Live updates: Trump says ‘entire country’ of Iran could be taken out if no deal is reached by tomorrow  CNN Iran War Live Updates: As Strait Deadline Looms, Trump Repeats Threats of Infrastructure Attacks in News Conference  The New York Times Trump can’t make his mind up about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s more important than he

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Kim Jong Un Praises South Korea’s Lee for Apology Over Drones  Bloomberg.com North Korea welcomes Seoul regret over drones as ‘wise’  DW.com South Korea says Pyongyang’s response to drone apology marks progress in easing tensions  yahoo.com South Korea’s president regrets ‘reckless’ drones sent into the North  Le Monde.fr North Korea Welcome’s Seoul’s Expression of Regret Over Drone Incursion  U.S. News

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DUBAI: The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island kingdom of Bahrain, closed early Tuesday over threats from Iranian attacks.The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X.It said vehicle movements had been “suspended as a precautionary measure” over Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.The

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ISLAMABAD: As the US-Israel war on Iran have disrupted global crude oil shipping routes, Pakistani refineries adjusted procurement strategies and managed their crude oil inventories to prevent energy shortages, according to refinery officials and data seen by Arab News.

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BUDAPEST: Hungary’s Viktor Orban has used disinformation to make Ukraine the scapegoat of his election campaign, analysts said, with some suggesting he is receiving covert help from Russia against an unprecedented challenge to his 16-year rule. The nationalist premier — Moscow’s closest ally in the European Union — has used AI-generated images to help whip

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ISLAMABAD: The provincial governments in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces on Sunday ordered all markets, shopping centers and wedding halls to close early to conserve energy. 

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SIDON: Two years ago, Dr. Mohammed Ziara watched Israel ravage Gaza’s health care system, shelling hospitals, striking ambulances and forcing patients to evacuate. Now Ziara — along with other medical workers, human rights groups and many civilians — warns that the same scenario is unfolding in Lebanon. Israel is pushing deep into the southern part

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Oil prices choppy after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran  BBC Trump can’t make his mind up about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s more important than he lets on  CNN Trump vows ‘hell’ for Iran if Strait stays shut, says a deal is possible  Reuters Trump’s Lesson From Risky Rescue: Threaten to Go Harder at Iran  The New York Times

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An airstrike early Monday struck a residential building in a city southwest of Iran’s capital, Tehran, killing at least 13 people, Iranian media reported. The semiofficial Fars news agency and Nour News reported the strike near Eslamshar. It wasn’t clear why the building had been struck. Neither Israel nor the United States claimed the strikes

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister and president on Sunday vowed to protect the religious and economic rights of minorities as the country’s Christian community celebrates the Easter festival today.  Easter is celebrated by Christians in Pakistan and worldwide to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is one of the most important festivals in the Christian

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