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Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump’s talk of negotiations as ‘fake news’
Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb the Islamic Republic’s power grid because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs
North Korea has re-elected Kim Jong Un as president of state affairs, state media reported on Monday (Mar 23).
Kim’s reappointment as head of the authoritarian nation’s highest policymaking and governing body, the State Affairs…
World faces worst energy crisis in decades, IEA chief warns
The war in the Middle East could plunge the world into its worst energy crisis in decades, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned on Monday, describing the situation as ‘‘very severe.’’
Speaking at the…
Iran threatens to attack Mideast electrical plants powering US bases
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline on opening the Strait of Hormuz approaches, Iran on Monday threatened to attack Mideast electrical plants powering American military bases.
The statement from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary…
Netanyahu says Israel will stop attacks on Iranian gas field
Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is rattling energy markets and the global economy.
The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key…
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…