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News As Facts
04-09-2026 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 +0.62% $6,824 BTC +1.41% $72,277 OIL (WTI) + $97

== Armed conflicts and attacks ==

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces alternative routes
for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, citing risks of sea mines in
the main shipping channel. (AFP via Arab News)
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2639281/middle-east

The United Kingdom says Russia has launched a sabotage operation on its
navy and critical infrastructure, including pipelines. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg54mdlqppjt

Hezbollah launches rockets at the Israeli kibbutz of Manara in response
to Israeli and American violations of the ceasefire linked to the Iran
War. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) https://www.abs-
cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/9/hezbollah-says-fired-rockets-towards-israel-
in-response-to-violation-of-ceasefire-1022

At least seven people are killed by a wave of Israeli airstrikes and
artillery shelling across Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/fresh-israeli-attacks-on-
lebanon-threaten-us-iran-ceasefire

In an emergency conference, British defence secretary John Healey says
Russian Navy submarines have launched military action against the UK in
the North Sea and says counter-measures are underway. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg54mdlqppjt

The Israeli military says that it has killed Lebanese Resistance
Brigades commanders Maher Qassem Hamdan and Ali Yusuf Harshi, personal
secretary and nephew of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. (The Jerusalem
Post), (Reuters) https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-892427

Hezbollah says that its fighters are engaged in "point-blank clashes"
with Israeli troops in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon. (Al Arabiya)
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/04/09/hezbollah-
says-engaging-israeli-forces-directly-in-south-lebanon-town-of-bint-
jbeil

After pressure from the United States, Israel agrees to hold direct
talks with Lebanon in Washington, D.C., but refuses to observe the Iran
war ceasefire in Lebanon. (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/israel-lebanon-negotiations-ceasefire

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company CEO Sultan Al Jaber says that the strait
is still not open because Iran is restricting and controlling traffic.
(CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/iran-war-oil-strait-hormuz-
tanker-ship-uae.html

The Bahraini military intercepts seven drones from Iran. (AA)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/bahrain-reports-new-drone-attack-
from-iran-on-2nd-day-of-ceasefire/3899405

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that the ceasefire was approved
by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (Times of Israel)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/irans-president-says-
ceasefire-was-approved-by-the-supreme-leader/

Gabon-flagged oil tanker MSG crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to
MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the
waterway since the ceasefire was announced. (Gulf Today)
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/04/09/first-non-iranian-tanker-
transits-strait-of-hormuz-since-ceasefire

Lebanese authorities update the losses from the previous day's attacks
to 303 killed and 1,150 injured. (AA) https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-
east/death-toll-from-wednesday-s-israeli-strikes-in-lebanon-rises-
to-303-health-ministry/3900136

The Kuwaiti military reports that drones attacked several vital
facilities and caused significant damage to a national guard base. (AA)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/kuwait-says-national-guard-site-
vital-facilities-hit-by-hostile-drones/3900284

== Arts and culture ==

The Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall,
and other holy sites in the Old City of Jerusalem reopen for the first
time since the war with Iran started on February 28 after being closed
by authorities due to security concerns. (Israel National News), (Middle
East Eye), (The Times of Israel)
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/682746

== Business and economy ==

The OECD reports that official development assistance from its member
states declined by 23.1 percent in real terms to US$174.3 billion,
marking the largest recorded annual decrease, with the reduction largely
driven by cuts from the United States. (AFP via Indo Premier) https://ww
w.indopremier.com/ipotnews/newsDetail.php?jdl=Development_aid_down__hist
oric__23_1_percent_in_2025__OECD&news_id=1726284&group_news=ALLNEWS&tagi
ng_subtype=UNITEDSTATES&name=&search=y_general&q=UNITED%20STATES,%20&hal
aman=1

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announces plans to
allocate �5 billion to support economies affected by the Iran war,
focusing on financial systems, businesses, and infrastructure in Egypt,
Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. (Reuters via London South East)
https://www.lse.co.uk/news/ebrd-to-deploy-5-billion-euros-in-countries-
hit-by-iran-war-xolgni9ibt6tlfr.html

Gulf Air, the flag carrier of Bahrain, announces a plan to return its
operations hub to Bahrain International Airport after having relocated
to King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, during the
Iran war. (Aerospace Global News)
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/gulf-air-return-bahrain-iran-
ceasefire/

== Disasters and accidents ==

Four people are killed and 38 are rescued after an inflatable dinghy of
migrants capsized near Calais, off the coast of Northern France.
(Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/small-boat-sinks-channel-
casualties-unknown-french-local-authorities-say-2026-04-09/

== International relations ==

British prime minister Keir Starmer visits Bahrain and the United Arab
Emirates during a trip to several Gulf Arab states to discuss the
regional situation. (Belfast Telegraph), (Daily Record)
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/keir-starmer-it-takes-more-
than-just-words-to-make-us-iran-ceasefire-permanent/a/145516120.html

Indian oil and gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri visits Qatar to discuss
the prioritization of energy exports, as the country is India's largest
supplier of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.
(OilPrice.com), (Reuters) https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-
News/Indias-Oil-Minister-Heads-to-Qatar-as-LNG-Supply-Crisis-
Deepens.html

== Politics and elections ==

The Supreme Court of Russia designates the human rights group Memorial
as an extremist organization and bans its activities following a
petition by the Ministry of Justice. (AP via Laredo Morning Times)
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/russian-court-criminalizes-the-
activities-of-the-22197210.php

== Science and technology ==

The Korean Central News Agency reports that North Korea has tested
various military technologies throughout the week, including a surface-
to-surface tactical ballistic missile identified as Hwasongpho-11 Ka.
(Yonhap News Agency) https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260409000351315

Isar Aerospace's "Onward and Upward" mission, which had been due to
launch from And�ya Space port in And�ya, Norway, is postponed for a
third time due to a possible leak, to be rescheduled at a later date.
(isaraerospace.com), (NRK) https://isaraerospace.com/newsroom-first-
test-flight

== End News As Facts 04-09-2026 22:00 UTC ==

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