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KABUL: Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said on Saturday (Apr 4).Stormy weather has brought rain sweeping across Afghanistan since late March, causing floods and landslides, and hitting homes and crops.”Since Mar 26 till today, 77 people have been killed and 137 wounded across the country because of the floods and rains,” Afghanistan’s disaster management authority (ANDMA) spokesman Mohammad Yousuf Hammad told AFP on Saturday.The spokesman added that 26 people were killed and 48 were wounded across the country in the past 48 hours…

At least 11 people are injured as Israel strikes near the Lebanese Italian Hospital in Tyre, damaging the facility.Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026A hospital in the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre has been damaged by Israeli air strikes on nearby buildings that injured 11 people, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.The director of the Lebanese Italian Hospital told the state-run National News Agency (NNA) on Saturday that the facility would “remain open to provide the necessary medical care” despite the damage.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listOvernight strikes destroyed two buildings near the hospital, according to…

Government lawyers for President Trump asked an appeals court late Friday for an emergency ruling to allow construction of the White House East Wing to resume after a lower court judge halted it earlier this week. Part of the legal filing is written in a style typical of President Trump’s social media posts but rarely found in legal documents.The government argues construction should not be stopped because an unfinished East Wing leaves the president and White House staff potentially vulnerable to “grave national-security harms.”In making that argument, the government revealed previously unknown security features of the White House addition. It…

FBI zeroes in on key dates in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case amid sheriff recall effort The FBI significantly advances the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case, zeroing in on two crucial dates before the 84-year-old went missing in Arizona on January 31. This development comes as Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos faces a recall effort, with critics highlighting his inconsistent communications and the eroding public trust in the ongoing investigation. Retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro discusses the impact of these missteps on the high-profile missing persons case. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Embattled Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has…

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has declared Sydney have given his team a football lesson after the Eagles were handed their fifth-largest defeat in club history during a horror night at Optus Stadium, but denied his players got ahead of themselves after enjoying recent wins.The Eagles had no answers to the dominant Swans, losing 24.19 (163) to 4.11 (35). West Coast entered the game with optimism after they beat North Melbourne and Port Adelaide in the last two matches, but were powerless to stop Sydney.McQualter said the gap between his young team and the Swans was clear.“I don’t think the…

JAKARTA: A 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s remote northern Talaud islands on Saturday (Apr 4), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The tremor struck at a depth of 99km, some 90km southeast of Sarangani province on the Philippine island of Mindanao.Harry Sauro, a provincial disaster official, told AFP the quake was only “slightly felt” and there were no reports of damage or injuries.Earthquakes are a near-daily occurrence in the Philippines, which with Indonesia and other neighbours is situated on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic activity stretching from…

Tehran says it is the fourth attack near the nuclear plant amid the US-Israel war on Iran.Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026One person has been killed by projectile fragments after United States-Israeli strikes targeted a location close to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.The agency, citing confirmation from Iranian authorities, said in a statement on X that there was “no increase in radiation levels” after Saturday’s attack.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listLater on Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed the Bushehr facility had been “bombed” four times since the war erupted,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Steve Friess, the son of the late Republican mega donor Foster Friess, just threw his hat in the ring to run for Wyoming’s open at-large House seat, seeking to pivot from helping fund political candidates to becoming one himself. Friess announced this week that he would be throwing his hat in the ring for Wyoming’s vacant, at-large House seat, which is currently held by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., who, in December, indicated she would not run for reelection but instead for the U.S. Senate to replace retiring GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis.Friess’s father, Foster,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Providence, Rhode Island artist commissioned to paint a mural of slain Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska said he feels his freedom of expression has been curtailed after left-wing backlash to the project caused it to be shut down.”So, we installed the mural, and, as it started to evolve, the gay community spoke loudly about their displeasure that Elon Musk donated to the project, and that has reached a fever pitch, and the result is that the business owners have decided to remove the mural,” Ian Gaudreau, who was working on the project…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “preserve the unique American institution of college athletics by restoring order, fairness, and stability” on Friday.The order comes roughly a month after Trump hosted a roundtable addressing several hot-button issues with notable sports figures and officials. The order “directs Federal agencies to bolster the effectiveness of key college-sports rules on transferring, eligibility, and pay-for-play by evaluating whether violations of such rules render a university unfit for Federal grants and contracts.” President Donald Trump during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of…