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Israel’s attack, echoing similar carnage it wrought in Gaza, kills doctors, paramedics and nurses who were on duty.
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The missile attack causes damage to the mission, according to sources, as smoke is seen rising from the building.
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President Trump said he directed the Pentagon to “totally obliterate” military assets on Kharg Island. The U.S. said it was deploying thousands of Marines to the region.
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US hits Iran’s Kharg island as it warns oil sites may be next if Tehran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.
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Families preparing for Eid al-Fitr and farmers ready for harvest are being squeezed in a country that gets nearly all its oil through the Persian Gulf.
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Spanish cinema has entered a new and more diverse era, film experts say. Oliver Laxe, the director of Oscar-nominated “Sirat,” embodies the shift.
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Donald Trump shared footage of US air strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island.
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Video from the Negev in southern Israel captured the moment a projectile following an Iranian missile attack.
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The teacher’s family had asked for charges, including one of homicide, to be dropped “to prevent a separate tragedy from occuring” over the prank turned fatal.
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US President Donald Trump said the United States is “way ahead of schedule” in its war with Iran.
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The strikes on Kharg Island targeted Iranian military forces, not economic infrastructure on the island, a U.S. military official said.
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Analysts say Congo Brazzaville’s election are a mere formality as President Sassou Nguesso is set to extend his rule.
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The FBI said the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue on Thursday.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz were “something we are dealing with.” And about 2,500 Marines were headed to the Middle East to bolster the war effort.
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Six crew members died after a military refueling plane crashed in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. Central Command said. Officials said the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire.
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A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s border showed how deadly clashes between the two countries have scarred a heritage site.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 13 (IPS) – During a solidarity visit to Lebanon, the UN chief announced a flash appeal of USD 308.3 million to support humanitarian operations there in the wake of escalated fighting. Read the full story, “UN Launches 300 Million Dollar Humanitarian Appeal for Lebanon”, on globalissues.org →
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As Iran has shown, warfare involves far more deadly projectiles than it once did. It’s a problem Ukraine has been dealing with for years.
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Israel seizes more territory in southern Lebanon and threatens to keep holding it.
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President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.
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Several senior Iranian officials showed up at the government-sponsored rally, marking Quds Day, an annual anti-Israel event that was shaken by explosions from the U.S.-Israeli aerial assault.
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At a news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no indication of how long it would take before the Navy could escort civilian cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
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In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.
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AL-AZRAQ, SYRIA, March 13 (IPS) – In the Al-Azraq camp in northern Syria, 10-year-old Abeer Al-Qaddour sits, browsing a colourful book with intense focus and curiosity. Nearby stands a bus, elegantly inscribed with the words ‘The Cultural Bus’. Read the full story, “Syria’s Mobile Cultural Bus: Championing Cultural Justice, Delivering Art and Literature to Children […]
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The US Central Command says rescue efforts continue after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.
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MOSCOW, March 13 (IPS) – Professor Jude Osakwe—a Nigerian scholar at the Namibian University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Continental Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Africa (NIDOAF)—has reiterated the absolute truth over Reparations for Africa, noting that African governments have consistently expressed only ’emotional solidarity’ over Reparations instead of tackling and addressing, […]
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The attacks heightened fears that the war was expanding beyond Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds into parts of Beirut once considered comparatively safe. New strikes were also reported in Iran, Iraq and Israel.
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Two drones target Oman’s Sohar province, killing two foreign nationals and injuring others, state news agency reports.
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Several Gulf nations have declared force majeure on oil and gas shipment since the US-Israel’s war on Iran was launched.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 13 (IPS) – Across the world, women remain vastly under-represented in political leadership, with the most powerful decisions still overwhelmingly made by men. In 2026, only 28 countries are led by a woman Head of State or Government, while 101 countries have never had a woman leader, according to the latest data released by Inter-Parliamentary […]
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Palestinians in East Jerusalem struggle to get building permits from Israel, leading to demolition orders.
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French president condemns ‘unacceptable’ attack in Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada would build three bases in the region. The government also plans to improve infrastructure and airports in the north.
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The Trump administration has been trying to choke the Cuban government through an oil blockade. The prisoner release appears to be an effort to appease Washington.
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After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude.
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