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Trump administration cannot implement 'sweeping' funding freeze, U.S. court rules

The freeze implicated up to $3 trillion in federal funding

17 Mar 2026 12:11 pm
Iran negotiating with FIFA over moving World Cup games to Mexico: embassy

Irans participation at this summers finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico has been thrown into doubt since the West Asia war began

17 Mar 2026 9:57 am
Trump was warned of likely Iranian retaliation on Gulf allies: report

The U.S. President twice on Monday (March 16, 2026) said that Irans retaliatory strikes against Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait were a surprise

17 Mar 2026 8:47 am
UAE briefly closes airspace as West Asia conflict escalates

The Israeli military early Tuesday (March 17, 2026) reported a salvo of Iranian missiles as sirens sounded south of the Sea of Galilee. No injuries were reported

17 Mar 2026 7:57 am
Vance says he trusts Trump on war with Iran, plays down differences

The U.S. Vice-President said Mr. Trump has long said Iran should not obtain a nuclear weapon and that he agreed with him

17 Mar 2026 7:17 am
RFK Jrs vaccine agenda stymied by Boston judge who has handed Trump setbacks

The Judge rejected a move by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children

17 Mar 2026 5:47 am
Trump says he can do anything he wants with Cuba

The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations

17 Mar 2026 5:46 am
Iran and U.S. have been in direct contact in recent days: report

Axios cited its sources as saying Mr. Araghchi had sent text messages to Mr. Witkoff. It reported the U.S. official said Washington was not talking to Tehran

17 Mar 2026 5:15 am
Trump asks China to delay Xi summit as Iran war rages

Trump had been due to visit Beijing from March 31 to April 2 to reset ties and extend a U.S.-China trade truce, but the trip has been upended by the Iran conflict

17 Mar 2026 5:03 am
Operations at UAEs Shah gas field suspended after drone attack, media office says

Authorities contained and brought the fire caused by the attack under control

17 Mar 2026 4:53 am
Bombs explode in northeastern Nigeria, leaving scores killed and injured, authorities say

Explosions were heard in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, where Nigeria's homegrown Boko Haram extremists have waged an insurgency for more than a decade

17 Mar 2026 4:53 am
Drone attack hits hotel in Baghdad, no injuries reported

Security sources also earlier said two Katyusha rockets were fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

17 Mar 2026 4:23 am
Number of U.S. troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200

In a statement, the U.S. militarys Central Command said the vast majority suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty

17 Mar 2026 3:16 am
Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to lawless aggression

The most urgent and fundamental human rights issue concerning Iran is the imminent threat to the lives of 90 million people whose lives are in immediate and grave danger under the shadow of reckless military aggression, said Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador to the UN in Geneva.

16 Mar 2026 11:43 pm
Israel army says ground assault against Hezbollah underway in Lebanon

Lebanon said on Monday (March 16) that Israeli attacks have killed 886 people, including 111 children, in the country since the latest war erupted. More than 830,000 people have registered as displaced.

16 Mar 2026 11:03 pm
Israels doesnt seek perpetual war with Iran, says envoy, suggests diplomatic options remain

Comments come as Jaishankar hails talks with Iran yielding results for Indian ships in Hormuz

16 Mar 2026 11:00 pm
Watch: Allies reluctant as Trump urges ships to secure Strait of Hormuz

European countries have resisted U.S. President Donald Trumps demand for help in clearing the Strait of Hormuz, showing reluctance to get dragged into the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran

16 Mar 2026 9:43 pm
In Brussels, Jaishankar discusses Iran with EU counterparts

The External Affairs Minister was invited to interact with Foreign Ministers from the 27-member bloc, during the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, says a statement from Ministry of External Affairs

16 Mar 2026 9:25 pm
Watch: Inside Nigerias backyard mining boom driven by poverty

Families in central Nigeria are digging deep mining shafts in their own backyards in search of minerals such as tin and columbite. This video looks at why backyard mining is spreading in Jos, the dangers involved, and how poverty is pushing families to dig for survival beneath their own homes.

16 Mar 2026 6:42 pm
EU, UN discussing Black Sea type initiative for Strait of Hormuz: Kaja Kallas

U.S. President Donald Trump had called on NATO allies and other countries to assist in forcibly opening the Strait of Hormuz, telling the Financial Times on March 15, that it would be very bad for the future of NATO if allies did not help the U.S. in opening the passage.

16 Mar 2026 5:13 pm
Russia fines Telegram app $4,32,366 for failing to remove banned content

Telegram rejects the charge and has accused Russia of trying to throttle its services

16 Mar 2026 4:43 pm
West Asia conflict disrupts pharma air routes; risks cancer drugs supply

Executives at Western drugmakers said they were seeking alternative routes into the Gulf

16 Mar 2026 1:52 pm
U.S. regulator threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage

Since Israel and the United States first launched strikes on Iran, both Donald Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth have regularly swatted down critical stories as fake news

16 Mar 2026 12:12 pm
AI fakes about Iran-U.S. war swirl on X despite policy crackdown

Even if X's demonetisation policy were strictly enforced, a vast number of X users peddling AI content are not part of the revenue sharing programme, researchers say

16 Mar 2026 9:29 am
Explained: What does No Quarter mean?

The prohibition against declaring no quarter is one of the oldest and most settled rules of war, codified in several major treaties, according to an expert

16 Mar 2026 9:08 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump says 'we're talking' to Iran but it's not 'ready' for deal to end war

Flights temporarily suspended at Dubai's international airport for safety reasons after drone incident sparks fire

16 Mar 2026 7:53 am
Netanyahu posts video in response to Iran rumours that he is dead

In the video, taken at a cafe in Jerusalems outskirts and posted on Mr. Netanyahus Telegram account, his aide asks him about the rumours

16 Mar 2026 7:22 am
Trump says talks with Cuba ongoing, action possible after Iran

The comments come as tensions between Washington and Havana remain elevated

16 Mar 2026 6:56 am
Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, the first U.S. Pope warned that violence would not bring the justice, stability and peace that the peoples of the region long for

16 Mar 2026 6:51 am
Iranian missile fragment hits U.S. consul residence building in Israel

A State Department spokesperson said in a statement that debris struck a residential area following the intercept of a missile

16 Mar 2026 5:06 am
Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman

Israel says it has responded to violations of the ceasefire or targeted wanted militants. But about half of those killed have been women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

16 Mar 2026 4:26 am
Israel and Lebanon expected to hold talks soon, Israeli officials say

Beirut is forming a delegation for talks but no date has been set

16 Mar 2026 2:46 am
Iran wants 'seriousreview' of Arab Gulf ties, denies role in Saudi oil attacks

Gulf Arab states have faced more than 2,000 missile and drone attacks since the outbreak of the war on February 28

16 Mar 2026 1:56 am
U.S. attitude to the Kurdish question reflects colonial mindset, says Nilufer Koc

Spokesperson of Kurdistan National Congress says the U.S. made the proposal about Kurdish fighters without broader consultation with the Kurds

16 Mar 2026 12:48 am
Large-scale Chinese military flights return after long absence: Taiwan

The Ministry detected 26 Chinese military aircraft around the island on March 14, 2026, with 16 of them entering its northern, central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone

15 Mar 2026 11:06 pm
Israels Foreign Minister denies reports of direct Lebanon talks

Gideon Saar said that Israel sees eye-to-eye with the U.S. in the war with Iran, now in its 16th day, and that the two allies are determined to continue until their goals are achieved

15 Mar 2026 10:36 pm
Sri Lanka switches to QR code-based system to ration fuel sales

The weekly quota for cars and motorbikes is limited to 15 litres and 5 litres, respectively

15 Mar 2026 9:06 pm
War with U.S., Israel to end when Iran certain it cannot be repeated, says Araghchi

The Irans Foreign Minister said Tehran has ample evidence U.S. bases in the Middle East have been used to target the Islamic republic

15 Mar 2026 6:14 pm
Pakistan says hit military facilities in Afghanistan

Another strike targeted a tunnel in Kandahar purportedly used by the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban militant group or TTP, which Islamabad blames for a wave of strikes, they added.

15 Mar 2026 3:04 pm
Ukraine does not want to lose U.S. backing because of Iran war: Zelenskyy

We don't want to lose the Americans, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

15 Mar 2026 2:14 pm
Mojtaba Khamenei | The cleric with a gun

A wounded man who lost his parents and wife, and was elected the Supreme Leader of a nation under attack from the worlds most powerful country and its closest ally, the ayatollah now faces a rare crisis his predecessors never confronted to survive the storm and preserve the republic

15 Mar 2026 1:33 pm
Bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges down slope killing seven

Seven killed were Indian pilgrims, and seven other Indian pilgrims on board were injured and taken to nearby hospitals to get medical treatment

15 Mar 2026 12:57 pm