Israel and Iran exchange fire, Pezeshkian apologises to neighbours

Reuters7 March 2026

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM – Israel and Iran traded attacks on Saturday as the war entered its second week, while Tehran issued an apology to neighbouring states for its “actions”, in an apparent bid to ease regional anger at Iranian strikes on Gulf Arab civilian targets. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has already spilled beyond Iran’s borders, as...

Exclusive-US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say

Reuters7 March 2026

U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation, two U.S. officials told Reuters. Reuters was unable to determine more details about the investigation,...

Croatia to re-launch mandatory military service after 17 years

Reuters7 March 2026

KARLOVAC, Croatia – Croatia is set to resume mandatory military service for the first time in 17 years as part of the European Union member’s broader strategy to address security concerns in Europe and the Western Balkans. On Monday, 800 recruits will start two-month basic training in military compounds across the country. Croatia amended its...

Israeli airforce pounds Beirut, Lebanon death toll rises

Reuters6 March 2026

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – Israel pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes on Friday, stepping up a war with Hezbollah that has forced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes and killed more than 200, according to a health ministry toll. Israel ordered everyone in the densely-populated suburbs, Hezbollah’s main stronghold in the capital, to leave on...

Ex-rapper’s party set to sweep Nepal election months after Gen Z-led protests

Reuters6 March 2026

Ex-rapper’s party set to sweep Nepal election months after Gen Z-led protests KATHMANDU – A three-year-old party led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah looked set to sweep Nepal’s general election on Friday, trouncing established rivals in a result analysts likened to a “tsunami”. Thirty-five-year-old Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party were on course to win a...

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Democratic Erosion in Plain Sight: Abuja’s Area Council Elections and Nigeria’s Slippery Slope to 2027

Kingsley Oyong Akam6 March 2026

The dust has barely settled on the February 21, 2026, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, yet the exercise has already exposed deepening cracks in Nigeria’s democratic architecture. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fulfilled its administrative duties—declaring winners, issuing certificates of return, and formally closing the chapter on yet another poll. But...

Historical Roots of the Iran–U.S.–Israel Conflict and the Escalations Driving the Region Toward War

Ogunjobi Michael Odunayo6 March 2026

The escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel did not emerge suddenly from recent military exchanges. Instead, it represents the culmination of nearly five decades of ideological rivalry, geopolitical competition, proxy warfare, and disputes over nuclear development. Understanding the historical forces behind this confrontation is essential to explaining why tensions have repeatedly pushed...

UN official says 100,000 Lebanese are in shelters after unprecedented Israeli warnings

Reuters6 March 2026

BEIRUT – The number of displaced people in Lebanon is expected to rapidly increase after unprecedented Israeli evacuation orders covering large parts of the country, with about 100,000 already cramming shelters, a senior U.N. official said on Friday. With hostilities raging between Israel and Hezbollah amid a spreading U.S.-led war on Iran, the Israeli military...

Ukraine, Russia exchange 200 POWs each in latest swap

Reuters5 March 2026

KYIV – Ukraine and Russia exchanged 200 prisoners of war each on Thursday in their latest swap, officials on both sides said, despite a deadlock in U.S.-backed negotiations to end the four-year conflict. Kyiv and Moscow have carried out regular POW exchanges throughout the war, committing during recent talks in Geneva to a new round...

Azerbaijan vows to respond after four injured by Iranian drones

Reuters5 March 2026

BAKU – Azerbaijan warned on Thursday that it was preparing unspecified response measures after two Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave, raising concern about further spillover of the conflict in the Middle East. “These attacks will not remain unanswered,” the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said in a statement....

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