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Donald Trump on decision-making over Iran attack: Pete said, ‘Let’s do it’

March 24, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump speaks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a roundtable discussion on public safety at a Tennessee Air National Guard Base, on March 23, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was the “first one” to suggest attacking Iran when he…

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China North Korea train: First train to Pyongyang in six years set to leave Beijing as neighbours revive link

March 12, 2026 admin

The first passenger train service between Beijing and Pyongyang is set to leave ‌China’s capital on Thursday (March 12, 2026), ending a six-year gap, as China moves to shore up cross-border ⁠infrastructure and rebuild ties with its neighbour. Train K27 will arrive in the North Korean capital at 6:07 p.m. (0907 GMT) on ‌Friday (March…

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Iranian women’s football team member changes mind on Australia asylum offer, to return home

March 11, 2026 admin

Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke with five Iranian women football players who have been granted asylum in Australia | Photo Credit: AP Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian ‌women’s football delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one has changed her mind and decided to go back to Iran,…

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Iran Israel War | U.S., Israel hit five oil sites in and near Tehran: official

March 8, 2026 admin

Explosions erupt following strikes at Shahran Oil Refinery in Tehran on March 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP The United States and Israel hit five oil facilities with overnight strikes in and near the Iranian capital that killed four people, an official told state TV on Sunday (March 8, 2026). “Last night, four oil depots…

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Israel-Iran war LIVE: Trump says deadly school strike ‘done by Iran’

March 8, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump blames Iran for what the country’s authorities said was a deadly strike on a school in the southern county of Minab. “We think it was done by Iran. Because they are very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions. They have no accuracy whatsoever,” says Mr. Trump to the reporters aboard…

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Cuba US: Country reports fifth death from American speedboat shootout

March 6, 2026 admin

Cuban flag. File picture | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Cuban authorities said on Thursday (March 5, 2026) that a fifth crew member of a U.S.-flagged speedboat involved in a shootout with the coast guard last week has died of his wounds. Prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against the surviving crew members of the boat, suspected…

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Iran-Israel war LIVE: Explosions over Tel Aviv as Iran launches barrage of missiles, U.S. claims to have sunk over 30 Iranian ships

March 6, 2026 admin

The United Arab Emirates is weighing freezing billions of dollars of ‌Iranian assets held in the Gulf state, a move that could ⁠curb Tehran’s access to foreign currency and global trade amid the U.S.-Israeli military conflict, the Wall Street ‌Journal reported on Thursday. UAE authorities are weighing measures ranging from freezing the assets of UAE-based…

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Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq as Iran Israel US conflict widens

March 5, 2026 admin

Fresh blasts were reported in Iran’s capital on Thursday (March 5, 2026) as Tehran said it had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned “separatist groups” against action in the widening war. The conflict that began Saturday (February 28, 2026) with U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader has spread across much of the region,…

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China lowers economy growth target to 4.5-5% amid global, domestic uncertainties

March 5, 2026 admin

Chinese Premier Li Qiang gestures as he speaks during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing | Photo Credit: AP China on Thursday (March 5, 2026) lowered its GDP target to 4.5-5% for this year in the face of Donald Trump’s trade tariff war, the worsening global crisis following the US-Iran…

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Nepal elections 2026 LIVE: Nepal goes to polls months after Gen Z protest

March 5, 2026 admin

The polls follow last September’s youth-led movement against corruption, misgovernance, and a patronage-driven economy long associated with an ageing political class. The vote is viewed as a corrective measure — an opportunity to break Nepal’s cycle of revolving-door politics that has plagued the country for decades and to create conditions for implementing the demands of…

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