Month: April 2026

Gennaro Gattuso quit as Italy coach on Friday, as the Azzurri’s failure to reach a third straight World Cup continued to send shockwaves through Italian football.

Iranian state TV said a U.S. pilot ejected over southwestern Iran, urging citizens to capture the crew member.

An affiliate of Iranian state TV claims a US pilot ejected from their aircraft; the reason for the ejection is not clear.

UAE air defences engage 18 ballistic missiles, 4 cruise missiles, 47 UAV’s

Stay safe, stay responsible: UAE rolls out clear emergency dos and don’ts

The vast facility in Masdar City is central to the UAE’s efforts to identify health risks before they occur

Second crew member still missing as search and rescue operation continues

Indian national bags Dh20 million in Big Ticket live draw series 285 in Abu Dhabi, with a new Dh25 million jackpot announced for May 3.

Twelve injuries recorded in separate incident due to falling debris in the Ajban area of Abu Dhabi

Keolis MHI appoints Vikas Sardana as new managing director to lead Dubai Metro and Tram through its next growth phase and 2026 strategy.

UAE temperatures to rise 3-5°C in April, NCM warns, with shifting weather, dust winds, scattered rain and changing humidity across the country.

Sheikh Mohammed’s sweet exchange with young girl Bella Maria in Dubai goes viral, showcasing his humility, warmth and ability to connect with people of all ages.

From Dubai to Abu Dhabi, Easter 2025 is being marked through small, thoughtful events – from seaside brunches to kids’ crafts – that help UAE communities slow down, reconnect and keep traditions alive

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet has crashed during a training mission in Crimea, but both pilots successfully ejected and were rescued. | World News

An F-15 went down in Iran and a second Air Force plane crashed near the Strait of Hormuz as the war capped a week of intensified fighting.

The Strait of Hormuz has been virtually blocked by Iran since early in the Middle East war sparked by US-Israeli strikes on February 28. | World News

Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least eight people across the country.

Ukraine on Friday faced nearly 500 Russian missile and drone attacks that killed at least six people, officials said, the latest in an increasing number of daytime strikes by Moscow.

An affiliate of Iranian state TV claims a US pilot ejected from their aircraft; the reason for the ejection is not clear.

Myanmar’s parliament elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president on Friday, parliament said, with the ex-military commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power

US News: The recent repatriation of a Chinese national suspected of drug trafficking marks a significant step in US-China cooperation to combat the fentanyl crisis, according to China’s public security ministry.

BEHIND THE LINES: By joining Iran’s war, the Houthis have opened a dangerous new arena – one that could hit global trade, oil flows, and the wider regional balance.

Israel’s military reported a new missile salvo from Iran on Friday, with its air defences operating to down them, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

The IDF is expected to finish taking control of territory eight to 10 km from the border within the next week, in a move that would diminish Hezbollah’s firing capabilities.

Iran is seeking permanent leverage over the Middle East with new rules for the strategic waterway. | World News

Several bridges across Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan have been identified as potential targets for Iranian military operations, Iranian media said. | World News

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

“Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran,” rails U.S. president.

World anxious to open Hormuz Strait while Trump and Iran trade threats – Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Iran said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside civilian infrastructure — with the month-long war on

The Cuban government says it will release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a suffocating oil blockade.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid opposition from China and Russia about allowing countries to use force to secure the critical waterway Iran has largely cut off to global shipping. The final draft of the proposal, obtained Thursday by The Associated

The country’s current leader has put loyalists in key public institutions who will be able to thwart the budgets and legislation of any new prime minister.

Tel Aviv Police Pressured Junior IDF Officer for Approval to Disperse Anti-war Protest, Sources Say. Pope Leo Urges Israel’s Herzog to End Iran War in Phone Call, Vatican Says. Gas Plant in Abu Dhabi Halts Operations Following Attack, State Media Says

The UN Security Council will vote on a Bahraini proposal on the use of “defensive means” to open the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump has warned the US will target more Iranian bridges and “then electric power plants.”

The people of Burkina Faso must “forget” about democracy, said the country’s junta ruler on Thursday in an interview broadcast on national television.

Cuba’s government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian” gesture during Holy Week, after pledging in March to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana.

The US wants to be a bully, exploiting its economic-military advantage to do so, rather than acting as a disciplined keeper of global economic strategic order. | World News

Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon late Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half

Oil prices are surging on worries of a prolonged Iran war while most Asian financial markets are rising moderately during cautious trading. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 11.4% to $111.54 a

Iran launches fresh strikes on Israel and Gulf nations overnight, with fires reported at Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery.

Iran’s missiles have hit a refinery and damaged a desalination plant in Kuwait as Israeli and U.S. strikes continue against Iran.

The reason given was that the United Nations observes Good Friday as a public holiday, according to diplomatic sources. | World News

Earlier, Iranian drones had targeted Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Friday, triggering fires at the facility. No injuries were reported from the fire. | World News

Iran has fired on targets across the Middle East, damaging a desalination plant and setting a refinery ablaze in Kuwait.

Tiger Woods said he was “just talking to the president” on the phone following his car crash, according to bodycam footage released by Florida police.

Min Aung Hlaing wins 429 out of the 584 votes cast by MPs to become the ⁠country’s president.

Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait’s largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.

Russia launched a “massive” missile and drone strike on Friday on areas around the Ukrainian capital, killing one person, the head of the regional military administration reported, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Kyiv’s openness to a potential Easter truce.