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Israel hits Iran gas complex after Trump threat
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» TEHRAN — Israeli strikes hit Iran's largest petrochemical complex Monday, as the Islamic republic defied threats from United States President Donald Trump to devastate civilian infrastructure if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
How a perilous US rescue mission in Iran nearly went off course
Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters, Published on 06/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision. Under cover of darkness, US commandos slipped deep into Iran, undetected, scaled a 7,000‑foot ridge and pulled a stranded American weapons specialist to safety, moving him toward a secret rendezvous point before dawn on Sunday. Then everything stopped.
OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas, issues warning
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» VIENNA - The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to again increase oil production quotas, while warning that repairing energy facilities, such as those damaged in the Middle East war, is "costly and takes a long time".
Artemis astronauts begin fifth day on historic Moon mission
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» HOUSTON - The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 mission began their fifth day journeying to the Moon on Sunday, after already taking in sights of the lunar surface never before seen by human eyes.
Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 05/04/2026
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV is set to mark Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar.
Downed planes raise new perils for Trump
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2026
» Two US warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and US officials said on Friday, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran’s forces.
First US fighter jet shot down over Iran
News Agencies, Published on 03/04/2026
» A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and a search and rescue operation was under way for any survivors, a US official said on Friday, in the first such known incident since the the war began on Feb 28.
Cambodia passes landmark cybercrime law
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2026
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia’s parliament on Friday passed the first law dedicated to targeting scam centres accused of bilking international victims out of billions of dollars, as pressure mounts on governments to tackle the illicit businesses.
French-owned container ship passes through Hormuz
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» PARIS - A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to data analysed by AFP on Friday.
Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel said on Friday it was under attack from a new barrage of Iranian missiles, as President Donald Trump warned the United States had yet to begin "destroying what's left" with more of the Islamic republic's infrastructure in his sights.