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Trump calls for countries to send warships to reopen Hormuz
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2026
» US President Donald Trump stepped up calls to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, saying warships will “hopefully” be sent to the area near Iran’s coast to help commercial vessels sail through safely.
Through the fog of the Gulf war
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/03/2026
» While the fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran remains centred in the Middle East, the situation has raised wider concerns about stability, global energy and the risk of the confrontation expanding beyond the region.
Hezbollah’s ‘existential’ war against Israel could be its last
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» BEIRUT - Hezbollah suffered heavy losses in a war with Israel more than a year ago, but the Shia movement has now regrouped only to end up fighting what it has called an “existential battle” and which some warn could be its last.
North Korea fires 10 missiles into the sea
Published on 14/03/2026
» YEONCHEON, South Korea - North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea said, as US and South Korean forces conducted military drills and US President Donald Trump renewed overtures towards Pyongyang for dialogue.
Few easy ways out for US as Iran war drags on
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s leader but have not toppled the government, which now, from its perch on the Strait of Hormuz, has put the entire world economy on the frontlines of the war.
Thousands of Chinese boats mass at sea, raising questions
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» TAIPEI — Thousands of Chinese fishing boats have been massing in geometric formations in the East China Sea, in coordinated actions that experts believe are part of Beijing's preparations for a potential regional crisis or conflict.
French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» PARIS — A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war.
Seoul says can deter threats from North if US weapons shifted to Mideast
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» SEOUL - South Korea said Wednesday it could deter threats from the North even if the United States relocated some of its military assets to the Middle East amid the war in Iran.
UN inquiry documents Russian ‘crimes against humanity’
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» GENEVA - Moscow’s deportation and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia amounts to a crime against humanity, a United Nations team of investigators said on Tuesday.
Hezbollah says fighting Israeli forces in east Lebanon
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» BEIRUT- Hezbollah said on Monday it was engaging Israeli forces that landed in eastern Lebanon by helicopter across the Syrian border, the second such operation since the outbreak of the latest conflict with Israel.