TEHRAN - Iran on Saturday struck infrastructure in the Gulf and threatened a “full-scale offensive” in retaliation for the seventh consecutive night of US strikes on the Islamic republic.

The Interior Ministry has initiated a nationwide inspection of entertainment venues and public buildings, instructing local authorities to complete their checks within 30 days.

Authorities in Laos said on Saturday they could not determine blame or cause of death in 2024 of six tourists previously linked to methanol-tainted alcohol because their families had refused to allow autopsies.

Three inbound lanes of Prachadhipok Road from Wong Wian Yai towards the Ban Khaek intersection will be reopened from 6am on Sunday after inspections found no further ground subsidence linked to water seepage into a Purple Line subway tunnel.

Two people and 73 pet cats were killed in a fire that engulfed a three-storey townhouse in the Samre area of Bangkok on Saturday, while firefighters rescued an infant and a bedridden elderly woman from the blaze.