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Five of the seven members of the women's football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home.

More than 120 migrants, including at least 20 minors, were rescued in the central Mediterranean over the past 48 hours.

When will the war in Iran end? It depends on who you ask  ABC News

The NRC chief warns millions are fleeing and aid systems are being pushed beyond the breaking point.

Five wounded after rockets hit Baghdad airport At least five people have been wounded after rockets struck areas around Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi security officials said. In a statement, the Security Media Cell said “five rockets targeted Baghdad International Airport and its surroundings, wounding four employees and security personnel, as well as an engineer”. The projectiles landed at several locations across the sprawling airport complex, including inside the civilian airport compound. Other impacts were reported at a nearby water treatment facility, close to an Iraqi military airbase, and near a high-security prison. Baghdad airport hosts a large military zone and also includes a US presence within the wider complex.

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Iranians are finding tech-savvy ways to get through the regime's restrictions on phone and internet connections.

‘I did it for the people,’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th-century poet Aref Qazvini A stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing the hope that sacrifice will lead to a better future – has become a soundtrack for Iranians in the first part of 2026, as the country experienced the brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests and then the US-Israeli air assault, now in its third week. However, the singer, called Nava, is a product of artificial intelligence, created by a London-based artist of Iranian origin, Farbod Mehr. Continue reading...

FRANKFURT, March 15 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Sunday that he was sceptical about a potential widening of the European Union's Aspides naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz. Wadephul said that the mission to help commercial shipments pass through the Red Sea was "not effective". "And that is why I am very sceptical that extending Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz would provide greater security," he said in an interview on Germany's ARD broadcaster. (Reporting by Tom Sims and Klaus Lauer; Editing by Alexander Smith)

Netanyahu posts video after rumours of his death Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared in a video dismissing online rumours about his death that circulated in Iranian media. The clip, posted on his Telegram account, shows Netanyahu drinking coffee at a cafe on the outskirts of Jerusalem while speaking with an aide about the claims. Responding with a pun in Hebrew slang, Netanyahu said: “I'm crazy about coffee. You know what? I’m crazy about my people.” Reuters reported it verified the location using imagery of the cafe and confirmed the timing through photos and videos shared from the venue on Sunday.

Video Strategic value of Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island to US  abcnews.com

Germany sceptical about extending EU naval mission to Hormuz Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has voiced doubts about expanding the European Union’s Aspides naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz. Wadephul said the operation protecting shipping in the Red Sea has been “not effective”. “And that is why I am very sceptical that extending Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz would provide greater security.”

The U.S. military is identifying the six service members who died last week when a KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq

Mayor's wife criticised for past work related to Palestine, while Mamdani's response rebuked by some supporters.

March 15 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Sunday it had released $2 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) to support the health response in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria amidst the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The conflict has triggered a large-scale population movement, the WHO said last week, estimating that more than 100,000 people in Iran have relocated, and up to 700,000 people in Lebanon have been internally displaced.

UN peacekeepers fired on during patrols in southern Lebanon UN peacekeepers say their patrols came under fire three times on Sunday in southern Lebanon. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said the incidents occurred while troops were carrying out routine patrols near their bases. “Today, Unifil peacekeepers were fired upon, likely by non-state armed groups, on three separate occasions while conducting patrols around their bases,” the mission said in a statement. According to Unifil, two patrols returned fire “in self-defense and after brief exchanges, the patrols resumed their planned activities”. The peacekeeping force said no personnel were injured in the incidents, which come just two days after another Unifil position in the south was hit by gunfire.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on one side of Thames as those backing US-Israel war on Iran meet on the other Twelve people were arrested as hundreds joined a pro-Palestinian al-Quds Day demonstration on one side of the Thames, while hundreds more gathered on the opposite bank to back Israeli and American attacks on Iran. At least 1,000 police officers were drafted in to keep the two rival protests apart. Lambeth Bridge, the nearest river crossing to each rally, remained closed on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading...

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drone in Eastern Province Saudi Arabia says its air defences have intercepted and destroyed a drone over the country’s Eastern Province. A spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defence confirmed the incident, saying security forces successfully brought down the unmanned aircraft before it could cause damage. المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير مسيّرة في المنطقة الشرقية. pic.twitter.com/yWLKpvaQTp March 15, 2026

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