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Nepal announces two-day weekend for offices, schools amid oil supply disruption

Updated: Apr 6th, 2026 Citing ongoing disruptions in petroleum supplies due to the conflict in West Asia, the Nepali government has decided to implement a two-day weekend for government offices and educational institutions.  Under the new arrangement, public holidays will now be observed on Saturdays and Sundays for government offices and educational institutions. Minister for...

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Iran releases footage claiming destruction of US aircraft amid conflicting accounts over rescue mission

Updated: Apr 5th, 2026 Fresh tensions have emerged after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released footage allegedly showing charred wreckage of a US aircraft scattered across a desert, with smoke still rising. Iran’s military has claimed that it destroyed three American aircraft involved in a search operation for the crew of a downed US fighter...

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Gunfire reported near White House, no injuries

Updated: Apr 5th, 2026 US Secret Service officers responded to reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park early on Sunday, triggering a security response near the White House. No injuries were reported, and no suspect was immediately found. The United States Secret Service said officers were dispatched shortly after midnight following reports of shots fired in...

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White House denies Trump hospital rumours

Updated: Apr 5th, 2026 The White House has pushed back against widespread online speculation that President Donald Trump was hospitalised, calling the claims false after rumours spread rapidly across social media following a routine press ‘lid’. The speculation began after the White House announced a travel and photo ‘lid’ at 11 am ET Saturday, signalling...

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Iranian FM condemns US-Israeli strike near Bushehr plant, warns of lethal regional consequences

Updated: Apr 5th, 2026 Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemned a US-Israeli strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant earlier in the day and warned of its potential lethal consequences for the West Asia region.  Earlier, Tehran confirmed that a projectile hit near Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant on Saturday morning, killing one...

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Iran attacks Tel Aviv airport, war fallout puts Trump under pressure

Updated: Apr 5th, 2026 Iran’s army has claimed that it carried out retaliatory drone strikes targeting the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, as per reports. The strike, described as a response to recent developments in the region, has heightened global concerns over...