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Demonstrators broke into the local Party building, dragged furniture into the street and set it ablaze after days without electricity, with five arrested amid disputed reports of gunfire.
Flash flooding and landslides across East Africa have killed more than 170 people in ten days, following months of drought that left 26 million facing extreme hunger.
Abbas Araghchi says neutral shipping may pass, but a 90% traffic collapse and the largest oil supply disruption in history suggest the distinction is academic.
Kenya's foreign minister secured Moscow's commitment to halt enlistment of Kenyan citizens through the Russian Ministry of Defence, following revelations that over 1,000 Kenyans were lured into combat with promises of civilian jobs.
Three-day barrage shut airports and forced air defenses into continuous operation across the Moscow region, with no reported casualties.
Demonstrations that began after the island's worst-ever power outage have now reached at least six provinces, with reports of gunfire near a Communist Party headquarters and security forces deploying long guns.
Tehran called for the evacuation of Jebel Ali, Khalifa, and Fujairah ports — the first time it has threatened a neighbor's civilian infrastructure since the war began.
Sirens sounded across central Israel, the West Bank, and Eilat as Iran launched retaliatory volleys that wounded at least three people on day 16 of the war.
Pyongyang launched approximately 10 short-range ballistic missiles from the Sunan area toward the East Sea as Freedom Shield exercises continue through March 19.
Heavy overnight airstrikes kill at least 15 at an Isfahan factory as IDF confirms plans for three more weeks of operations and the conflict's death toll surpasses 2,400 across twelve countries.
Brazil's imprisoned former president diagnosed with bronchopneumonia, with doctors warning of sepsis risk in patients over 70.
The UAE intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones on Friday as Iran's two-week campaign against Gulf states showed no sign of abating.
More than 3,000 killed across the Middle East since U.S.-Israeli strikes began February 28, with 13 American service members dead and 3.2 million Iranians displaced.
Doctors, paramedics, and nurses were on duty when the strike hit Borj Qalaouiye, bringing the paramedic death toll since March 2 past 26.
A strike on the embassy compound in Baghdad's Green Zone knocked out its C-RAM system and helipad on the fifteenth day of the U.S.-Iran war.
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being pulled from the western Pacific to the Persian Gulf as the U.S. prepares to reopen commercial shipping lanes blocked by Iranian attacks.
No allied government has publicly confirmed participation in the proposed naval coalition as the strait enters its fifteenth day of effective closure.
CENTCOM destroyed missile bunkers, naval mine storage, and air defences on the island through which 90 percent of Iran's oil exports flow, while Trump warned oil infrastructure would be next if Iran interferes with Strait of Hormuz shipping.
President Díaz-Canel acknowledged U.S. contacts for the first time and announced the release of 51 prisoners while Cuba endures a three-month petroleum drought.
Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion died and six French soldiers were wounded when Shahed drones struck a joint Peshmerga-French base near Erbil.
Israeli forces destroyed a key crossing over the Litani River and expanded airstrikes into previously untargeted Beirut neighborhoods, with over 770 killed and 800,000 displaced in eleven days.
A US Air Force refueling tanker went down near the Iraqi-Jordanian border during Operation Epic Fury, bringing total American military deaths in the Iran conflict to 13.
Over 200 rockets, ballistic missiles, and drones fired across northern and central Israel in a five-hour combined assault, sending hundreds of thousands to shelters.
President Pezeshkian outlined three conditions to end the war as Trump reiterated demands for unconditional surrender on Day 13 of Operation Epic Fury.
UNHCR reports one of the fastest mass displacement events in the region's history as US-Israeli bombardment continues into day 13.
Explosive-laden unmanned boats hit the Safesea Vishnu and Zefyros in Iraqi territorial waters, killing one crew member and forcing a full suspension of oil port operations.
Weekly territorial data shows a 55-square-mile swing against Moscow, coinciding with mounting recruitment strain and stalled peace talks.
118 MPs sign resolution alleging partisan conduct by Speaker Om Birla, triggering only the fourth such motion in Indian parliamentary history.
NetBlocks reports Iran has spent one-third of 2026 offline, with connectivity at 1% of ordinary levels since US-Israeli strikes began on February 28.
Three vessels hit by IRGC projectiles on day 12 of the US-Iran war, with three crew missing and strait traffic falling below 2% of normal volume.
A Financial Times investigation reveals Russian operatives are flooding Hungarian social media with disguised pro-government content as Orbán trails his challenger by double digits ahead of the April 12 election.
Human Rights Watch verified images of artillery-delivered white phosphorus airburst over Yohmor as the renewed conflict has killed at least 394 people across Lebanon.
Strikes on Iranian fuel infrastructure mark a new phase of escalation as the conflict spreads across nine countries and Brent crude approaches $120.
Lawmakers approved 76-41 to postpone May elections, citing mass displacement and war — the fourth time in a decade the legislature has delayed its own replacement.
The 56-year-old son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was selected in a pressured online vote, drawing immediate threats from Israel and pledges of support from Moscow.
Only two Iranian-flagged outbound transits recorded on March 8 — no inbound crossings — as the waterway carrying 20% of global oil supply effectively shuts down.
Defense Secretary Hegseth announced the most fighters, bombers, and strike sorties deployed since Operation Epic Fury began, even as Trump signals the conflict may soon wind down.
The hour-long call covered Putin's proposals for ending the Iran conflict and Trump's push for Ukraine progress, as trilateral peace talks were postponed at Washington's request.
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