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Somaliland centre saves cheetahs from trafficking to Gulf palaces
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» HARGEISA - The 127 cheetahs living in a Somaliland sanctuary were all torn away from their mothers to be kept as pets in the Gulf, survivors of a trade that threatens the very survival of the species.
Israel strikes 'decimated' Iran as war roils markets
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran was being "decimated", and as Gulf nations faced a fresh set of attacks.
Fire destroys 8 fishing boats in Nakhon Si Thammarat, damage exceeds 10 million baht
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 20/03/2026
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - A fierce fire tore through a cluster of fishing boats moored in Khanom canal in the early hours of Friday, destroying at least eight vessels and causing damage estimated at more than 10 million baht.
Japan PM faces Trump's Pearl Harbor surprise
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sailed smoothly past a potential clash with Donald Trump over Iran on Thursday, though the United States president whipped up a bit of a storm about Pearl Harbor.
Oil declines as US, Israel seek to ease concerns over Iran war
Published on 20/03/2026
» Oil dropped from its highest close since July 2022, as the leaders of the United States and Israel sought to reassure investors rattled by damage to major Persian Gulf energy facilities.
Italy, Germany and France offer help with Hormuz only after ceasefire
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» LONDON - Six major international powers said Thursday they were ready "to contribute to" ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, though three stressed that any initiative would take place post-ceasefire.
US-backed airstrikes leave Ecuador border communities in fear
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» LAGO AGRIO (ECUADOR) - A US-backed crackdown on drug cartels along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked accusations that security forces bombed farms, burned homes and detained and abused villagers.
Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Aziza Ahmad hasn't planned anything -- no family meal, no gifts for the children. In Lebanon, between the war and soaring prices, she said "there's nothing to celebrate" this Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
BTS to drop new album ahead of comeback mega-gig
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» SEOUL — Korean pop (K-pop) megastars BTS release a new album on Friday a day ahead of a huge comeback concert in Seoul, a record billed as reflecting the maturing boy band's "beginnings and identity".
US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both praise their relationship as excellent, but after three weeks of attacking Iran, their tactics are increasingly diverging -- the result, some experts say, of Trump's ill-defined goals.