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News As Facts
04-01-2026 22:00 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 +0.72% $6,575 BTC +0.89% $68,402 OIL (WTI) + $100
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate,
Kuwait, is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. (Gulf News)
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/major-fire-breaks-out-in-kuwait-
international-airport-after-iranian-drone-attacks-1.500492703
A Bangladeshi national is killed by shrapnel during a drone interception
in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (AFP via The Daily Star)
https://www.thedailystar.net/news/world/us-israel-war-
iran/news/bangladeshi-killed-drone-shrapnel-uae-official-media-4140716
The Israeli military reports a missile launched by Houthi militias is
intercepted. (The Times of Israel) https://www.timesofisrael.com/girl-
critically-hurt-by-iranian-cluster-bomb-as-repeated-salvos-target-
center/
Ten people are injured, including a girl from Bnei Brak, Israel, who is
in critical condition, after a missile barrage from Iran. (The Times of
Israel) https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/girl-hurt-in-iran-
missile-strike-is-in-critical-condition-another-boy-seriously-injured-
hospitals/
A U.S. strike on Tehran reportedly damages the former U.S. embassy,
which was converted into a museum following its takeover during the
Iranian Revolution. The St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is also damaged.
(Iran International), (AFP via The Times of Israel)
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604017722
As confirmed by the U.S. Department of Defense and international media,
two more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance drones have been shot down
over Iranian territory. (Iran International), (CBC News)
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604019436
Israeli airstrikes kill seven people, including the Hezbollah commander
for Iraq, and injure dozens more in Beirut and nearby Khalde, Lebanon.
(AFP via Naharnet) https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/319299-israeli-
strike-in-jnah-targeted-hezbollah-commander-for-iraq
The Russian Defence Ministry says its forces have taken full control of
Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military denies this
claim, saying its 3rd Assault Brigade continues to hold a small number
of positions near the front line. (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-luhansk-us-talks-
drones-d78a7b78203130ddef11757e7df88abe
A Russian drone strike kills four civilians in Zolotonosha, Cherkasy
Oblast, Ukraine. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
https://english.nv.ua/nation/four-killed-in-zolotonosha-district-in-
russian-drone-attack-on-cherkasy-oblast-50596788.html
It is reported that talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan are held in
China in an effort to end the current conflict. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/pakistan-afghanistan-open-fresh-
talks-china-end-conflict-say-sources-2026-04-01/
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian releases a letter to the American
people and suggests that diplomatic engagement is possible. (The New
York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/world/middleeast/iran-
president-pezeshkian-letter-diplomacy.html
Iran fires three missiles in Qatar, with two intercepted and a third one
hitting a oil tanker registered by QatarEnergy. (Khaama Press)
https://www.khaama.com/iran-attacks-oil-tanker-in-qatari-waters/
A military official with the Israel Defense Forces says that the Israeli
Air Force has completed strikes against vital targets in Iran including
military and nuclear targets. (Ynet)
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1e7deij11g
== Disasters and accidents ==
A boat carrying Afghan migrants capsizes off the coast of Bodrum,
Turkey, leaving at least 19 people dead, according to the Turkish Coast
Guard. Twenty other migrants are rescued. (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-boat-chase-
migrants-70ad90e8b0f72513acbfa1560be6ca64
== Law and crime ==
Cambodia extradites the former chairperson of Huione Group to China,
where law enforcement authorities accuse him of involvement in a large-
scale online fraud and money laundering network linked to Huione.
Investigators identify him as an associate of suspected crime leader
Chen Zhi, who was previously extradited in connection with the case.
(AFP via The Star) https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-
news/2026/04/01/accused-scam-boss-extradited-from-cambodia-to-china
== End News As Facts 04-01-2026 22:00 UTC ==
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