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News As Facts
04-03-2026 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 -0.13% $66,899 OIL (WTI) +11.93% $111
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
At least three people are killed in a strike on a residential area in
Tehran, Iran. (Al Jazeera) https://aje.news/2j1442?update=4459276
The United Arab Emirates intercepts 18 ballistic missiles, four cruise
missiles, and 47 drones from Iran. Falling debris from the interception
injures at least 12 people in the Abu Dhabi emirate. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/3/iran-war-
live-trump-warns-assault-on-infrastructure-hasnt-even-started
Maltese-flagged CMA CGM Kribi, a container ship registered by French
shipping company CMA CGM crosses the Strait of Hormuz after departing
Dubai, making it the first ship from Western Europe to cross the strait
since the war started. (AFP via France 24), (Euronews)
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260403-container-ship-declaring-
french-ownership-passes-through-hormuz-strait
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied
natural gas (LNG) oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of
Hormuz for the first since the outbreak of the Iran war. a third ship
also crosses the strait. (Kyodo News), (The Guardian)
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/73560
Six people are killed and five others, including a child, are injured in
Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine. (DW)
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-kharkiv-under-repeated-attack-on-1500th-
day-of-war/a-76652096
Iranian forces shoot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet in Iranian airspace.
U.S. officials say a search is underway for the two crew members, one of
whom is rescued. Iran's state media says a reward will be given to any
citizen who helps capture an American pilot. (CNN)
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/03/world/live-news/iran-war-us-
trump-oil
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says that peace talks
between the Taliban government of Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing
in a effort to end the war. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-
afghanistan-china-talks-fighting-urumqi-92f73bfacd2c6e68a4808ce8923b4645
A U.S. military helicopter is hit with small arms fire while conducting
a search and rescue operation for the downed F-15E pilots. (Al Jazeera)
https://aje.news/2j1442?update=4459148
A U.S. A-10 Warthog crashes near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by
Iranian anti-aircraft fire. The pilot ejects and is rescued. (The
Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/03/middle-east-crisis-
live-trump-urges-iran-to-make-deal-after-bridge-strike
== Business and economy ==
Pakistan introduces free public transport in Islamabad and Punjab for
one month and provides targeted subsidies in other regions to offset the
impact of recent fuel price increases. (AFP via Philippine Daily
Inquirer) https://globalnation.inquirer.net/316792/pakistan-announces-
free-public-transport-as-energy-crisis-bites
== Disasters and accidents ==
Four people are killed when a small plane crashes into a restaurant in
Capão da Canoa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (G1 in Portuguese)
https://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2026/04/03/queda-
aviao-litoral-norte-rs.ghtml
At least 35 people are injured after a passenger train derails in
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/03/train-derails-in-ulyanovsk-
region-injuring-at-least-7-a92416
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan,
killing 8 people in Afghanistan. (ABC News)
https://abcnews.com/amp/International/wireStory/58-magnitude-quake-hits-
afghanistan-pakistan-killing-8-131695467
== Law and crime ==
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of China announces that
former Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui is under investigation
over suspected "serious violation of law and discipline", becoming the
third member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party to be
investigated by the commission. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-politburo-member-ma-xingrui-
under-investigation-by-anti-graft-watchdog-2026-04-03/
== Politics and elections ==
Myanmar's military ruler, General Min Aung Hlaing, is elected president
by the Electoral College. Min secures 429 votes, against 126 for Nyo Saw
and 29 for Nan Ni Ni Aye, who become first and second vice presidents,
respectively. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-
president-min-aung-hlaing-military-c263b2d6175b82c5868e24496c975ff8
Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffles his cabinet after
several officials were implicated in a European Public Prosecutor's
Office investigation into alleged irregularities in the allocation of
European Union farm subsidies. (Xinhua)
https://english.news.cn/20260404/0a50c6bf2e63494a9bd282ae3e716f94/c.html
== End News As Facts 04-03-2026 22:00 UTC ==
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