

US-Iran truce: What we know 08 Apr 2026 - 11:18 am

Washington, United States: The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday in an 11th-hour bid to avert all-out destruction...

China's top diplomat to visit North Korea this week 08 Apr 2026 - 11:14 am

Beijing, China: China's top diplomat Wang Yi will travel to North Korea on Thursday, Beijing's foreign ministry said, aiming to deepen relations between...

Iraq reopening airspace after Mideast war closure 08 Apr 2026 - 11:06 am

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraq's civil aviation authority said it was reopening the country's airspace on Wednesday following the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire, after...

Macron welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, calls it a 'very good thing' 08 Apr 2026 - 10:38 am

Paris, France: President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday France welcomed the ceasefire between the US and Iran, calling the agreement a "very good thing."...

Two injured, homes damaged from falling shrapnel from Iranian drone in Bahrain 08 Apr 2026 - 10:38 am

Manama, Bahrain: Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced that two citizens sustained minor injuries and a number of homes in the Sitra area were...

Little movement in Strait of Hormuz hours after ceasefire announcement 08 Apr 2026 - 10:36 am

Washington, USA: Shipping data shows little movement in the Strait of Hormuz more than six hours after the US and Iran announced a...

Starmer heads to Gulf, welcomes Iran war truce 08 Apr 2026 - 10:19 am

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the Gulf on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, to meet with regional leaders in an...

UN Secretary-General welcomes two-week ceasefire between US, Iran 08 Apr 2026 - 10:15 am

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric,...

Jet fuel supplies to take 'months' to recover from war disruption: IATA 08 Apr 2026 - 09:50 am

Singapore: It will take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalise even with the Strait of Hormuz open, the head of...

LIVE UPDATES: Qatar welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, reschedules economic forum 08 Apr 2026 - 09:37 am

Doha, Qatar:The State of Qatar has expressed its welcome of the ceasefire announcement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic...

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in two rounds: Seoul military 08 Apr 2026 - 09:24 am

Seoul, SouthKorea: North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in two rounds on Wednesday,April 8, 2026,South Korea's military said, hours after reporting an...

Solar push helps Pakistan temper Gulf energy shock 08 Apr 2026 - 08:09 am

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's solar power push has cushioned the full impact of the war in the Middle East, analysts said, despite lingering concerns...

Trump says US will help 'with traffic buildup' in Hormuz Strait 08 Apr 2026 - 07:58 am

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will help with the traffic buildup in the Strait...

Pakistan to host US-Iran peace talks Friday following ceasefire 08 Apr 2026 - 06:47 am

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced Wednesday that Islamabad will host high-level delegations from the United States and Iran on Friday...

Iran’s FM Araghchi says safe passage through Hormuz Strait possible for two weeks via coordination with armed forces 08 Apr 2026 - 02:30 am

Iran’s foreign minister has shared a statement on behalf of Iran’sSupreme National Security Council declaring that “if attacks against Iran are halted, our...