Lebanon 22 March 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 03/23/2026 – 23:10 Lebanon Mon, 03/23/2026 – 12:00 22 March 2026 Israeli forces continued strikes in Iran, including targeting bases and arms production sites as well as the intelligence ministry’s headquarters in Tehran. The IDF also announced that it had struck Hizbollah “terrorist infrastructure” and killed three Hizbollah members, including […]
Tehran 21 March 2026 #2 lalasor Mon, 03/23/2026 – 23:12 Tehran Mon, 03/23/2026 – 12:00 21 March 2026 President Trump warned: “If Iran doesn’t fully open, without threat, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 hours… the U.S. will hit and obliterate their various power plants, starting with the biggest one first”. In response, Iran’s military warned: “If […]
More than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, “the violence is worse than ever” and far from abating, the head of UN political and peacebuilding affairs said on Monday in a briefing to the Security Council.
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The Security Council is set to meet top of the hour for an open briefing on Ukraine, requested by European members following Kyiv’s 18 March letter citing a surge in Russian strikes. Inside the country, attacks continue to take a heavy toll: since 19 March, at least 25 civilians have reportedly been killed and more […]
Nearly 70 years after South African police fired upon peaceful demonstrators in Sharpeville protesting apartheid-era laws, killing 69, the UN renewed the commitment to work for justice and equality on Monday, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Since the start of the Middle East conflict with Israeli and US strikes on Iran on 28 February, concerns have been growing over rising oil and commodity prices.
Since the outbreak of war on 28 February, several unique sites of cultural significance have been damaged in Iran, Israel and Lebanon, alongside immense suffering, displacement and death.
The war in the Middle East is well into its fourth week and the humanitarian emergency it has sparked continues to be the focus of international attention, along with the energy crisis caused by attacks on shipping in key Strait of Hormuz and other oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf region. Stay with us […]
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