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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

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

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

The move comes as tensions rise over the Strait of Hormuz and global oil supply concerns

We do not act according to any other power. We ourselves will do what is necessary and we will make the necessary decisions accordingly, PJAK co-chair Peyman Viyan said

Launching the services 24 Speed Post, 24 Speed Post Parcel, and 48 Speed Post Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India Post's revenue growth is encouraging

We will contest 291 of the 294 seats. The remaining three seats will be contested by our ally, Anit Thapa-led BGPM, in the Darjeeling hills, Ms. Banerjee said, while announcing the names of candidates

This assumes significance in view of pensioners' demand to raise the pension to 7,500 per month, as 1,000 is not sufficient to make both ends meet

Outlining the roadmap, TGSRTC V-C and MD V. Nagi Reddy said that between 2025 and 2030, about 35% of the TGSRTC fleet is expected to transition to electric

The quake hit at a depth of 11.6 kilometers (7.2 miles) about 49 kilometers south-southwest of Cuba's easternmost municipality of Maisi at 12:28 a.m., says USGS

Israel targeted Irans powerful national security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight strike, Israeli media reported

Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the war had caused grave humanitarian catastrophes in Iran and other West Asia nations

The prices of higher-speed products will remain unregulated, so providers had an incentive to invest in networks that can deliver faster speeds, Ofcom said

To the brave people of Iran, I wish you, as I do every year a happy holiday season, beginning with the festival of lights, said Benjamin Netanyahu

India has urged the international community to hold the perpetrators of the act accountable and ensure that the wanton targeting by Pakistan of civilians in Afghanistan ceases without delay

The freeze implicated up to $3 trillion in federal funding