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The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East due to disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war

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A foreign disinformation campaign has targeted two candidates in France's local elections this weekend, a government agency and a security source said Tuesday. The campaign was aimed at lawmakers of the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party who are running to be the mayors of the southern cities of Marseille and Toulouse, AFP learned, with the first round of voting Sunday.

Iran arrests 30 'spies' belonging to US and Israel, intelligence ministry says The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence said that arrested "30 spies, agents, and internal field operatives belonging to the American and [Israeli] enemy".

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Israeli army issues expulsion order for Beirut's southern suburbs The Israeli army's Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced an expulsion order for residents of Beirut's southern suburbs.  Amongst the neighbourhoods that have been threatened are Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath and Bourj el-Barajneh, the Lebanese National News Agency said.

March 10 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday called the U.S decision to designate Afghanistan a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" regrettable, and said it wanted to resolve the matter through dialogue after the U.S. demanded the release of U.S. citizens held. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday he was designating the Taliban government a "state sponsor of wrongful detention," and urged Kabul to free all detained U.S. citizens, including Mahmood Habibi and Dennis Coyle.

NEW DELHI, March 10 (Reuters) - A second Iranian ship is currently nine nautical miles from Sri Lanka's coast, a spokesperson for Sri Lanka's cabinet said on Tuesday, adding that it would eventually be moved. (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)

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Humanitarian needs in Iran are growing sharply due to the war, the Red Cross said Tuesday as it launched an emergency appeal for more than $50 million. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said its appeal for 40 million Swiss francs ($51.5 million) would help support five million people through the next 16 months. "Across the country, communities are facing growing humanitarian needs related to health care, shelter, water and sanitation, and mental health and psychosocial support," the IFRC said.

A stadium in Lebanon has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by Israeli attacks.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that it has destroyed the Israeli regime’s Ha'ela satellite communication center, located south of Tel Aviv (Sdot Micha).

Players escorted to safe location in Australia as government finalises humanitarian visas

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – A seior Iranian health official has said Tuesday that as many as 1,255 people have been martyred and over 12,000 others have been wounded in the US-Israeli aggression.

Protesters have briefly blocked a bus taking the Iranian women's football team out of their Gold Coast hotel. The group of a few dozen physically sat in front of the vehicle to block it. They chanted 'save our girls' as the vehicle attempted to make its exit. Protesters say they believe the bus is heading to the Gold Coast airport. The Guardian saw at least one of the football players through the window in tears More Iran women's football team members expected to seek asylum in Australia 'They are safe here': five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia Watch: 'Save our girls': support shown for Iran players after exit from Women's Asian Cup Continue reading...

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Record high Islamophobia in the U.S. in 2025 was driven in part by President Donald Trump's crackdown against pro-Palestinian protests and immigration, a Muslim advocacy group said on Tuesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it recorded 8,683 anti-Muslim and anti-Arab complaints in 2025, the highest since it began publishing data in 1996, compared to 8,658 in 2024.

Australia's home affairs minister, Tony Burke, has confirmed five members of the Iranian women's football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia. The announcement came hours after the US president, Donald Trump, posted about their plight on social media. Advocates expect more players to seek asylum amid a frantic but 'delicate' effort to inform the entire squad of their rights More Iran women's football team members expected to seek asylum in Australia 'They are safe here': five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia Watch: 'Save our girls': support shown for Iran players after exit from Women's Asian Cup Continue reading...

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Australian police extracted five Iranian women soccer players from the team's hotel before they were granted asylum, the interior minister said on Tuesday, as details of their escape from Iranian government minders emerged. The five players, including team captain Zahra Ghanbari, sought protection after the team were branded "wartime traitors" for refusing to sing their national anthem before an Asian Cup match.

Justice minister, whose closeness to Netanyahu could spark conflict of interest claims, delegates to Amichay Eliyahu; Pardons Department said to decide request should be rejected The post Levin to recuse himself from handling PM’s pardon request to prevent delays appeared first on The Times of Israel.

By David Brunnstrom March 9 (Reuters) - Despite what it called a humanitarian "disaster" in Afghanistan, the U.S. said on Monday international assistance to the country should be evaluated, given Taliban "intransigence" and its exclusion of the female population from basic rights.