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Ukraine faces missile shortage due to Middle East war, says Zelensky  BBC

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr

Video: Israeli air strike destroys building in Beirut  Footage captured the moment an Israeli air strike levelled a building in the Bachoura neighbourhood in central Beirut on Wednesday. Footage captured the moment an Israeli air strike levelled a building in the Bachoura neighbourhood in central Beirut on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/d8qxydR8T4 March 18, 2026

US-Israeli strikes in Iran's Lorestan kill seven, dozens wounded A US-Israeli strike on the city of Dorud in Iran’s Lorestan province killed seven people and wounded 56, according to a provincial official cited by Tasnim news agency. The attack reportedly hit residential and densely populated civilian areas. Earlier, authorities said four people were killed in a separate strike on rural areas in the Chegeni region of the same province.

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Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel following Ali Larijani’s killing

'Unprecedented expulsion': UN says Israel displaced 36,000 Palestinians in West Bank Elis Gjevori on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 07:02 UN warns Israel’s campaign of raids, settlements and settler violence is driving mass Palestinian displacement in the West Bank Mourners carry the body of Amir Mutasem Odeh, a 28-year-old Palestinian killed in an attack by Israeli settlers, in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on March 15, 2026. (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off The number of Palestinians forcibly driven from their homes by Israel in the occupied West Bank has surged over the past year, with more than 36,000 displaced, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. Covering the 12 months up to 31 October 2025, the report records 1,732 incidents of settler violence that caused casualties or property destruction, up from 1,400 in the previous reporting period - an increase of nearly 25 percent. The attacks included sustained harassment, intimidation and the destruction of Palestinian homes, farmland and livelihoods. “Settler violence continued in a coordinated, strategic and largely unchallenged manner, with Israeli authorities playing the central role in directing, participating in or enabling this conduct,” the report says, making it difficult to distinguish between state and settler violence. Longstanding and pervasive impunity is “facilitating and encouraging violence against and harassment of Palestinians”, it adds. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A large portion of the displacement occurred in northern parts of the territory. About 32,000 Palestinians were forced out of the Jenin, Tulkarem, Nur Shams and Far’a refugee camps during a sweeping Israeli military assault. 'Displacement in the occupied West Bank, appears to indicate a concerted Israeli policy of mass forcible transfer' - UN report “The displacement of more than 36,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank represented the mass expulsion of Palestinians on a scale previously unseen, amounting to unlawful transfer that is prohibited under international humanitarian law,” the report said. Violence peaked around the October olive harvest, a critical economic season for Palestinian farmers. The report documented 42 settler attacks that injured 131 Palestinians, including 14 women and a boy, marking the highest monthly toll since records began in 2006. Daily assaults by armed settlers, Israeli soldiers and “settler soldiers”, many armed and trained by the state, turned the 2025 harvest into the worst in decades. 'Concerted Israeli policy of mass forcible transfer' In several communities, gender-based violence triggered families to flee. Some attacks split families apart, with women and children forced to leave while men remained behind to try to protect land and property. Israeli forces kill two children and their parents in West Bank Read More » “The displacement in the occupied West Bank, which coincides with the extensive displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, at the hands of the Israeli military, appears to indicate a concerted Israeli policy of mass forcible transfer throughout the occupied territory, aimed at permanent displacement, raising concerns of ethnic cleansing,” the report says. The report also warns that Bedouin communities northeast of East Jerusalem face heightened risk of expulsion as Israeli occupation authorities advance new settlement plans. It stresses that the unlawful transfer of protected populations is a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention and may also constitute a crime against humanity. Settlement expansion has accelerated sharply. Israeli authorities advanced or approved 36,973 housing units in settlements in occupied East Jerusalem and roughly 27,200 more across the rest of the West Bank. The reporting period also saw the creation of 84 new settlement outposts, alongside expansion into Area B, which falls under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction under the Oslo accords. Since the Gaza genocide began in October 2023, Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed at least 1,071 Palestinians across the West Bank, according to the latest UN figures. Occupation News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

‘Dribble’ of tankers passing through Hormuz Strait as Iran struggles to resist, says White House  Tradewinds News

What’s really going on in Strait of Hormuz?  CNN

The US president lashed out at his ‘foolish’ allies multiple times before insisting that the US was the most powerful country in the world and did not need any help

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Iran war enters dangerous phase as regime shows resilience despite pressure  Euronews.com

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War With Iran Could Cost U.S. Families Thousands  The Sacramento Observer

BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - China offered on Wednesday what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing's rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the benefits of "reunification", which it has long rejected. Governments around the world are scrambling for alternative energy supplies during the Middle East War and severing of shipping lanes through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Families and friends of people who were under treatment at a rehab centre in the Afghan capital Kabul searched for their loved ones on Wednesday, two days after it was bombed by Pakistan in the deadliest incident in the months long conflict between the neighbours. The Afghan Taliban government has said that more than 400 people were killed and 265 wounded in the air strike that took place on Monday night, just as people and staff at the centre were praying, days before the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Iran’s UN envoy: Israeli regime internationally accountable for aggression, deaths of Iranian civilians  PressTV

Live updates: Israel says it killed Iran's intelligence minister, U.S. unleashes bunker busters  NBC 6 South Florida

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Yemen’s Ansarallah Resistance Movement has expressed condolences over the martyrdom of Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani.