The Israeli intelligence agencies Mossad and Shin Bet have reported to the Israel war cabinet that Iran could conduct a minor drone attack on Israeli military establishments. Sources in Israel's Defence Ministry told that the agencies have informed that Iran would not go for a major attack on Israel and that missiles may not be used.

At least 29 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building here on Friday. Dozens of people were injured in the airstrike, said the report, without giving further details. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Friday that the airforce has attacked more than 60 targets in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours.

The United States-led Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) relating to supply chain resilience, that also has India as its member, will enter into force in South Korea next week, Seoul's industry ministry said on Friday. The initiative will enter into force from next Wednesday, 30 days after the country's deposition of its instrument of ratification for the initiative, in accordance with its provisions, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said China tried to meddle in the election process in his country twice --2019 and 2021, but asserted that it was fair. The elections were decided by Candians, Trudeau said on Wednesday in his testimony before a commission probing alleged foreign interference in the polls.

At least 17 people were killed and 40 others injured after a truck plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's Balochistan province, local media reported. The incident occurred on Wednesday night when the truck, carrying 50 people, was proceeding towards Shah Noorani shrine, Agency reported quoting a police official as saying.

The Cairo indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas have again hit a roadblock after the latter refused to release 40 hostages as demanded by the Israeli side. Hamas, according to Israel's defence ministry sources, has informed mediators that they don’t have 40 women and elderly hostages to be released. However, Israel has insisted that for any further continuation of ceasefire talks, a minimum of 40 hostages have to be released.

One paper factory worker died and two others were injured in a huge explosion in Vietnam's Bac Ninh province on Tuesday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported. The explosion occurred at around 10:30 a.m. at Hung Loi Paper Joint Stock Company in Phu Lam industrial cluster when the workers were repairing machines. A 31-year-old worker died on the scene, while two others were taken to hospital in an emergency.

Eva Lawler, the chief minister of the Australia's Northern Territory (NT), on Tuesday announced that the curfew for people under the age of 18 in Alice Springs has been extended until April 16. The announcement was made one day before the curfew, which was imposed on March 27 in response to a series of violent incidents in the town, was set to expire. Under the curfew, anyone under the age of 18 is banned from being out of their home in the central business district (CBD) of Alice Springs between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

A 6.0 magnitude quake hit Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday, but did not trigger a tsunami warning, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The agency initially reported the quake's magnitude to be 6.1 before revising it. The earthquake occurred at 07.02 a.m. Jakarta time (0002 GMT) with its epicenter situated 46 km southeast of Ransiki town, and a depth of 11 km under the seabed, the agency said.

Big companies in South Korea increased their investments in research and development (R&D) activities last year despite decreased earnings, a corporate data tracker said on Tuesday. Their combined R&D investments rose 9.4 percent to 73.42 trillion won ($54 billion) in 2023 from 67.14 trillion won a year earlier, according to a recent survey of 224 firms by the data tracker CEO Score.