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Israeli raids on Beirut kill 12 and wound 41 Israeli strikes on central Beirut have killed at least 12 people and wounded 41 others, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health says. The strikes hit the Basta and Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhoods in the Lebanese capital, according to a statement from the ministry.

Most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which supplies roughly one-fifth of the world’s crude oil, has been halted since early March

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Power is returning in Cuba after Monday’s grid collapse, as US restrictions on oil continue. Ed Augustin is in Havana.

Iran war spotlights India rupee's vulnerability, banks pitch cross-currency trades  Reuters

Israeli strikes on western Bekaa valley in Lebanon kill two and wound six Israeli air raids on the Lebanese town of Sahmar in the Western Bekaa have killed two people and wounded six others, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. The ministry’s Health Emergency Operations Centre confirmed the casualties in a statement carried by the National News Agency.

Tankers still cross Strait of Hormuz as Iran controls who gets through  Euronews.com

As the conflict intensifies, Taliban drones challenge Pakistan’s security and response strategy, say experts.

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Strait of Hormuz Closure Disrupts Global Container Shipping  Global Trade Magazine

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The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr

US-Israeli strikes in Iran's Lorestan kill seven, dozens wounded A US-Israeli strike on the city of Dorud in Iran’s Lorestan province killed seven people and wounded 56, according to a provincial official cited by Tasnim news agency. The attack reportedly hit residential and densely populated civilian areas. Earlier, authorities said four people were killed in a separate strike on rural areas in the Chegeni region of the same province.

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Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel following Ali Larijani’s killing

What’s really going on in Strait of Hormuz?  CNN

The US president lashed out at his ‘foolish’ allies multiple times before insisting that the US was the most powerful country in the world and did not need any help

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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Families and friends of people who were under treatment at a rehab centre in the Afghan capital Kabul searched for their loved ones on Wednesday, two days after it was bombed by Pakistan in the deadliest incident in the months long conflict between the neighbours. The Afghan Taliban government has said that more than 400 people were killed and 265 wounded in the air strike that took place on Monday night, just as people and staff at the centre were praying, days before the end of the holy month of Ramadan.