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شرکت پتروشیمی تبریز از حمله هوایی به بخشی از مجتمع خبر داد

شرکت پتروشیمی تبریز اعلام کرد بامداد ۱۰ فروردین، بخشی از این مجتمع هدف حمله هوایی قرار گرفته است. این شرکت اضافه کرد که تیم‌های ایمنی در محل حادثه حاضر شده و اقدامات لازم برای مدیریت شرایط اضطراری آغاز شده است.

Man arrested after viral video shows child steering car on busy Hong Kong road

Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving in connection with an online video allegedly showing him letting a child on his lap steer a car on a busy road. The force on Monday said they had tracked down the 22-year-old man believed to be the driver seen in the video that w...

Umme Rubab Chandio case: All accused acquitted in Mehar triple murder

DADU: A model criminal court on Monday announced its verdict in the high-profile Mehar triple murder case, acquitting all eight accused allegedly involved in the killing of Umme Rubab Chandio’s family following an eight-year-long legal battle. Among those acquitted were Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)...

Indian worker killed in Iranian attack on Kuwait power, desalination plants

“A service building at a power and water desalination plant was attacked as part of the Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in the death of an Indian worker and significant material damage to the building,” ministry spokesperson Fatima Abbas Jawhar Hayat said. Amid rising tensi...

Videos show Bengaluru Central Prison inmates using mobiles; 3 cops suspended

Disturbing footage from Bengaluru Central Prison has surfaced, revealing undertrials allegedly using mobile devices and pointing fingers at DGP Alok Kumar for the supply. An internal inquiry has indicated that the inmates may have intended to derail ongoing jail reforms. Thankfully, the investigatio...

Thai undertaker brings corpse to petrol station to prove fuel need

A Thai undertaker’s extreme mission to prove he was not hoarding fuel went viral over the weekend after he brought a coffin containing a body to a petrol station to convince attendants the extra fuel he needed was for cremation, not black market resale. Thais have been pressed into energy-saving mod...

Gwadar Port attains ‘milestone’ with specialised vessel berthing

• Maritime minister promotes port as a ‘secure, strategic’ alternative amid war • Port Qasim slashes tariffs, offers up to 50pc discount to attract cargo ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Sunday pointed to the berthing of a specialised vessel at Gwa...

Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse paintings worth millions from Italian museum

Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with the artworks Thieves stole paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from a museum in Italy a week ago, police have said.Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation...

More ships arrive from Hormuz

ISLAMABAD: Easing concerns of any imminent fuel shortage in the country, oil tankers continue to arrive regularly following the permission granted by Iranian authorities for Pakistani vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The marine tanker MT Shalimar, owned and operated by the Pakistan Nat...

42 arrested in HK$180 million crackdown on triad-linked renovation projects

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 42 people in a joint crackdown on triad infiltration and corruption involving a consultancy firm and its building maintenance projects worth HK$180 million (US$23 million), according to the city’s anti-graft watchdog. The arrestees include a consultancy firm owner...

Hailey Bieber bids farewell to her Rhode

Hailey Bieber announced to end her world-famous brand, Rhode. In the statement shared on their official Twitter handle under a post noted, “incredible years”. The caption of the post stated, “We’re really pretending the original RHODE never existed”. One of the X users shared their opinion that the...

Jakarta confirms Indonesian peacekeeper killed in Lebanon

JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed on Monday that one of its peacekeepers was killed in Lebanon, where the UN force said a projectile hit one of its positions. The war in the Middle East spread to Lebanon in early March after Iran-backed Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel. The United Nations Interim Force...

Number of people helped by RNLI in UK and Channel Islands doubled in 2025

Charity believes Middle East crisis may lead to even busier spring and summer in 2026The number of people helped by RNLI lifeguards on the beaches of the UK and the Channel Islands doubled last year and the charity believes the Middle East crisis may lead to an even busier spring and summer in 2026....

Malaysia jails ex-babysitter for 1 year over toddler’s death

A former babysitter has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined 15,000 ringgit (US$3,800) by a court in Malaysia for negligence resulting in a toddler’s death. Judge N. Kanageswari on Monday also ordered Khairunnisa Ahmad Damamhuri, 41, to serve an additional four months if she fails to pay the...

Daily Telegraph apologises as dispute reignites between pro-Israel activist and Middle Eastern restaurant Cairo

Apology published in News Corp paper as part of agreed joint statement to resolve legal dispute over ‘undercover’ story, with Cairo also apologising to activist Ofir BirenbaumThe Daily Telegraph has apologised to a popular Middle Eastern restaurant for “causing distress” after it sent a pro-Israel a...

Indonesian killed in Lebanon while on UN peacekeeping mission

The UN peacekeeping ⁠mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said ⁠a peacekeeper was killed when a ⁠projectile exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr on Sunday. Another peacekeeper was critically injured, it said in a statement early on Monday. Indonesia’s foreig...

‘Suspicious’ voting procedures at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court estate, resident says

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. An independent committee analysing the circumstances behind an inferno in Hong Kong that killed 168 people is holding the fifth session of its evidential hearing...

Hong Kong Observatory issues amber rainstorm warning, thundery showers expected

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory has issued an amber rainstorm warning, with intense thundery showers expected in the city. The warning, issued at 10am on Monday, means...

Dezi Freeman shooting: Australian police believed to have shot dead fugitive gunman

Police say a man has been shot dead in their search for Dezi Freeman after seven months on the run - It is believed police were negotiating with Freeman for several hours before the man was killed in a shootout