Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the US embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded on Monday with statements of defiance and increasing casualties. Flames and smoke after Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, […]
Continue ReadingStranded people at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, March 1, 2026.Image: keystone Mar 2, 2026, 5:16 p.mMar 2, 2026, 5:16 p.m If package tours to the Middle East are canceled or disrupted due to the war situation, travelers often have to bear additional costs themselves. are tour operators In the event of […]
Continue ReadingPeacekeepers are sheltering about 1,000 civilians near their base and providing emergency care.
Continue ReadingA host of deals, including one to supply India with uranium, is unveiled as Mark Carney meets Narendra Modi in Delhi.
Continue ReadingAn Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK’s Akrotiri air force base overnight on Monday but caused “minimal” damage, officials said. Britain declined to take part in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but later approved a US request to use its bases for “defensive actions”, Britain’s minister for the Middle East said.
Continue ReadingPugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to disappear when the women […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer defended his decision not to allow UK bases to be used by the US in the initial strikes against Iran in the face of criticism from Donald Trump. The British Prime Minister granted permission on Sunday for the US to use British bases to target Iran’s missile launchers and stores to help protect […]
Continue ReadingIn America, President Donald Trump has come under fire for his ties to the industry. In April last year the U.S. disbanded a Department for Justice unit tasked with investigating crypto-related fraud. In Britain, Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK became the first major British political party to accept crypto donations. The British government is considering a ban on […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East are quickly dragging Europe in, forcing the continent into defensive action to protect military bases and evacuate citizens caught up in the conflict. FRANCE 24’s Armen Georgian looks at the concrete fallouts the conflict could have for the continent.
Continue ReadingHe said France needed to adopt “a forward deterrence” as it faces a more threatening world. That means increasingly including European countries in France’s deterrent — starting with participation in nuclear drills. “It will ultimately provide for the circumstantial deployments of elements of our strategic air forces to allied countries,” he said, referring to the […]
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