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Kuwait Petroleum Corp reports damage at units after Iran drone attacks

Reuters — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:11:03 +0000

Reuters – Iranian drone attacks hit various targets in Kuwait on Sunday, with state energy company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reporting fires and “severe material damage” at some operating units. KPC said in a statement that teams were working to contain the fires at affiliates Petrochemical Industries Company and National Petroleum Company. In a separate incident,

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South Korea asks Gulf nations for steady energy supply, safety of Korean vessels

Reuters — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:32:04 +0000

Seoul, South Korea – South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol met with envoys from Gulf countries to shore up energy security and the safety of Korean vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, the ministry said on Sunday, as the escalating Iran war disrupts shipping. In the meeting on Friday, Koo asked the Gulf Cooperation Council ambassadors to

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At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war

Reuters — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:21:14 +0000

Vatican City – Pope Leo led the world’s Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and urged people not to feel numbed by the scope of the conflicts raging across the world but to work for peace. Leo, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran war, said that mistrust and

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UN Hormuz vote now expected next week; China opposes authorization of force

Reuters — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:42:47 +0000

(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is now expected to vote next week on a Bahraini resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Friday, but veto-wielding China has made clear its opposition to authorizing any use of force. A meeting ofthe Council’s 15 members was initially set for Friday, then rescheduled for Saturday. Several diplomats said it had now been

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Trump says U.S. can take Strait of Hormuz with more time

Reuters — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:36:50 +0000

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. can open the Strait of Hormuz with a little more time, as pressure mounts for his administration to find a quick resolution to a war against Iran. “With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL,& MAKE A FORTUNE,” Trump said in a post on Truth

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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

Reuters — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:53:26 +0000

April 3 (Reuters) – Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. His carefully choreographed journey from top general to civilian president follows a lopsided election in December and January

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Pacquiao says Mayweather rematch is a fight, not an exhibition

Reuters — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:51:21 +0000

April 3 (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao said he has signed a contract for a fight with Floyd Mayweather and that he would not get back into the ring with the American if it was an exhibition bout. Mayweather, 49, and Pacquiao, 47 announced last month that they would meet at the Sphere in Las Vegas in September, with the bout

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Trump vows to hit more Iranian infrastructure as nations seek to open Hormuz

Reuters — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:29:42 +0000

Washington/Cairo, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran”, reiterating vows to increase the ferocity of attacks on its infrastructure, as dozens of countries sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Nearly five weeks after it started with a

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No energy lockdown, Palace says

NewsWatch Plus Staff — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:41:39 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – Malacañang has dismissed online rumors claiming a so-called energy lockdown. “Fake news,” Palace press officer Claire Castro said in a Viber message to reporters on Friday, April 3. The alert in question, which falsely carried the Department of Energy logo, urged the public to prepare power banks, solar equipment, flashlights, food,

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Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic

Joshua McElwee, Reuters — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:23:23 +0000

Vatican City April 2 (Reuters) – Pope Leo last May became the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, but for the initial 10 months of his tenure he mostly avoided comment about his home country and never once mentioned President Donald Trump publicly. That era has come to an end. In recent weeks the pope has emerged as a

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