Reuters: March 26 – Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East in the Iran war, which began when the U.S. and Israel struck Iran on February 28, triggering Iranian attacks on Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf states, while also opening a new front in Lebanon. Here are the latest death tolls reported, […]
(Reuters) ISTANBUL, March 26 – A marine drone struck a crude oil tanker that had departed Russia, causing an explosion in the Black Sea near Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Thursday, Turkey’s transportation minister said. The incident, one of several in recent months involving Western-sanctioned vessels heading to or from Russian ports, occurred in the early hours, minister […]
BBC: A Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media. Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the 20-year old’s mental health. […]
BBC: It was once a humble outpost in the world of global aviation, a dusty overnight halt for luxury flying boats making the arduous journey from the UK to far-flung parts of the British Empire, such as India and Australia. By the 1960s, it had a simple runway made of desert sand, used as a […]
NDTV: Iran has claimed it has “successfully targeted” an American F-18 fighter jet amid escalating war with US and Israeli forces. Tehran also released a video purportedly showing a fighter jet losing altitude after being struck by what seemed like a ballistic missile in mid-air. Iran’s Press TV posted the video on its official channel […]
NDTV: Kuwaiti authorities issued a rare radiation advisory on Wednesday, cautioning residents about radiation exposure because of escalating strikes near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. In a video message released by the National Guard, officials outlined basic safety steps in the event of an emergency, stressing that the nearest reactor sits more than 240 kilometres […]
BBC: Iran’s foreign minister says the country is not currently negotiating with the US to end the war and “does not intend” to do so. Abbas Araghchi’s comments came as US President Donald Trump’s press secretary said talks were “ongoing” and “productive”. Araghchi said the US had been sending ideas via mediators – at one […]
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 25 (Reuters) – Pakistan has delivered a proposal from the United States to Iran, and either Pakistan or Turkey could be venues for discussions to de-escalate the war in the Gulf, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday. The comments, by an official speaking on condition of anonymity, were among the few […]
(Reuters) TOKYO, March 25 – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol for an additional coordinated release of oil stockpiles when they met on Wednesday, as Tokyo seeks to hedge against a prolonged Middle East conflict. After agreeing to release a record amount of oil stockpiles in coordination with the […]
(Reuters) March 25 – Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the COVID pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war. Asia is at the frontline of the fuel crisis, buying more than 80% of the crude that transits the Strait of Hormuz, […]