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Iranian plane damaged in U.S. strike ahead of humanitarian mission to India: report

March 31, 2026 admin

Mahan Air is a privately-owned Iranian airline that operates flights in several countries in West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. Image for representational purposes only. Credit: X/@OfficialMahan A U.S. airstrike at Iran’s Mashhad airport on Monday (March 30, 2026) damaged a Mahan Air aircraft, potentially disrupting a mission to India…

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Trump threatens to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure if no deal is reached

March 30, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is in talks with Iran to end the war, while the Pentagon is sending additional troops to the region. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (March 30, 2026) threatened to strike Iran’s oil, power and water infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to…

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Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars

March 29, 2026 admin

Pope Leo XIV waves as he rides past people holding branches after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo said on Sunday (March 29, 2026) that God rejects the prayers of ⁠leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood”, in unusually…

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Israeli PM says ordered military to ‘further expand’ security zone in Lebanon

March 29, 2026 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (March 29, 2026) that he had ordered the military to “further expand” a security zone in Lebanon as Israel continues its campaign in the neighbouring country. “In Lebanon, I have just ordered the military to further expand the…

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Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

March 29, 2026 admin

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, sits in the Church of All Nations on the day of a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday, following the cancellation of the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives, amid restrictions on gathering in large groups and the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem,…

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Joe Kent | The rebel within

March 29, 2026 admin

“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.” With those words, posted on X on March 17, Joe Kent became the highest-ranking official to resign from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration over the U.S.-Israel war on…

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Iran Guards say struck Bahrain, UAE aluminium plants

March 29, 2026 admin

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (March 29, 2026) they launched missile and drone strikes on aluminium plants in Bahrain and the UAE over the weekend, targeting what they described as industries linked to the U.S. military. Since the West Asia war erupted at the end of February, Bahrain and other Gulf countries have regularly…

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Iran Israel US war updates LIVE: Yemen’s Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, while U.S. Marines arrive in region

March 29, 2026 admin

U.S. amphibious assault ship arrives in West Asia The amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli has arrived in the West Asia, U.S. Central Command said on Saturday (March 28, 2026), as speculation soars about the possible deployment of U.S. ground troops in Iran. The ship, which is usually based in Japan, arrived in the region on…

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Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkiye to visit Pakistan for talks on West Asia

March 28, 2026 admin

The visiting leaders will also meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Foreign Office said. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan is set to host the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye for discussions on a wide-range of issues, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in West Asia amid the war in Iran, the Foreign…

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Russia to introduce ban on gasoline exports from April 1

March 28, 2026 admin

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Friday (March 27, 2026) instructed the Energy Ministry ‌to draft a resolution banning gasoline exports from April 1, ⁠the Russian government said. The state-run TASS news agency earlier reported that the ‌ban would remain in place until July…

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