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Qatar condemned in a statement the attack saying that it represents a direct threat to its national security

The central bank cut rates three consecutive times late last year before holding them steady at its January meeting

Pakistans Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the government agreed to a halt to its operations from March 19 to March 23 in good faith and in keeping with the Islamic norms

IRGC issues urgent evacuation orders for people living near oil and gas infra in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE which have become legitimate targets for Iranian retaliation; Israel kills Irans Intelligence Minister

Designed as a unique operational engagement programme, IOS SAGAR enables naval personnel from friendly foreign countries to train and sail together onboard an Indian Naval ship

The national-level handloom exhibition aimed at supporting handloom weavers and promoting traditional textiles will continue till March 31

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also urges MPs not to chat when the House takes up obituary references, says it is not a good practice

It was not immediately clear how many individuals were involved in the alleged cells

Pakistan rejects Afghanistan's accusation that it targeted the hospital, insisting its strikes in Kabul and eastern Afghanistan had been against military facilities

Polls consistently show about 80% of British people support the legalisation of assisted dying

The activist was attacked after recording a podcast episode about the militarys expanding role in Indonesian politics

The Cabinet Minister requests Governments of India and Tamil Nadu to refrain from using them as political propaganda tool

The 1920 law was aimed at promoting American shipbuilding, but critics argue that it hampers free trade and has raised costs for consumers

Here is a quiz on events that happened on March 18

The helicopter of Air Dynasty crashed while landing in Khotang District of Eastern Nepal while landing on a field, officials confirmed

Cuba's aging grid has drastically eroded in recent years, leading to an increase in daily outages and islandwide blackouts

The presence or absence of a single individual does not affect this structure, the Foreign Minister said, adding that the assassination of Ali Khamenei had little impact on the system

The new war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is triggering a wide range of realignment of personal loyalties and political positions across both parties, but a role reversal within the Republican Party is remarkable.

Iraq's Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said oil flows from Ceyhan were expected to start at 07.00 GMT on March 18, according to state media

The Trump administration is looking for President Miguel Daz-Canel to leave as the U.S. continues negotiating with the Cuban government, according to a U.S. official

In a late-night post on X, Marco Rubio said that the article by The New York Times was fake and was among media reports that relied on charlatans and liars claiming to be in the know as sources.

Perus interim President appoints General Luis Enrique Arroyo as new PM, former Defence Minister under Ms. Miralles, along with new Ministers for Defence, Interior, and Economy

Attorney General Pam Bondi has been subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Departments sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agencys handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier

Carriers cancelled more than 1,100 U.S. flights on Tuesday (March 17) and delayed about 7,300 others, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.

Security officials confirmed the base is safe and the lockdown was lifted

Department of Homeland Securitys post on X had promotional posters for free flights to India, Colombia and China

The Israeli military subsequently issued an evacuation warning for a building in central Beiruts Bashoura neighbourhood

Few people realise that the ocean floor beneath the Persian Gulf and Red Sea is crisscrossed with thousands of kilometres of fibre-optic cable

UNIFIL faces increased risks amid Israeli-Hezbollah tensions; Mission fired on sporadically in recent months

Despite his relative moderation, Ali Larijani played an allegedly central role in the bloody crushing of mass protests in January

2 dead near Tel Aviv; U.S. military says hit Iran missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 'bunker buster' bombs

A Veterans Affairs employee was taken by helicopter to a hospital after the gunfire Tuesday (March 17, 2026) afternoon

The emergency responder had earlier released a statement saying the two patients were found in serious condition, while police had confirmed reports of the fall of munition fragments in the Tel Aviv District.

The United Nations said in a report covering 12 months to October 31, 2025, that Israel had accelerated the annexation of large parts of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

Despite historic enmity towards Hezbollah and Tehran - both fought alongside Bashar al-Assad during Syrias 2011-24 civil war - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has moved cautiously since U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran began on February 28

Macron stressed any mission would require discussions and de-escalation with Iran

The death of Ali Larijani represents a major blow to Iran, whose long-serving leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed less than three weeks ago in US-Israeli strikes that ignited the war in West Asia

King's execution was the fourth this year in Florida and the seventh overall in 2026 including two executions in Texas and one in Oklahoma

Denisse Miralles was appointed as Prime Minister in late February, after Interim President Jos Jer was removed from his post following corruption allegations and replaced by congressman Jose Mara Balczar

The projectile hit the vicinity of the nuclear power plant in the port city of Bushehr at around 7 p.m. local time

The military launched new strikes targeting more than 10 different posts across Tehran.

Netanyahu claimed to have eliminated Iranian leader Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the countrys Supreme National Security Council and Basij force Commander Gholamreza Soleimani

Akobo in the eastern state of Jonglei is the latest flashpoint as fighting between the government and opposition has brought South Sudan back to the brink of all-out civil war

Ecuadors President Daniel Noboa said the bombed locations served as hideouts for groups linked to narco-terrorism, most of them Colombians

The government did not specify what caused the latest of Cubas frequent power outages, but said that as of March 17 morning two-thirds of the country had electricity again

Irans attacks on Gulf nations and its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the worlds oil is transported, have sparked increasing concerns of a global energy crisis and are unnerving the world economy

As head of the National Counterterrorism Centre, Joe Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats