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Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100: police
The blasts, which struck on Monday evening, came after an attack on a military post overnight Sunday to Monday
17 March 2026, 12:29 PM
IMO chief says escorts no guarantee of safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, FT reports
Military assistance was "not a long-term or sustainable solution" to opening up the strait, Arsenio Dominguez told FT
17 March 2026, 11:50 AM
Iran claims strike on Israel using Sejjil missile travelling 13× speed of sound
IRGC says advanced missile deployed for first time since US-Israel attacks on Iran
17 March 2026, 10:42 AM
Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts
Several allies decline US call to escort shipping in Hormuz
17 March 2026, 09:50 AM
Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens
Gulf anger hardened after Iran struck oil hubs, ports, cities
17 March 2026, 08:46 AM
Iranian families weep as war dead are buried in Tehran cemetery
Iranian officials say more than 1,300 killed
17 March 2026, 08:41 AM
Trump faces coalition of the unwilling on Iran
Trump has rarely missed an opportunity in recent months to criticize America's partners.
17 March 2026, 08:30 AM
War on Iran: latest developments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent wishes to Iranians for the coming Nowruz holidays, marking the Persian new year
17 March 2026, 08:27 AM
400 killed, 250 injured in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital: Taliban
Pakistan denies targeting Kabul hospital, claims precise military strikes
17 March 2026, 08:22 AM
Iran vows to fight on ‘wherever it leads’
Iran said it was ready to take the Middle East war “as far as necessary” as it launched strikes across the region yesterday, while US President Donald Trump piled pressure on world powers to help reopen a vital shipping lane.
17 March 2026, 05:55 AM
Iran war an ‘abject lesson’ on fossil fuel dependence
The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is an “abject lesson” in the risks of relying on fossil fuels, and underscores the case for governments to wean their economies off oil and gas, the UN climate secretary will tell EU policymakers yesterday.
17 March 2026, 03:26 AM
Israeli strike on Gaza police vehicle kills 9 officers
Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry said an Israeli air strike on a police vehicle Sunday evening killed nine officers in the centre of the Palestinian territory, updating an earlier hospital toll of eight.
17 March 2026, 00:00 AM
China leads in patents on anti-drone tech: study
China is far outstripping other countries in patents filed for anti-drone technologies, a specialist law firm said yesterday, as the defences’ key place in modern warfare is highlighted anew in Middle East fighting.
17 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Iran fires ‘dancing missile’ for first time
Iran on Sunday launched a series of advanced missiles targeting Israeli and US positions, including the Sejjil missile, which has been used for the first time since the war began on February 28, Iranian news outlet PressTV reported.
17 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Pope Leo asks media to show suffering of war, not amplify 'propaganda'
Warns against glorifying conflicts or serving as 'megaphone' for power
16 March 2026, 22:23 PM
Israel says it has plans for at least three weeks of war as airstrikes pound Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran is now entering its third week with no clear end in sight
16 March 2026, 21:57 PM
Oil loading resumes at UAE's Fujairah port after an attack, sources say
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16 March 2026, 18:35 PM
Starmer says UK will not be drawn into wider Iran war
'Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies,' he says
16 March 2026, 17:50 PM
One person killed by missile attack on civilian car in Abu Dhabi: statement
A Palestinian civilian was killed on the outskirts of the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi when a missile hit their car on Monday, authorities said, as Iran pressed on with strikes on the Gulf following US-Israeli attacks
16 March 2026, 15:04 PM
Dubai airport gradually resumes flights after nearby drone fire
The latest incident near what is usually the world's busiest airport for international travel affected a fuel tank, the Dubai media office said, later adding that authorities had contained a fire that broke out and reporting no injuries
16 March 2026, 13:17 PM