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Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children

DHAKA, Bangladesh, April 7, 2026 (AP) — Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month. The government in partnership with the World Health Organization, the U.N. children’s agency and the Gavi vaccine alliance began working to vaccinate children age 6 months to 5 years old in 18 high-risk districts Sunday and will expand nationwide in phases from next month, a joint statement said. A UNICEF official said the agency was deeply concerned about the sharp rise in cases, which was putting the youngest

Iran official calls for youths to form human chains around power plants ahead of threatened Trump strikes

TEHRAN, Iran, April 7, 2026 (AP) — An Iranian official early Tuesday issued a video message calling on youths of the Islamic Republic to form “human chains” around power plants in the country ahead of threatened strikes by U.S. President Donald Alireza Rahimi, identified by Iranian state television as the secretary of the Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents, issued the video call in a newscast. “I invite all young people, athletes, artists, students and university students and their professors,” he said. Gather “Tuesday at 2 p.m. around the power plants that are our national assets and capital, regardless of

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson Abandons amid losses and regulatory scrutiny, source says

NEW DELHI, April 7 (Reuters) – Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has resigned, a source with ‌direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, as the airline grapples with persistent losses and heightened regulatory scrutiny following a crash last year that killed 260 people. The news of his resignation comes just days after its bigger rival IndiGo named aviation industry veteran Willie ​Walsh as its next CEO, as the country’s two largest carriers come under pressure to tackle a ​mounting industry crisis stemming from the Middle East conflict on top of domestic operational challenges. Reuters reported ⁠in January that Air

Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump’s Iran deadline looms

SINGAPORE, April 7 (Reuters) – Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices were perched near $110 per barrel as the prospect of ​escalation in the war in the Middle East and the looming deadline for a deal to be reached kept nervy investors ‌on the sidelines. Markets have been rattled since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran broke out at the end of February, with Tehran effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit chokepoint that has spurred inflation worries. While investors have pinned their hopes on a resolution to the war, the talks so far have

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