Category: 2. Middle East

Israel carried out new strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and again ordered residents of vast parts of southern Lebanon to evacuate, as more than a million people have been displaced across the country.

Early Tuesday morning Israeli aircraft…

March 17 (Reuters) – An air strike by Pakistan on Monday that the Afghan government says killed hundreds of civilians has led to an escalation in the conflict between the South Asian neighbours.

Here is a look at what happened.

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Here are the latest developments Tuesday in the Middle East war:

– Israel targets Larijani? –

Israeli media reported that Israel targeted Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight strike, though there was no immediate…

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Britain, Finland and the Netherlands are looking at teaming up to jointly finance and procure weapons, munitions and military equipment, given the increasing threat level across the world, with war in Ukraine and in…

BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday diplomatic ways have to be found in order to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as U.S. President Donald Trump calls on allies to send warships there to…

By Sudarshan Varadhan, Emily Chow and Ariba Shahid

SINGAPORE/KARACHI, March 17 (Reuters) – Asian utilities are boosting coal-fired power generation to cut costs and safeguard energy supply, industry officials say, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran…

Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, was killed in an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Monday night, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday.

Larijani — secretary of the National Security Council,…

Air defence systems intercepted drones near the US embassy in central Baghdad early on Tuesday, according to widely shared footage.

Initial reports indicate heightened security measures and heavy aircraft activity…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said there was no point in talking about stopping attacks unless there were guarantees that Iran would not face further aggression.

In a post on platform X, Pezeshkian referred to a…