Turkey deploys six F-16 fighter jets, air defence systems to northern Cyprus

Reuters9 March 2026

ANKARA – Turkey deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defence systems to northern Cyprus on Monday to boost the security of the Turkish community, its defence ministry said, pledging to take further measures if needed because of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. European powers have taken steps to ramp up military deployments to the...

Hezbollah reports Israeli raid in east Lebanon as war enters second week

Reuters9 March 2026

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – Hezbollah said on Monday its fighters clashed with Israeli troops in eastern Lebanon during an Israeli airborne raid overnight, in what would be the second such operation in the area in recent days, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed group entered a second week A spokesperson for the Israeli military had...

Guinea dissolves 40 political parties, opposition leader cries foul

Reuters9 March 2026

DAKAR, March 9 (Reuters) – Guinea’s main opposition leader said “direct resistance” to the country’s coup leader-turned-president was now the only way to bring about change after the government consolidated its position by dissolving 40 political parties. President Mamady Doumbouya, a former special forces commander, seized power in 2021 and won a seven-year term as...

Colombians elect fragmented Congress in low-turnout election

Reuters9 March 2026

BOGOTA, March 8 (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist ruling party and main opposition party were on track to win the largest number of seats in Congress in Sunday’s legislative elections, preliminary vote tallies showed, but neither secured a majority, highlighting the fragmented nature of Colombia’s political landscape. In addition to choosing from over 3,000 candidates to...

Oil prices surge to highest since 2022 at over $119 a barrel on Middle East war

Reuters9 March 2026

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – Oil prices surged over $119 a barrel, hitting levels not seen since mid-2022, on Monday as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market due to the expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Brent crude futures were up $13.02, or 14%, at $105.71 per barrel...

Khamenei’s hardline son Mojtaba appointed Iran’s new leader; oil surges on supply fears

Reuters9 March 2026

DUBAI/JERUSALEM – Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, while the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sent oil prices surging and Asian stock markets into a nosedive. Iranian institutions and politicians, from the foreign ministry to lawmakers, issued statements expressing...

Kenya says death toll from floods nearly doubles to 42

Reuters9 March 2026

NAIROBI – The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Kenya’s capital Nairobi and elsewhere has nearly doubled to 42, the government said in a statement issued late on Sunday. Intense rains on Friday unleashed heavy and widespread flooding, causing some people to drown, washing away vehicles and disrupting traffic at the country’s largest...

Israel says it targeted Iranian commanders in Beirut as death toll nears 400

Reuters8 March 2026

BEIRUT – Israel’s military said it struck Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of strikes to the heart of Beirut after days of strikes that have left nearly 400 people dead. The drone strike was the first within the city limits of Lebanon’s capital since Israel-Hezbollah hostilities resumed last...

Israel expands Iran strikes as Tehran moves to name new supreme leader

Reuters8 March 2026

DUBAI/JERUSALEM – Israeli forces expanded their bombardment of Iran overnight, striking fuel depots near Tehran, while Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants, signalling a widening assault on vital infrastructure across the region. As fighting escalated on day nine of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, Tehran moved closer to naming...

Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been deliberate attack, police say

Reuters8 March 2026

OSLO – The U.S. embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries in what may have been a deliberate attack linked to the crisis in the Middle East, Norwegian police said. “It’s natural to see this in the context of the current security situation and...

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