Iran revised the death toll from a major explosion at its main commercial port late last month down to 57 from 70, while state television reported two arrests in connection with the blast.

The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Hormozgan province's Chief Justice Mojtaba Qahremani as saying the updated figure for the April 26 blast at Shahid Rajaee Port includes 46 recovered and identified bodies and 11 people still missing.

Qahremani explained that the initial count was lowered after forensic examinations determined that some body parts collected separately belonged to the same individuals. A special working group has been established to follow up on the missing, he added.

State television reported separately on Sunday that two people, including a government official, had been arrested over the explosion.

US President Donald Trump on Monday (Indian time) announced a new 100 per cent tariff on foreign films, stating that the movie industry in America is "dying a very fast death," which, according to him, is posing a national security threat.

He accused other countries of offering all sorts of incentives and drawing filmmakers and studios away from the US.

"Industry in America is dying a very fast death. Other countries are offering all sorts of the movie incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood and many other areas within the USA are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other nations and, therefore, a national security threat," he posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.

The US State Department has approved an F-16 fighter jet training and sustainment package worth $310 million for Ukraine, the Pentagon announced.

The package included aircraft modifications, flight training, maintenance support, spare parts, ground handling equipment, and specialised software systems, according to the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, BAE Systems and AAR Corporation are the deal's principal contractors. However, This package contained no actual aircraft, as the jets would be provided by NATO allies rather than directly from the United States, said the DSCA.

Polling stations across Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Saturday for the country's general election.

A total of 211 candidates, including two independents, are contesting the 97 elected parliamentary seats. Of these 97 seats, five in a multi-member constituency have already been secured by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), as no opposition candidates were fielded there.

The PAP, the ruling party since Singapore's independence in 1965, is fielding 97 candidates and contesting every seat. This election marks the first time Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is leading the party into a general election after succeeding Lee Hsien Loong in May 2024, following Lee's two-decade tenure, reports news agency.

In the 2020 general election, the PAP garnered 61.24 per cent of the popular vote, down from 69.86 per cent in 2015.

Federal elections voting is underway in Australia as millions cast their votes, along with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

PM Albanese of the left-leaning Australian Labor Party has cast his vote in Grayndler in Sydney.

When asked whether he would win the booth, he said, "Marrickville West is my local hood. If we don't win this booth, we're in real trouble."

Albanese is hoping to make history by becoming the first Prime Minister in 21 years to win consecutive elections.

"Voting for lower taxes, stronger Medicare, affordable housing and 20 per cent off your student debt. Voting Labor," Albanese posted on X after casting his vote.

According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the latest Newspoll, published in The Australian, will give Albanese a reason to be optimistic, putting Labor ahead of the Liberal-National coalition (52.5 - 47.5 per cent after preferences).

The continuous incidents of harassment of journalists in Bangladesh have exposed the grim reality of the situation that the South Asian nation is facing under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, according to local media reports.

The world is celebrating World Press Freedom Day 2025, with a theme, 'Reporting in the Brave New World -- The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media'.

The Dhaka-based rights group Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), in its recent data, revealed that a total of 398 incidents of attack and harassment of journalists were reported from August 2024 to March 2025, with 82 incidents reported in February and March.

The data indicated that 40 incidents were reported in March, another 40 in February, and 20 incidents in January.

Meanwhile, on Friday, ASK expressed serious concern over the recent dismissal of three TV journalists, the naming of at least 137 journalists as accused in connection with the July uprising last year, and, additionally, the filing of attempted murder cases against cultural activists.

The menace of illicit trade is causing an annual revenue loss of Rs 3.4 trillion to Pakistan, about 30 per cent of which is due to the exploitation of the Afghan Transit Trade facility. The figures were revealed in the latest report on Illicit Trade Index where Pakistan is ranked at 101 out of 158 countries. The looting revenue loss stands over Rs 751 billion with tobacco trade alone causing loss of Rs 300 billion, every year.

The report titled 'Pakistan's Battle Against Illicit Trade: An Analysis of Challenges and Pathways to Resilience' warned that as many as five sectors are causing massive revenue losses to the national exchequer.

Launched jointly by the Police Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) and Transitional Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT), the report details how five sectors - namely tobacco; pharmaceuticals; tyres and lubricants; petrol and diesel; and tea - are causing major revenue losses to the national exchequer due to the consistent presence of illicit trade activities.

"Out of Rs 751 billion revenue losses, illicit tobacco is causing revenue loss of Rs 300 billion, pharmaceuticals Rs 60-65 billion, tyres and lubricants Rs 106 billion, petrol and diesel Rs 270 billion and tea Rs 10 billion on a per annum basis," the report states.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it had intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen.

In the latest incident this afternoon, air raid sirens were activated in northern Israel, as the IDF stated that it is examining the outcome of interception efforts targeting a ballistic missile. No injuries or damage have been reported so far.

It follows the IDF's interception of a missile also launched from Yemen early Friday morning. Israel's national emergency service, MDA, said in a statement that there were no reports of casualties, except for a man who was bruised on his way to a shelter, news agency reported.

Special Yoga sessions were held across the globe on Friday, marking the 50-day countdown to the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025.

In Australia's Perth, senior members of Health Support Services performed chair Yoga.

"We marked the 50 Day Countdown to International Day of Yoga 2025 with unwavering energy and unity of HSS Seniors of Perth, demonstrating some chair Yoga. Yoga for One Earth, One Health," the Consulate General of India in Perth posted on X.

In Sri Lanka's Kandy, teachers, principal and more than 50 students from the Kathiresan Central College in Nawalapitiya participated in the yoga session organised by the Assistant High Commission of India.

The Consulate General of India in Hambantota also organised a special yoga session for children at a detention home.

A total of 653 survivors have been rescued by emergency teams following Myanmar's 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the state-owned daily Myanma Alinn reported on Friday.

Both local and international rescue teams carried out search and rescue operations. They were also able to retrieve 779 bodies as of Thursday, the report added.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28. As of May 1, the disaster has claimed 3,835 lives and injured 5,105 people, with 105 others still unaccounted for, news agency reported.

Myanmar has experienced a total of 157 aftershocks following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28.

The aftershocks ranged from magnitude 2.8 to 7.5, the department said.