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JAKARTA, March 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta's Defence Minister said on Thursday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart.

Sources tell Reuters that 'consistent analysis' indicates Islamic Republic 'retains control of Iranian public,' as Israeli official says Jerusalem also acknowledges that war may not topple regime The post ‘Multitude’ of US intel reports said to show Iranian regime not at risk of falling appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Displaced families from southern Lebanon have taken refuge in a school in Sidon after fleeing Israeli attacks.

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Thousands of Americans decline evacuation flights from UAE The US State Department said it offered nearly 9,000 Americans and their family members seats on evacuation flights from the UAE. Officials said around 300 seats were available on Wednesday’s flights but some remained empty after passengers boarded. At least one charter flight scheduled over the weekend was cancelled after no passengers arrived.  Many Americans in the region have chosen to arrange their own travel or remain in the Middle East.  Meanwhile, over 43,000 Americans have returned to the US since February 28, most on commercial flights.

Fribourg canton's public prosecutor Raphael Bourquin said the man allegedly responsible for the fire likely died.

U.S./Israel–Iran War on Course for Cataclysmic Civilian Harm, Displacement, and Humanitarian Need  Refugees International

UN urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz  The Times of Israel

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations aid chief warned on Wednesday that the conflict in the Middle East is straining humanitarian operations worldwide, disrupting supply chains and slowing the delivery of life‑saving assistance to numerous crisis zones. “We are in a moment of grave peril for the Middle East and, actually I believe, for the wider world,” Tom Fletcher, the U.N. aid chief, told Reuters.

EU to provide €100m in humanitarian aid to Lebanon, von der Leyen says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU plans to provide €100m ($115.85m) in humanitarian aid to Lebanon following a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. In a post on X on Wednesday, von der Leyen said the bloc had already delivered 40 tonnes of supplies and plans to organise further humanitarian flights, expressing solidarity with Lebanon and welcoming the decision to ban all Hezbollah military activities. The EU leader did not refer to Israel's oslaught on Lebanon and did not criticise Israel or the US for their war.

Maersk halts operations at Oman’s Port of Salalah after incident Shipping giant Maersk said it has suspended all operations at the Port of Salalah in Oman following an incident near the facility, according to a company statement on Wednesday. The Danish shipping company said activities at the port have been paused “until further notice” due to an ongoing incident near the general cargo terminal. Maersk did not provide further details about the nature of the incident.

Embattled pro-Israel lobby weighs races across the US as an increasing number of politicians pledge not to accept endorsements or funds from it or its affiliated PAC The post As AIPAC targets candidates who want to condition Israel aid, who is crossing its red line? appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not spoken or been seen in public since his appointment at the weekend, is injured but "safe", officials said Wednesday. "I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections," the Iranian president's son, Yousef Pezeshkian, wrote in a post on his Telegram channel. "They told me that, thank God, he is safe and sound," added Pezeshkian, who is a government advisor.

UN aid chief urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz The United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher warned on Wednesday that the US-Israeli war on Iran was impacting aid supply routes and urged all parties to ensure “exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”. “I’m worried that actually further escalation will damage other supply routes,” Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, saying he was “appealing to all the parties to try and secure those routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, for our humanitarian traffic, and ... to ensure that we have humanitarian exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”.

The United Arab Emirates is home to Dubai Internet City, which hosts more than 4,000 businesses, including US tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Dell, Amazon, Mastercard and Visa. Several of these companies also have offices in Abu Dhabi.

The prime minister said the planned rise would be ‘kept under review’ - paving the way for yet another U-turn

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the country will not withdraw an iota from its inalienable right in defending the country.

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is injured but "safe and sound", the son of the president said Wednesday, offering the first official explanation for why the 56-year-old has not been seen since his appointment at the weekend. "I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections," Yousef Pezeshkian, who is also a government adviser, wrote in a post on his Telegram channel. "They told me that, thank God, he is safe and sound," added the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Rally organized by group that said slain leader Khamenei 'stood on right side of history'; police note potential tensions with counter-protesters, recent foiled Iranian plots on UK soil The post UK bans pro-Iran, anti-Israel Al Quds Day march, but static demonstration permitted appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society says nearly 20,000 civilian buildings affected, along with 77 healthcare facilities.