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US embassy in Iraq hit as war enters third week
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» BAGHDAD - Explosions rocked cities across the Middle East on Saturday as the US embassy in Baghdad was hit by a drone strike and Tehran warned Emiratis to stay away from ports as it targets the world’s energy supply lines.
Iran and US each threaten attacks on oil facilities
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran threatened on Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to “a pile of ashes” as the two-week-old Middle East war spilled over into a global oil price crisis.
US says wouldn't be 'happy' if Russia giving Iran intel
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump would not be "happy" if Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran during the Middle East war, but it held back any strong criticism for Moscow.
Zelensky says 11 countries asking Ukraine for drone help against Iran
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that 11 countries had tapped Kyiv for help in how to counter Iranian drones being fired by Tehran in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
France, allies preparing bid to 'gradually' reopen Strait of Hormuz
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» ABOARD THE FRENCH AIRCRAFT CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE - France and its allies are preparing a "defensive" mission to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday as the Middle East war entered its second week.
Fake AI satellite imagery spurs US-Iran war disinformation
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime.
Macron to visit Cyprus as French warships deploy to counter Iran threat
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the island EU member days ago.
Why 1,000 stranded ships lost their GPS in the Mideast
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone.
Russian missiles and drones kill six in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» KYIV - Russia pummelled Ukraine with drone and missile attacks overnight, killing six people and triggering air alerts across the country, officials said on Saturday.
Trump to attend return of six US troops killed in Iran war
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is to attend the dignified transfer on Saturday of six soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on Kuwait, the White House said Friday, as the escalating war with Tehran brings home its first American dead.