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Some 50 hurt in fire at car parts factory in South Korea
A fire at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon has injured 50 people, 35 of them seriously, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.
The National Fire Agency called for a national mobilisation to tackle the blaze in…
Arab nations condemn Iran’s ‘deliberate attacks’ in joint statement
Arab nations have issued a joint statement in response to Iran’s attacks, following a meeting of foreign affairs ministers in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Representatives included those from Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, the UAE…
Cathay Pacific suspends all flights to Dubai and Riyadh
Airline Cathay Pacific has cancelled all flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh up until 30 April, which it says is a result of the ‘‘developing situation’’ in the Middle East.
The airline warned that further changes to the flight schedule…
Oil jumps 4% as strikes continue
The price of Brent crude shot up by 4% to $112 (£84.34) a barrel in early trade in Asia.
US-traded oil also rose by 3% to $99.27.
The jump comes after Iran’s South Pars gas facility - one of the world’s largest natural gas fields -…
Trump threatens to ‘massively blow up’ major Iranian gas field
US President Donald Trump has just issued a long Truth social post about the attack on the South Pars oil field in Iran, saying the US ‘‘knew nothing’’ of the Israeli attack - and threatening an escalation if Iran retaliates against Qatar…
Pentagon is seeking more than $200bn for Iran war – report
The Pentagon has asked the White house to approve more than $200bn (£151bn) in order to fund the war in Iran, a senior administration official has told the Washington Post.
The paper says that this amount would far surpass the cost of…
‘Unacceptable attacks’: French President Macron urges Iran to halt strikes after call with Iranian…
French President Emmanuel Macron said he urged Iran to end attacks across the Middle East and called for restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian.
In a post on…
Fire contained in vicinity of Dubai airport after drone attack, flights suspended
A fire caused by a drone attack on Monday near Dubai International Airport had been contained with no injuries reported, but flights were temporarily suspended, Dubai authorities said.
“A drone incident in the vicinity of Dubai…
Trump says he expects China to help secure Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump warned NATO of a “very bad” future if allies do not help open up the Strait of Hormuz and said he may also delay a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in comments published by the Financial Times…
Iran denies asking for ceasefire or talks after Trump claims it wants deal to end war
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran was not interested in talks with the United States, pushing back on US President Donald Trump’s stance that Tehran wants a deal to end the war.
“We are stable and strong enough. We are…