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U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor | Photo Credit: ANI United States Ambassador to India Sergio Gor’s visit to Sri Lanka, his first visit in the region in his role as U.S. Special Envoy for South Asia, is a “quiet strategic signal”, said experts, as it comes amidst the war in West Asia, and U.S….
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (March 22, 2026) said the recent missile attacks on Diego Garcia shows that Iran has the capacity to reach deep into Europe and poses danger to the entire world. Mr. Netanyahu was visiting the southern Israeli city of Arad which faced Iranian missile strikes on Saturday (March 21,…
British Cabinet Minister Steve Reed said on Sunday (March 22, 2026) that there was no assessment that backed claims Iran is planning to strike Europe with ballistic missiles, or that it even has the capacity to do so. On Saturday (March 21, 2026), the Israel Defence Forces posted on social media that Iran has missiles…
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An American-operated Patriot air defence battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in U.S.-ally Bahrain 10 days into the war on Iran, according to an analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters. Both Bahrain and Washington have blamed an Iranian drone attack…
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An employee collects cash after filling petrol in a motorbike at a filling station in Wellawatte on the outskirts of Colombo on March 16, 2026. Last week, the government ordered an 8% increase in retail fuel prices and introduced rationing to limit consumption. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25% on…
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The government, however, assured that this is limited only to the premium variants and that the prices of the normal grades of petrol and diesel remain unchanged. | Photo Credit: Muthuganesapandy. M In what could be the first sign of cracks due to the fiscal stress brought on by skyrocketing global oil prices, Indian oil-marketing…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump assailed NATO allies on Friday (March 20, 2026) over their lack of support for the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, calling the longtime U.S. allies “cowards.” “Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!” Mr. Trump said in a social media post. Follow Iran-Israel war…
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U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the West Asia, an official says. Iran-Israel war updates on March 20, 2026 One U.S. official confirmed on Friday (March 20, 2026) that the USS Boxer and two other amphibious assault ships, along…
UAE authorities said they had dismantled a “terrorist network” funded and operated by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, and arrested its members Source link
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday (March 19, 2026) criticised French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of failing to condemn Israel and the United States’ war with the Islamic republic, while voicing concern over Tehran’s retaliation. Iran-Israel war on March 19, 2026 On Wednesday (March…
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