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Flames tore through the Sheskharis oil terminal in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after overnight Ukrainian drone strikes, in what appeared to be one of the most consequential hits on Russia’s energy infrastructure in the more than four-year-old conflict. Russia’s defence ministry said Ukraine struck facilities at the maritime transhipment complex in Novorossiysk, damaging a mooring point used by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and setting four oil product reservoirs ablaze, according to Russian media. The…

The bombing of an Iranian elementary school drew “visceral horror,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said today, as he pressed Washington to finish its investigation and demanded justice for “the terrible harm done”. Turk spoke at the opening of an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council called to address the 28 February attack on a school in Minab, describing the strike as an attack on children that none of the council’s members should be willing to justify. “The bombing evoked a…

A drone that Romanian authorities say was diverted by Ukrainian air defences crashed near a village after overnight Russian strikes on neighbouring Ukraine, officials reported. Romania, a NATO member and key supporter of Kyiv, has repeatedly experienced airspace violations and falling drone debris since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "At 00:44, a drone deflected by Ukrainian air defence entered national airspace for a distance of approximately four kilometres," the defence ministry said. "The…

Hospitals across Zimbabwe were thrown into turmoil as nurses walked off the job, leaving wards understaffed and patients without care, in a push for higher wages and allowances. At Parirenyatwa hospital, operations slowed to a near standstill, with student nurses drafted into critical units to keep services running. The walkout erupted just days after a similar action at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital. Nurses said their frustrations have intensified following recent fuel price hikes that have sent transport costs soaring.…

Serdar DincelSunday March 22, 2026 Iran fired what Israel described as its first long-range missile since the latest round of regional escalation erupted on Feb. 28, a launch the Israeli army said on Saturday carried a range of about 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles). In a post on the US social media company X, Israel’s army said Iran’s missile capabilities extend far beyond the Middle East, asserting that Tehran has weapons able to reach major European capitals including Berlin, Paris, and London. Tehran "has carried out…

Wednesday March 18, 2026 Iran confirmed Tuesday that Ali Larijani — a senior security power broker and a pillar of conservative politics within the Islamic Republic — was killed in an Israeli strike. He was 67. After U.S. and Israeli strikes late last month that killed Iran’s supreme leader and broadened the conflict, Larijani was widely viewed as the de facto manager of state affairs. Israel announced earlier Tuesday that it had killed Larijani; Tehran waited several hours before acknowledging his death. He had been tapped…

At least 12 medical personnel were killed in an Israeli strike on a healthcare center in the southern Lebanese town of Borj Qalaouiya, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, as cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah intensify and the wider region reels from a widening war. The ministry said Israeli strikes have killed 826 people in Lebanon since the fighting began, including 65 women and 106 children, and wounded 2,009 others. Thirty-one paramedics are among the dead, according to the statement. In a separate incident, four people…

Pentagon elevates probe into Iranian girls’ school strike as preliminary findings point to possible U.S. role WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said today it has elevated its investigation into a Feb. 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in southern Iran, following media reports that preliminary findings indicate U.S. forces were likely responsible. Iran says 168 children were killed, a toll that, if confirmed, would make it among the deadliest civilian casualty incidents linked to U.S. military action in the Middle…

Suspected drone strike kills at least four children in southern Djibouti Thursday March 5, 2026 DJIBOUTI — At least four children were killed in a suspected drone strike in southern Djibouti, authorities and a local human rights group said Tuesday. The explosion occurred in the Dikhil region of Afar, according to Public Prosecutor Hassan Mohamed Hassan. In a statement, Hassan said a team has been dispatched to investigate the circumstances surrounding the blast and determine its cause. The Djiboutian League for Human Rights…

Israel launched what it called a “pre-emptive strike” on Iran as air-raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and Israelis received mobile alerts warning of an “extremely serious” threat, the Defense Ministry said Saturday. “The State of Israel has launched a pre-emptive strike against Iran. Defence Minister Israel Katz has declared a special and immediate state of emergency throughout the country,” the ministry said in a statement. An Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran was preparing for retaliation and vowed a “crushing”…