Gulf News 7m

Liftoff: Nasa launches first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years

CAPE CANAVERAL: Four astronauts launched today towards the Moon aboard the Orion capsule, using the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the US state of Florida. With a thunderous roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad, the enormous orange-and-white r»»»

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Gulf News 19m

Liftoff: Nasa launches first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years

CAPE CANAVERAL: Four astronauts launched today towards the Moon aboard the Orion capsule, using the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the US state of Florida. With a thunderous roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad, the enormous orange-and-white r»»»

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Gulf News 46m

Gold is a $31 trillion asset. Why aren’t portfolios catching up?

Dubai: The global gold market is now valued at around $31 trillion, built on nearly 220,000 tonnes of above-ground stock accumulated over centuries, making it one of the largest and most enduring asset classes in the financial system. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.De»»»

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Gulf News 55m

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off Indonesia: Tsunami alert on

A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in Indonesia on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency said the quake posed a potential tsunami threat to coastlines in parts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. The quake, initially recorded at a magnitude of 7.8, hit at a lo»»»

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Al Manar 1h

Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the headquarters of the 146th Division in Ja’atun with a rocket barrage: statement 60 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the headquarters of the 146th Division in Ja’atun with a rocket barrage: statement 60 02-04-2026 00:42»»»

Gulf News 1h

Trump’s Nato threat rattles alliance as global economy reels from Iran's choking of Hormuz

Of all the pressure tactics in Donald Trump’s playbook, threatening to pull the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) has always been one of the most powerful—and destabilizing. Asked by The Telegraph whether he was reconsidering US membership in the Western military al»»»

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BNE 2h

Venezuela opens for business, but investors weigh promise against reality

The months since Nicolás Maduro's capture have brought Venezuela closer to the global economy than at any point in a generation. New laws, a US sanctions rollback and a resumption of international engagement have redrawn the investment landscape with striking speed. Yet for many of the large Wester»»»

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France24 2h

Trump administration lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s interim leader

The US has lifted sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s interim president, in a significant shift following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. The move comes as relations between Washington and Caracas begin to thaw, with Rodriguez taking steps to open the country’s energy sector to US companies aft»»»

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Qatar Tribune 2h

FIFA World Cup line-up complete as Iraq claim final spot

Lions of Mesopotamia defeat Bolivia in play-off to become 48th and final team at first edition of expanded finalsFIFA Iraq were the last team to qualify, defeating Bolivia 2-1 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament at Monterrey Stadium, Mexico, on Tuesday to earn the final spot in Group I a»»»

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Qatar Tribune 2h

MECC rehabilitates wild trees damaged by recent rainfall

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC), through its Wildlife Development Department, has intensified efforts to rehabilitate wild trees affected by recent weather events. Field teams have stabilized partially fallen trees, reinforced surrounding soil, and repaired damaged tr»»»

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Qatar Tribune 2h

MoEHE continues inspection visits to schools

Tribune News Network DOHA Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education HE Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh Al Nuaimi continued his inspection visits to public and private schools after the students resumed their attendance studies. He visited Al-Kaaban Primary Secondary Secondary School for»»»

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Qatar Tribune 2h

Qatar to distance itself from regional conflicts: Al Muftah

Tribune News Network Geneva Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva HE Dr Hind Abdulrahman Al Muftah on Wednesday participated in an event titled ‘Diplomacy and Security: Shaping Peace in a Fragmented World’, at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in »»»

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Qatar Tribune 2h

Qatar Press Centre warns of threat to detained Palestinian journalists

Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Press Centre has expressed deep concern over the fate of Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli prisons, warning of serious risks following the Israeli Knesset’s approval of a draft law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners. In a statement, the c»»»

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Albanian Daily News 2h

US Embassy Warns of Possible Iran-Linked Threats in Albania, Authorities Dismiss Concerns

The U.S. Embassy in Tirana on Wednesday warned that groups linked to Iran may target entities associated with the United States or Iranian opposition members in Albania, urging American citizens to exercise increased vigilance.The Embassy said potential targets could also include public locations s»»»

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BNE 3h

War snuffs out signs of recovery in Turkish manufacturing, shows March PMI

Ill-effects of the conflict in the Middle East in March snuffed out the beginnings of a possible recovery in Turkish manufacturing, according to the latest Istanbul Chamber of Industry Turkiye Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), released on April 1 by S&P Global. »»»

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BNE 3h

War snuffs out signs of recovery in Turkish manufacturing, shows March PMI

Ill-effects of the conflict in the Middle East in March snuffed out the beginnings of a possible recovery in Turkish manufacturing, according to the latest Istanbul Chamber of Industry Turkiye Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), released on April 1 by S&P Global. »»»

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BNE 3h

Aircon: from comfort to matter of life and death

The last three years were the hottest ever recorded and it’s only going to get worse – to the point where people will start to die from overheating. Unless you have an air conditioner.  As a species, humans can only t»»»

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BNE 3h

Aircon: from comfort to matter of life and death

The last three years were the hottest ever recorded and it’s only going to get worse – to the point where people will start to die from overheating. Unless you have an air conditioner.  As a species, humans can only t»»»

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BNE 3h

Aircon: from comfort to matter of life and death

The last three years were the hottest ever recorded and it’s only going to get worse – to the point where people will start to die from overheating. Unless you have an air conditioner.  As a species, humans can only t»»»

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BNE 3h

Aircon: from comfort to matter of life and death

The last three years were the hottest ever recorded and it’s only going to get worse – to the point where people will start to die from overheating. Unless you have an air conditioner.  As a species, humans can only t»»»

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BNE 3h

Iran pushes ahead with solar and wind plants

Iran is building four new solar power plants backed by the National Development Fund alongside a wind farm in Sistan and Baluchestan province, with the first phase expected online by July 2026, ILNA reported on April 1, citing the Ministry of Energy. »»»

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BNE 3h

BALKAN BLOG: The connection between the Middle East conflict and Slovenia’s closely fought election

Allegations of foreign interference involving an Israeli private intelligence firm cast a shadow over Slovenia’s closely contested parliamentary election, highlighting how geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are increasingly impacting domestic politics in Europe. »»»

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BNE 3h

Armenian PM strikes assertive tone in talks with Putin

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan adopted an assertive tone during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 1, with sharp differences emerging over elections, security ties and Armenia’s geopolitical direction. »»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 3h

Boyko Borissov Is Top-of-the-List Candidate of GERB-UDF for Sofia 25th and Plovdiv City 16th Constituencies

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Boyko Bor»»»

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Gulf News 3h

UAE air defences intercept 5 ballistic missiles, 35 UAVs

ABU DHABI: The UAE air defences on Wednesday intercepted 5 ballistic missiles and 35 UAVs launched from Iran. Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged 438 ballistic missiles, 19 cruise missiles and 2,012 UAVs. The attacks resulted in the martyrdom of 2 members o»»»

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BNE 3h

Ust-Luga and Primorsk to their lowest levels since pre-war time

Russia has lost over $1bn in oil export revenues Ukraine’s week-long attacks on its two most important Baltic Sea ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk. Weekly shipments through both ports have fallen by two-thirds. However, as U»»»

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BNE 3h

Armenian PM strikes assertive tone in talks with Putin

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan adopted an assertive tone during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 1, with sharp differences emerging over elections, security ties and Armenia’s geopolitical direction. »»»

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Ya Libnan 3h

UN says two more peacekeepers killed in south Lebanon explosion – Ya Libnan

Share: United Nations peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) drive past a Lebanese army outpost in the area of Naqura in southern Lebanon on March 27, 2026. © Kawnat Haju, AFP The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said that two of its members were killed in an explosion of “unk»»»

Jordan Times 3h

ASE indices quarterly review

AMMAN — Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) has conducted the periodic quarterly review of the ASE indices constituents in purpose of ensuring that these indices reflect the market performance and the trading activity of the listed companies.By this rebalancing, the activity of listed companies in regard to»»»

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Jordan Times 3h

Germany growth forecasts slashed as Mideast war hits economy


BERLIN — Leading economic institutes more than halved their growth forecasts for Germany on Wednesday, warning that the energy shock caused by the Middle East war would hit Europe's top economy hard.

A group of leading institutes slashed their joint growth forecast for 2026 to 0.6 per cent, down »»»

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UPI 3h

Florida baby dies after being left in a car, marking first US hot car death this year - UPI.com

A baby died in Florida this week after being left in a hot car in Winter Haven, local police and safety advocates say, becoming the first child to die in a hot car this year. The infant died Tuesday after being left in a hot car in Winter Haven, Fla., according to FOX 13 and the Winter Haven Police»»»

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France24 3h

Trump strongly considering pulling US out of NATO, Britain's Telegraph reports

US President Donald Trump said he was strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO in an interview published Wednesday by Britain's Daily Telegraph, describing the Western alliance as a "paper tiger". The threat comes after European allies declined to join his war against Iran. U»»»

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France24 3h

Trump attends birthright citizenship hearing at Supreme Court in historic first

In a historic first, Donald Trump became the first US sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it weighed his bid to restrict birthright citizenship. During more than two hours of questioning, justices from across the ideological spectrum assessed the policy’s»»»

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France24 3h

Spotlight - Death penalty 'a deep stain on the law books of the state of Israel'

François Picard welcomes Dr. Gershon Baskin, a former hostage negotiator and Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation. Drawing on his deep involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Baskin argues that recent developments – including the death penalty law passed on Mo»»»

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France24 3h

Tête à tête - Death penalty bill an 'extension of the genocidal measures of the State of Israel': Palestinian FM

Speaking to FRANCE 24, Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian condemned Israel’s new death penalty bill as “an extension of the genocidal measures of the State of Israel”. She accused settlers and the Israeli army of being “one and the same”, and insisted that the two-state solution remains»»»

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France24 3h

The Observers - Bedouins in Israel’s Negev desert face bomb shelter shortage

As Iranian and Hezbollah air strikes on Israel continue, tens of thousands of Bedouins living in the country’s southern Negev desert have no access to shelters. While some NGOs are attempting to install mobile shelters, they are primarily calling on the government to take action, denouncing "discri»»»

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France24 3h

Eye on Africa - No safe places for women in Darfur, report warns

In tonight’s edition, Doctors Without Borders sounds the alarm over Sudan, warning that sexual violence against women and girls is being used as a weapon of war. Also, a Tunisian court has handed down a two-year prison sentence to news website editor Ghassen Ben Khelifa, in the latest prosecution t»»»

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France24 3h

Macron hails France-Japan ties after talks in Tokyo with PM Takaichi

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday hailed his country's "historic" ties with Japan following talks in Tokyo with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, part of a three-day visit that will include a meeting with the emperor of Japan. Touching on the war in the Middle East, the two leade»»»

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The Peninsula 3h

Qatar's Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva participates in diplomacy and security event

Geneva: HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN Office in Geneva Dr. Hind Abdulrahman Al Muftah took part in an event titled "Diplomacy and Security: Shaping Peace in a Fragmented World," held at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. In her remarks, Her Excellency said that in »»»

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UPI 3h

Congress seeks two-track plan to fund DHS after Trump support - UPI.com

1 of 4 | Department of Homeland Security agents and other law enforcement in uniform patrol the grounds among travelers in Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport on March 24 in New York City. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo April 1 (UPI) -- Republican congressional leaders said Wednesday they »»»

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RT 3h

Anthropic has mistakenly leaked its own internal Claude code

AI giant Anthropic has mistakenly published its own top secret internal code, triggering a viral wave of github rewrites and inflicting potentially catastrophic commercial damage on the Amazon-backed business model. The developer of the Claude chatbot described the incident as a release issue “caus»»»

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France24 3h

Russia demands France release woman arrested for suspected espionage

Moscow is demanding that Russian-French national Anna Novikova be freed after she was detained in France last year ⁠on suspicion of espionage. Novikova is suspected of trying to obtain information about French economic interests.  Russia ​urged ​France on Wednesday to release Anna ​N»»»

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RT 4h

Iran using AI clips to counter US media machine (VIDEOS)

RT has looked into how Iran has used cheap, AI-generated clips to mock US President Donald Trump and the American military, countering the multibillion-dollar US media machine during the conflict in the Middle East. Videos by Tehran address the latest developments in the war, warning that US troops»»»

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The Peninsula 4h

Gold rises above 2 percent in spot trading

New York: Gold prices continued their upward trend for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, as the dollar weakened amid renewed cautious hopes for a de-escalation of the Middle East conflict. The price of gold in spot trading rose 2.5 percent to $4,784.22 per ounce, after earlier reaching i»»»

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UPI 4h

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs state version of SAVE Act into law - UPI.com

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law Wednesday making voters prove their citizenship. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo April 1 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Wednesday a state bill similar to the federal Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The law will take ef»»»

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Al Manar 4h

Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli enemy artillery bunker in Wadi Hounin, off the border town of Markaba, with a barrage of rockets: statement 52 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli enemy artillery bunker in Wadi Hounin, off the border town of Markaba, with a barrage of ro»»»

UPI 4h

Suit fights Gulf drilling exemption tied to national security claim - UPI.com

A court battle has begun after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico necessary for national security and received an exemption from endangered species protections. File Photo by Tannen Maury/EPA April 1 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth de»»»

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Al Manar 4h

Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Misgav Am settlement with a rocket barrage: statement 51 - Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Misgav Am settlem»»»

Al Manar 4h

Iran’s President to US People: Choosing Confrontation Will Affect Future Generations

The Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian sent on Wednesday a message to the American people, stressing that the Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries. Continuing along the path of confrontation is more costly and futi»»»

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MIA 4h

Mucunski, Haddad meet in Paris for talks on faster, merit-based EU integration

Paris, 1 April 2026 (MIA) — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Timcho Mucunski met Wednesday with France's Minister Delegate for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad for talks on strengthening bilateral ties, deepening political dialogue and boosting economic cooperation as well as the count»»»

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