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UAE engages 19 drones, 14 missiles on April 6; 221 injured since February 28
[Editor's Note: Follow Khaleej Times live blog amid US-Israel-Iran war for the latest regional developments.]With regional tensions continuing as a result of the Israel-US-Iran war, the UAE's air defences have engaged 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones on Monday, April 6. The Ministry of Defense confirmed no cases of deaths were recorded in the past hours. The attacks did although result in four injuries, ranging from minor to moderate and severe.Since the start...
تداوم حملات به ایران در روز دوشنبه؛ عسلویه، شیراز، مشهد و چند شهر دیگر هدف قرار گرفتند
در ادامه حملات مشترک اسرائیل و آمریکا به اهدافی در ایران در روز دوشنبه، تاسیسات پتروشیمی پارسجنوبی در عسلویه هدف حملات هوایی قرار گرفت. همچنین اهدافی در شیراز، مشهد، تبریز، تهران و چند شهر دیگر هدف حمله قرار گرفتند.
Latest news on Iran war as Trump ratchets up threats over Strait of Hormuz
President Trump is expected to address the rescue of two U.S. airmen after their F-15E fighter jet was downed over Iran. This comes as Mr. Trump's threats over the Strait of Hormuz get heated. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Ramy Inocencio report.
FACTBOX: What we known about foiled sabotage on Serbian section of TurkStream
The sabotage attempt against the pipeline connecting Serbia and Hungary was intended to halt gas supplies to Bratislava and Budapest ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary elections on April 12, Srbijagas Director General Dusan Bajatovic said
Moment hooded thief pulls freshly-planted hyacinth from a couple's driveway flowerbed before placing it in her bag for life
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'Credible intelligence' reveals North Korea's successor to Kim Jong Un, South Korea says
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) thinks that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter has been lined up to be her father's eventual successor, lawmakers noted on Monday, according to Reuters.The NIS indicated to lawmakers that its analysis stems from what it characterized as "credible intelligence" that it had gathered, Reuters reported, citing briefings by ruling and opposition party members following a closed-door parliamentary meeting.Video footage posted last month showed...
Singapore’s Shanmugam on deported blogger Amos Yee: ‘I wish the Americans had kept him’
Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam has said he wished the United States had kept controversial blogger and child sex convict Amos Yee, warning that foreign media and rights advocates have mistaken a repeat offender, who was deported back to the city state, for a free-speech icon. Yee, who is listed on a US Department of Homeland Security website as among the “worst of the worst criminal aliens” the Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested, was deported from the US on March 19...
US, Iran receive draft ceasefire proposal: Reports
The U.S. and Iran have received a draft ceasefire proposal from third-party mediators to halt their ongoing conflict, according to multiple reports. The Associated Press, citing two officials in the Middle East, reported that mediators from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey sent a proposal to Washington and Tehran with terms including a ceasefire lasting 45 days…
Prominent Trump critic defends Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem after firings
Gavin Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, has defended former Trump administration officials Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem after the pair were fired from their respective roles as Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security.
US sent ‘a lot’ of arms to Iranian protesters – Trump
Kurdish intermediaries allegedly withheld the weapons instead of attempting to facilitate regime change in Tehran The US sent “a lot” of weapons to Iranian protesters during unrest in January, President Donald Trump has told Fox News. The demonstrations, initially driven by economic grievances and marred by violence, were openly incited at the time by Trump, who threatened the Iranian authorities with reta...
Iran embassies troll Trump with responses to unhinged Truth Social threat
Iran embassies troll Trump with responses to unhinged Truth Social threatTrump has been mercilessly teased by Iranian embassies around the world in a series of wildly different responses to his now infamous 'praise Allah' social media postNewsLiam Doyle13:02, 06 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesThe US president has been roundly mocked by Iranian representativesDonald Trump has been relentlessly mocked by Iranian embassies in trolling responses to his unhinged threat posted on Truth Social this wee...
Putin humiliated as prized warship 'attacked by Ukraine in Russian port'
Putin humiliated as prized warship 'attacked by Ukraine in Russian port'A drone struck Vladimir Putin's frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the Black Sea port, according to Kyiv's drone forces commander Robert BrovdiCommentsNewsWill Stewart Russia Correspondent and Eliana Nunes News Reporter13:00, 06 Apr 2026Updated 13:01, 06 Apr 2026View ImageThe Admiral Grigorovich frigate is the lead ship of the Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates in the Russian Navy(Image: UAF SBS / east2west n...
Nuclear war shouldn’t come down to just one person — especially when it’s Trump
President Trump’s attack on Iran and his proposal to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing has jolted Americans back to a darker era of Cold War brinkmanship, when impulsive decisions could push the world toward catastrophe.
Kuwait claims interception of 14 missiles, 2 cruise missiles, 46 drones
KUWAIT: The Armed Forces of Kuwait said they have intercepted a series of aerial attacks, including ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones entering Kuwaiti airspace, over the past 24 hours. In a statement , official spokesperson Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, said that the military confirmed that air defence systems dealt with 14 ballistic missiles, 2 cruise missiles, and 46 hostile drones in line with established procedures. Read Also: Kuwait reports six Injuries after projectile debris fal...
One rule for them and another for everyone else, says Sarwar of SNP
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JD Vance leads desperate all night scramble for Iran peace deal as Trump sets deadline and warns: 'I'll blow up everything'
JD Vance leads desperate all night scramble for Iran peace deal as Trump sets deadline and warns: 'I'll blow up everything'By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 12:51, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 12:52, 6 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Myanmar’s new president Min Aung Hlaing faces genocide complaint in Indonesia
A criminal case against Myanmar’s newly-elected President Min Aung Hlaing was filed in Indonesia on Monday by a group of civil society organisations, accusing the leader of acts of genocide against the Rohingya ethnic group. Myanmar is a member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), but relations have come under strain since a 2021 coup led by Min Aung Hlaing, leading to civil war and a humanitarian crisis, with large numbers of Rohingya Muslims displaced and forced into refugee...
یک مقام ارشد کاخ سفید: ترامپ هنوز با پیشنهاد آتشبس ۴۵ روزه موافقت نکرده است
یک مقام ارشد کاخ سفید به انبیسی نیوز گفت که پیشنهاد آتشبس ۴۵ روزه برای جنگ ایران فقط یکی از گزینههای مطرح در مذاکرات است و ترامپ هنوز با آن موافقت نکرده است.
Dar urges collective efforts for Middle East peace talks with world leaders
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday discussed the evolving regional developments with the key foreign leaders, stressing on the importance of dialogue, diplomacy, and collective efforts to promote peace and stability in the Middle East. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), in a telephonic conversation with Canadian FM Anita Anand, Dar underlined the significance of dialogue and diplomacy in resolving conflicts and fostering peace. "The t...
سفارت جمهوری اسلامی در افغانستان: آماده دریافت کمکهای مالی افعانستانیها هستیم
سفارت جمهوری اسلامی در افغانستان، با صدور اطلاعیهای اعلام کرد با توجه به «درخواستهای اتباع افغانستان برای همراهی و اعلام حمایت مالی» از جمهوری اسلامی در جریان جنگ اخیر، این سفارتخانه آمادگی دریافت کمک های مردمی را دارد.