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Israeli strike on south Beirut kills 4, wounds 39: Report
An Israeli strike on south Beirut killed at least four people and wounded 39 on Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said in a preliminary toll.
The strike hit near Lebanon’s largest public hospital, where an AFP team later saw around 20 people leaving the facility, some in tears, as smoke rose from the area and Israeli warplanes were heard overhead.
The area lies adjacent to Beirut’s southern suburbs, a stronghold of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
17:54 (IST) Apr 05
Trump says US will target Iran’s infrastructure on Tuesday
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said in a Truth Social post that “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran.”
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17:43 (IST) Apr 05
Furious Trump hints at hitting Iran hard in expletive-filled social media post
17:39 (IST) Apr 05
Israeli strike hits near hospital in south Beirut: Report
An Israeli strike hit south Beirut on Sunday, Lebanese state media reported, with a medical source telling AFP it made impact about 100 metres away from a public hospital.
The strike hit Beirut’s Jnah neighbourhood near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the largest public medical facility in the country.
Israel’s military earlier warned it was carrying out strikes on Beirut.
16:59 (IST) Apr 05
Middle East war: Iran drones inflict ‘severe’ damage to oil infrastructure in Kuwait
Attacks by Iranian drones on Sunday resulted in “severe” damage to Kuwaiti oil and petrochemical facilities, the country’s state petroleum company said, as Tehran carries out strikes on civilian infrastructure in the Gulf.
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a number of facilities of its subsidiary Petrochemical Industries Company “have been subjected to a heinous Iranian attack and targeting involving the use of drones”.
It said “the attack resulted in the outbreak of fires at several of these facilities and caused severe material damage”.
16:54 (IST) Apr 05
‘Discussed possible options for ensuring the smooth flow of transit through the Strait of Hormuz,’ Oman foreign ministry says
“The Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Iran held a meeting on Saturday, April 4, 2026 CE, at the level of deputy ministers in the foreign ministries of the two countries, attended by specialists from both sides. The meeting discussed possible options for ensuring the smooth flow of transit through the Strait of Hormuz amid the circumstances currently prevailing in the region. During the meeting, experts from both sides presented a number of visions and proposals that will be studied,” Oman govt wrote on X.
16:24 (IST) Apr 05
Oman, Iran hold talks on Strait of Hormuz
Oman and Iran held talks on easing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the Omani state news agency reported Sunday, with the key shipping chokepoint effectively closed due to war in the Middle East.
“Oman and the Islamic Republic of Iran held a meeting at the deputy ministers level in the foreign ministries of the two countries, with the attendance of specialists from both sides, during which the possible options were discussed regarding ensuring the smooth passage through the Strait of Hormuz,” the news agency posted on X.
The experts from both sides put forward a number of visions and proposals regarding it,” it added.
16:06 (IST) Apr 05
Pope urges those who ‘unleash wars’ to ‘choose peace’
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged “those who have the power to unleash wars” to “choose peace” and criticised global indifference to conflicts, in his first Easter blessing.
“We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent. Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people,” he told a crowd of faithful in St Peter’s Square, also announcing a prayer vigil at the Vatican for April 11.
In a break with a tradition observed for years by his predecessors, Leo did not directly refer to any country in his blessing but this year’s Easter celebrations are taking place in the shadow of war in the Middle East.
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15:44 (IST) Apr 05
Iran military says US rescue operation used abandoned airport in southern Isfahan
Iran’s military said on Sunday that the US operation to rescue a missing airman from a downed American fighter jet used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province.
“The so-called US military rescue operation, planned as a deception and escape mission at an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan under the pretext of recovering the pilot of a downed aircraft, was completely foiled,” said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the military’s central command, Khatam Al-Anbiya.
He added that “two C-130 military transport planes and two Black Hawk helicopters were destroyed” during the operation.