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News As Facts
04-02-2026 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 +0.11% $6,582 BTC -1.82% $66,915 OIL (WTI) +11.93% $112
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening
the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/dozens-countries-discuss-
coalition-secure-passage-through-strait-hormuz-2026-04-02/
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minster Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman
are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait
of Hormuz. (Anadolu Agency) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-
says-drafting-protocol-with-oman-to-oversee-strait-of-hormuz-
transit/3889814
Minor damage is reported near the Kizad area in Abu Dhabi after the
United Arab Emirates air defenses successfully intercepts an Iranian
missile. (Khaleej Times) https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/damage-abu-
dhabi-kezad-missile-interception
Kenya reports at least 16 Kenyans are missing after being recruited to
fight for the Russian military in Ukraine, while 38 others are currently
in Russian hospitals in unknown conditions as they are under restricted
access. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says the men were
offered a $2,700 monthly salary by Russian agents for joining the war.
(BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ell79v2wo
Austria denies U.S. aircraft use of its ?airspace for military
operations against Iran. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-
east/austria-denied-us-access-its-airspace-gulf-military-operations-
reports-newspaper-2026-04-02/
Iran conducted strikes on both Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain
and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (The
Caspian Post) https://caspianpost.com/iran/iran-s-irgc-targets-oracle-
data-center-in-dubai
Two Rapid Support Forces drones hit the Al-Jabalain hospital in White
Nile State killing 10, including seven medical staff. (medecins sans
frontieres) https://www.msf.org/sudan-strike-hospitals-
results-10-fatalities-including-7-medical-staff
The B1 highway bridge linking Tehran and Karaj, which was inaugurated
earlier this year, is hit by U.S.–Israeli airstrikes. Two people are
killed. (Times of Israel), (Al Jazeera)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/middle-easts-highest-
bridge-linking-tehran-to-karaj-hit-by-airstrikes/
An Antonov An-72 is destroyed in a Ukrainian strike on Kirovske Air Base
in Kirovske Raion, Russian occupied Crimea. (The Kyiv Independent)
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-airfield-in-occupied-crimea-
destroys-an-72-aircraft-and-orion-drone-base/
== Business and economy ==
United States crude oil surges to over US$113 per barrel. (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/oil-prices-stock-market-iran-
war-trump-rcna266351
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and its subsidiary XiamenAir
increase fuel surcharges by ¥60–120 (US$8.70–17.50) on domestic flights
in response to rising oil prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The
Standard) https://www.thestandard.com.hk/world/article/328391/Chinese-
airlines-to-raise-fuel-surcharges-on-domestic-flights
== Disasters and accidents ==
One person is killed and another is injured when a building in Manado,
North Sulawesi, Indonesia, collapses following a 7.4-magnitude
earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia. (AFP via France 24)
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260402-7-4-magnitude-quake-off-
indonesia-kills-one-tsunami-warning-lifted
A cargo Beechcraft 18 crashed near the Barangay Decalacho airport,
Philippines. Both occupants were killed. (Xinhua)
https://english.news.cn/20260402/14ec201f5c1a4f61b8ee03b4f694effe/c.html
== International relations ==
Argentina orders Iranian chargé d'affaires Mohsen Soltani Tehrani to
leave the country within 48 hours after Iranian officials issued
statements that Argentina described as false and offensive. The move
follows Argentina's designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
as a terrorist organization. (AFP via LBCI)
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/world-news/920881/argentina-expels-irans-
diplomatic-envoy/en
Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the
Commonwealth of Independent States, as Moldova's government says CIS's
core values and principles are no longer respected, particularly with
regard to territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders and
refer to the actions of the Russian Federation in the region, including
the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on the
territory of Moldova. (Moldova Press), (TASS)
https://www.moldpres.md/eng/politics/parliament-votes-for-moldova-s-
final-withdrawal-from-the-cis
== Law and crime ==
Four children are killed in a mass stabbing at a school in Kampala,
Uganda. The perpetrator, an adult man, is arrested. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/2/four-children-killed-in-school-
stabbing-attack-in-uganda
Dutch authorities recover the Helmet of Co?ofene?ti and other treasures
from the Dacian royal collection, which were stolen from the Drents
Museum in Assen, Drenthe, in 2025. (AFP via CTV News)
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/stolen-romanian-golden-helmet-
found-dutch-art-sleuth-to-afp/
== End News As Facts 04-02-2026 22:00 UTC ==
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