Kuwaiti tanker hit by Iranian attack in Dubai port, raising oil spill fears
2026-03-31
Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker at Dubai port’s anchorage, with the strike damaging theContinue Reading
Israel’s parliament passes death penalty bill targeting Palestinians
2026-03-31
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed a controversial one-sided bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penaltyContinue Reading
Vaping NOT safer than smoking, experts warn
2026-03-31
Despite being positioned as a tool for quitting smoking, vaping is as potentially harmful as cigarettes – and can causeContinue Reading
Bangladesh named among countries facing heightened risk from prolonged Middle East war
2026-03-30
The Middle East war poses a greater risk to Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, and to a lesser extent Laos,Continue Reading
Highly mutated BA.3.2 ‘Cicada’ COVID-19 variant detected in at least 23 countries
2026-03-30
A newly identified and highly mutated COVID-19 subvariant, BA.3.2, informally dubbed the ‘Cicada’ variant, has drawn global attention after beingContinue Reading
Iran warns U.S. against ground invasion
2026-03-30
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has accused the U.S. of planning a ground invasion as part of the next stageContinue Reading
Oil tops $116 a barrel as Iran accuses US of preparing invasion
2026-03-30
Oil prices have surged to their highest level in nearly two weeks amid escalation on multiple fronts of the US-IsraelContinue Reading
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed to US-Israel allies
2026-03-27
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and any transit through the waterwayContinue Reading
Iran says Middle East hotels hosting US troops will be targeted
2026-03-27
Iran’s military has warned that hotels housing US soldiers across the region will be targets in its war with theContinue Reading
WHO praises Norway’s ban on unhealthy food Ads to children
2026-03-27
Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says Norway’s decision to prohibit the marketing of unhealthy foodsContinue Reading
China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S.
2026-03-27
Dozens of Chinese research vessels are on a quest to map the sea floor at strategically vital regions of theContinue Reading
Trump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6
2026-03-27
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was extending an ongoing brief pause in attacking Iran’s energy facilities by 10Continue Reading
Israel says Iran official responsible for closing Hormuz killed
2026-03-26
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz says the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, Alireza Tangsiri, was killedContinue Reading
Two dead, three injured in debris incident in Abu Dhabi
2026-03-26
Two people have been killed, and three others injured, after debris fell from the successful interception of a missile byContinue Reading
Oil prices rise higher as Iran denies US talks
2026-03-26
Oil prices have climbed higher amid fading hopes of de-escalation in the Iran war following Tehran’s denial that talks withContinue Reading
Japan starts release of state-held oil to stabilize supplies
2026-03-26
The Japanese government on Thursday started releasing state-held oil to stabilize supplies amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, asContinue Reading
Tehran issues warning to regional neighbour if Iranian island occupied
2026-03-26
A senior official in Tehran has warned that intelligence reports suggest that “Iran’s enemies” are planning to occupy an IranianContinue Reading
Goldfish ‘drives’ motion car, sets Guinness Record
2026-03-26
A goldfish named Blub reeled in a world record, and all he needed to do was just keep swimming inContinue Reading