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Israeli police say Iran likely hit the central city of Ramat Gan with cluster munitions

Iran missile fire kills two in central Israel: medics

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US President Donald Trump renewed pressure on Cuba which is also dealing with its latest mass power cut

Free market reforms

Cuba vows 'unbreakable resistance' as US pressure mounts

Prisoner swaps are one of the only areas of cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv

Chernigiv liberated

'We will wait for each one': Ukrainians greet POWs with tears and cheers

The scheme was designed to stop asylum-seekers crossing the channel on dangerous journeys

Britain, Rwanda in £100m court clash over migrant deal

Infographic with a map of Iran showing nuclear sites, reactors and uranium mines

No damage or injuries

UN watchdog says projectile struck Iran nuclear power plant

US President Donald Trump struggles to draw allies into the war in Iran, or convince the American public it's necessary

Diplomatic stalemate

Trump faces impasse over Iran war

Michael B. Jordan took home the best actor statuette for his dual roles in 'Sinners'

17.9 million viewers

Oscars audience drops, viewing figures show

The 'Nanda Devi' was one of two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers that Iran allowed to transit the Hormuz Strait arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state on March 17, 2026 after Iran allowed it to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy corridor that remains disrupted by the Middle East war. Indian-flagged tankers 'Shivalik' and 'Nanda Devi', carrying around 92,700 metric tonnes of LPG, had reached ports in Gujarat state, marking a rare exception in commercial passage through the chokepoint.

Selective blockade

Iran vets friendly ships for Hormuz passage: trackers

Bradley Barcola was among the scorers as Paris Saint-Germain beat Chelsea 3-0 to claim an 8-2 aggregate victory in their last-16 tie

PSG, Real Madrid and Arsenal march into Champions League last eight

Explosive devices like the one pictured on the ground in Colombia's Narino department near the border with Ecuador have fuelled a clash between the leaders of the two countries as they seek to crack down on criminal groups

Following months of tension

Colombia, Ecuador leaders clash over bomb dropped near border

Kari Lake was hired by Trump to oversee layoffs at US Agency for Global Media

Voice of America

US judge orders Trump admin to bring VOA employees back to work

More than a million Lebanese have been displaced by Israeli bombing and evacuation warnings

Rising tensions

Panic as Israel army urges residents to evacuate south Lebanon's Tyre area

US airlines have seen some of the strongest booking trends in their history in recent weeks despite the Middle East war

Predicting strong profits

US airlines still see strong demand as jet fuel worries loom

Argentina's President Javier Milei (L) speaks next to Presidency Secretary Karina Milei (2-R) and Israel ambassador to Argentina Eyal Sela (R), during a ceremony to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the 1992 bombing at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires

Milei blasts Iran on anniversary of attack on Israeli embassy

The USS Gerald R. Ford departed Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete on February 26

Problems amid extended deployment

USS Gerald R. Ford: the world's biggest aircraft carrier

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin's meeting with US President Donald Trump is part of an annual Saint Patrick's Day tradition

Annual Saint Patrick's Day visit

Irish PM pushes Trump on Iran -- politely

Once dismissed as a niche corner of the crypto world, prediction markets have rapidly broken into the mainstream in the United States

Not gambling, but market trading

Arizona charges prediction market Kalshi with illegal election betting

New York hosts the largest St. Patrick's Day parade globally, attracting two million spectators

Outspoken supporter of self-determination

Leftist New York mayor under pressure on Irish unity question

Turkish news agency DHA said the Iranian women's football team had left Istanbul Airport under police escort and headed to a hotel in the city

After asylum withdrawal

Iran women's football team arrive in Turkey on way home

US President Donald Trump spoke about Iran while hosting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin (L)

Strait of Hormuz

Trump blasts 'foolish' NATO on Iran, says US needs no help

The company posted a video of its CEO gifting Penn a silver statue in the shape of an Oscar

Amid Academy Award snub

In Ukraine, Sean Penn gifted Oscar made from train carriage hit by Russia

Cargo ships and tankers ply the Strait of Hormuz

Dwindling supplies

Ships in Gulf risk shortages on board, industry warns

US President Donald Trump (R) has said he hopes China's Xi Jinping will visit the United States in late 2026

Due to Iran war

Trump says to make delayed China trip in 'five or six weeks'

Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said progress has been made on talks with the United States

A 'canny operator'

Larijani: Iran power player who rose then fell on winds of war

Ukraine says Russian strikes late in January damaged the Druzhba pipeline that crosses its territory

EU to help reopen blocked oil pipeline in Ukraine

Physicists using the Large Hadron Collider have discovered a new particle

New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider

Baye Fall followers load food for iftar meals into a truck in Touba, Senegal on March 1, 2026

With thousands of followers

During Ramadan, Senegal's Baye Fall community lives to serve

Argentina's President Javier Milei has ordered an exit from the UN health organization WHO, following the lead of his ally US President Donald Trump

Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization

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