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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…
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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QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas production facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours’ energy infrastructure on Thursday (March 19, 2026), setting Qatari liquified natural gas facilities ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a…
The United States has encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle East and inflaming sectarian tensions, five people briefed on the matter said. The proposal to Syria’s U.S.-allied…
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Beneath surface-level concerns lies a far quieter and potentially more devastating crisis [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS When the United States and Israel launched major strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, global markets immediately focused on oil prices. The strikes, which killed Iran’s supreme leader in what became known as Operation Epic Fury, triggered…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed his summit with Xi Jinping amid the escalating West Asia conflict. Despite the delay, both sides called recent Paris talks between Scott Bessent and He Lifeng “constructive.” What this means for global trade and US-China relations—explained. Published – March 17, 2026 08:26 pm IST Source link
File photo of China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian. | Photo Credit: PTI China said on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) it will provide humanitarian assistance to West Asia countries, including Iran and Lebanon, targeted in U.S. and Israeli strikes in the conflict now in its third week. Beijing is a close partner of Iran and…
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“AI can be very dangerous, we have to be very careful with it,” President Donald Trump said to reporters aboard Air Force One on March 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (March 15, 2026) accused Iran of using artificial intelligence as a “disinformation weapon” to misrepresent its wartime successes…
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Motorists wait in queues to refuel their vehicles at a filling station in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on Sunday, March 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka on Sunday (March 15, 2026) switched to a digital QR code-based system to ration fuel sales, a move authorities described as a “precautionary measure” amid…
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A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island. Photo: Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS A U.S. attack has “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, Iran’s crown jewel in the Persian Gulf, said President Donald Trump in a social media post on March 14. Trump described the attack as “one of the…