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Speaking at the Oval office, US President Donald Trump stated that Somalia is a “fourth world nation.”

Kuwait arrests 16 accused of Hezbollah-linked sabotage plot Kuwaiti authorities say they have arrested 16 people accused of links to Hezbollah and planning a sabotage operation inside the Gulf state. The interior ministry said the group included 14 Kuwaiti citizens and two Lebanese nationals. Officials said the suspects were part of a network that intended to carry out activities aimed at destabilising the country. In a statement, the ministry said the group “aimed to destabilize the country's security and to recruit individuals to join the terrorist organization”. Authorities said security forces seized weapons, camera drones and Morse code communication devices during the operation.

Strait of Hormuz: Why no one, so far, is rushing to help US open vital passage  The Christian Science Monitor

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. troops wounded in the war against Iran has risen to about 200, the U.S. military said on Monday, as the conflict enters its third week. In a statement, the U.S. military's Central Command said the vast majority suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already been returned to duty. (Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing by Chris Reese)

Emergency responders carried patients out of a government hospital in Odisha, India.

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US president sued BBC over 'Trump: A Second Chance?', seeking $5bn for defamation, $5bn for unfair trade practices.

NC soybean farmers face economic uncertainty amid tariffs and Iran war  WUNC

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A direct communications channel between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been reactivated in recent days, Axios reported on Monday, citing a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the matter. Axios said it was not clear how substantive the messages passed between Araghchi and Witkoff had been, adding it was the first known direct communication between the parties since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran.

March 16 (Reuters) - A Pakistani airstrike hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing or wounding an unspecified number of people, an Afghan Taliban spokesperson said on Monday, an action that Pakistan rejected, saying it had targeted "military installations". Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a post on social media platform X that Pakistan had targeted "military installations" and "terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul and Nangarhar.

Analysis by the Oxford Smith School showed more savings were possible through renewables.

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The Middle East war is testing India’s ties to Israel and Iran  The Globe and Mail

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US says 200 troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, 10 seriously wounded About 200 US troops have been wounded since the start of the war with Iran, including 10 who were “seriously wounded”, according to Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins. At least 13 US soldiers have been killed since the start of the Israeli-US war on Iran.

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The Foreign Office has warned against all but essential travel to the UAE

Qatar says 14 Iranian ballistic missiles launched from Iran, most intercepted Qatar’s Ministry of Defence says the country came under attack from 14 ballistic missiles and several drones launched from Iran. Air defences intercepted 13 missiles, officials said, while the remaining missile fell in an uninhabited area. Authorities reported no immediate casualties following the attack.

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