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Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia report new blasts, interceptions, with war edging to 3-week mark.

Venezuela upset the star-studded host nation to win a politically charged showdown in Miami.

Zelensky says he has sent anti-drone experts to help US and its allies in Gulf region

Nearly 90 Vessels Navigate Hormuz Strait Despite Iran War, Oil Exports Continue  Fine Day 102.3

Iran and Russia have both alleged a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran’s war with Israel and the United States rages

A new trade pact between the United States and Indonesia binds the Southeast Asian nation’s resource wealth and energy future more closely to Washington’s strategic needs

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran

Fed likely to hold rates steady as Iran war shocks policy debate  Reuters

Ghana Rate Cut Still Expected Despite Iran War: Day Guide  Bloomberg.com

The national power grid comes back on after Cuba's 10 million people were plunged into darkness overnight.

Traffic starts trickling through Strait of Hormuz: Who's moving through and who's still stranded or diverting  CNBC

Asia shares are mostly higher with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea sharply higher

US President Donald Trump delays his trip to Beijing while also seeking China's help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Sean Penn was gifted an ‘Oscar’ made of Ukrainian railway metal after he skipped the Oscars to visit war-torn Ukraine.

March 18 (Reuters) - Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Below is the latest on flights, in alphabetical order: AEGEAN AIRLINES Greece's largest carrier cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Amman until April 22, and to Erbil and Baghdad until May 24. Flights to Dubai were cancelled until April 19 and to Riyadh until April 18. AIR BALTIC

BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike hit Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood in the centre of the city on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, with a loud explosion heard in the area after the Israeli military warned residents to evacuate a building ahead of the strike. The attack was part of a broader wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, including raids on other parts of the Lebanese capital, as well as southern and eastern areas of the country, signalling an intensification of Israel's campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

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The top Iranian officials killed since Iran war's start  Axios

US defence secretary designated Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' after it refused to remove guardrails on its technology.

Iran’s foreign minister is pushing back after the killings of top officials.