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Russia, China and Iran are main threats to Sweden, security service says

The Straits Times - 1 minute ago

Iranian intelligence arrests US spies, dismantles pro-monarchy cells: Report

Aljazeera - 1 minute ago

Flights to the German capital's only major commercial airport have been halted amid strike action. DW has more.

Deutsche Welle - 1 minute ago

Cuba reconnects electrical grid, but millions are still without power - News - World - | 10 hours ago

CBC News - 1 minute ago

'Sandlot' star Marty York seen in shirtless Hollywood nightclub brawl

New York Post - 1 minute ago

London yoga teacher, 38, dies after 'drinks spiked' on Thai holiday

Evening Standard - 2 minutes ago

Watch live as meeting discusses impact of Iran war on shipping

Sky News - 3 minutes ago

Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course' -- National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

BBC News - 8 minutes ago

Cuba partially restores power and vows 'unyielding resistance' to U.S. oil blockade

CNBC - 8 minutes ago

Rwanda sues Britain over scrapped asylum seeker plan after £700m spent

Independent.ie - 8 minutes ago

Provisional results announced showed Nguesso with nearly 95% of the vote; his closest rival received less than 2%.

Deutsche Welle - 9 minutes ago

UK health authorities tackle 'explosive' outbreak of meningitis

Irish Times - 9 minutes ago

The Iran War Is America's Own Suez Crisis

The Nation - 11 minutes ago

Allegations false, misleading - Wale Adenuga on Papa Ajasco trademark controversy

Daily Post Nigeria - 11 minutes ago

Turkey eyes multiple nuclear deals, in talks with South Korea, Canada, China, Russia

Times of India - 12 minutes ago

Macau woman hospitalised after being startled by humanoid robot

Peninsula Qatar - 14 minutes ago

Head of London's Metropolitan Police pushes for unredacted Epstein files

ABC News - 14 minutes ago

Man arrested after climbing into pygmy hippo Moo Deng's enclosure at Thai zoo

New York Post - 15 minutes ago

'Sounds of heavy artillery' echo across Gaza

Aljazeera - 16 minutes ago

China is betting on an AI-powered army - ANALYSIS

Russia Today - 16 minutes ago

Turkey says NATO deploying more defences to guard southern base

The Straits Times - 17 minutes ago

LIVE - Crescent marking end of Ramadan spotted in UAE - How Shawwal crescent moon sighting and announcements are made worldwide - Just now - 4 - m read

Gulf News - 19 minutes ago

Japan score first with frightening ease to edge towards Asian Cup final against Matildas

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 23 minutes ago

Dublin st patrick's parade draws 500,000 as Paul Mescal leads festivities

Euronews - 23 minutes ago

Martin faced a choice in Trump meeting: meek silence, or speak up. He chose the latter

Irish Times - 24 minutes ago

Canadian men experiencing 'ongoing crisis in society' when it comes to health, professor says

CTV News - 25 minutes ago

Australian radio host sacked after on-air dispute ends flagship show

Independent UK - 26 minutes ago

BTS light stick prices surge ahead of comeback concert

Peninsula Qatar - 26 minutes ago

Iran threatens to use advanced weapons as war escalates

Albawaba - 27 minutes ago

Beirut building collapses after Israeli strike - 1h ago - 1 - m read

Gulf News - 29 minutes ago

Silicon Valley bet on war. It's paying off

The Straits Times - 30 minutes ago

Cheap drones are reshaping modern warfare — and catching the U.S. off guard

NPR - 33 minutes ago

Did Trump just call for a united Ireland?

Sky News - 33 minutes ago

From the Straits of Hormuz to the Streets of Minneapolis—Plus, Mamdani and the Midterms

The Nation - 33 minutes ago

ICPC dismantles Lagos 'visa mill' syndicate, secures conviction of govt official

Daily Post Nigeria - 33 minutes ago

Big Money Hits A Wall In Illinois Democratic Primaries

Huffington Post - 34 minutes ago

US watchdog slams lack of oversight in $26 bn Ukraine aid

Russia Today - 34 minutes ago

World News -- Bombings in Nigeria kill 23, injure 108; Boko Haram suspected -- Suspected suicide bombings in Nigeria have killed at least 23 and injured 108 in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. Boko Haram is suspected.

UPI - 37 minutes ago

400 killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital, says Afghanistan - Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people and injuring 250 others in an airstrike on a hospital in the capital Kabul. 17/03/2026

Euronews - 38 minutes ago

Six politicians I prayed for in 2023 all won their elections - Pete Edochie

Daily Post Nigeria - 38 minutes ago

Who Was Gholamreza Soleimani, Basij Chief Killed in Israeli Strike

Deccan Chronicle - 39 minutes ago

Number of suspected meningitis cases rises in UK outbreak: Official

Channel NewsAsia - 39 minutes ago

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel's Mossad as war rages

New York Post - 39 minutes ago

Israel dragging region into disaster step by step: Erdoğan -- President Erdoğan has accused Israel of "dragging the Middle East into disaster, step by step," through continued aggression in the region. 

Hurriyet Daily News - 39 minutes ago

10-minute deliveries at Re 1 per flight: Drones set to transform healthcare in Bengaluru

Times of India - 42 minutes ago

4-day work weeks, rationing, dressing down: How some Asian countries are coping with the Iran oil crisis -- Nick Logan

CBC News - 42 minutes ago

Senegal turns to CAS to appeal 'unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable' Africa Cup decision

Bay to Bay News - 43 minutes ago

Number of suspected meningitis cases rises in UK outbreak: official

Peninsula Qatar - 43 minutes ago

World in pictures, March 18, 2026

Sydney Morning Herald - 46 minutes ago

Israel military says its tank fire hit UN Lebanon base, regrets incident

The Straits Times - 47 minutes ago

Active-shooter report at Air Force base in New Mexico ends with 1 dead, 1 injured

Stars and Stripes - 53 minutes ago

Number of suspected meningitis cases rises in UK outbreak

The Straits Times - 54 minutes ago

Do Taliban's drone attacks expose a chink in Pakistan's armour?

Aljazeera - 56 minutes ago

LIVE UPDATES: Gulf countries continue intercepting missiles as regional tension enters 19th day

Peninsula Qatar - 56 minutes ago

Trump's Epic Fury is grandiose, as he wanted. But it's more of an epic fail

Sydney Morning Herald - 57 minutes ago

Today in History: March 18, Russian performs first spacewalk

The Mercury News - 59 minutes ago

That headache you just Googled might be nothing or something serious: Why you should stop self-diagnosing and talk to a doctor

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Iran war enters dangerous phase as regime shows resilience

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Naira records massive appreciation against US dollar ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr holidays

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

Israel claims killing Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib

Albawaba - 1 hour ago

European stocks open higher as attention turns to the Fed

CNBC - 1 hour ago

Very few Nigerian musicians are kind - Peller

Daily Post Nigeria - 1 hour ago

NGO says 'hundreds killed and wounded' in Kabul drug clinic strike

Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour ago

Tesla, LG confirm $4.3b battery project in the US - 3 - m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

EU and NATO leadership 'worst in decades' – El Pais op-ed

Russia Today - 1 hour ago

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93

Toronto Star - 1 hour ago

Lava flows reach ocean on Réunion island for first time in nearly two decades - Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano has reached the ocean on France's Réunion island for the first time in nearly two decades, drawing residents and tourists. 17/03/2026

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Police blocked from seizing guns over bikie family connection

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Ukraine faces missile shortage due to Middle East war, says Zelensky -- In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Ukrainian president says Putin wants a "long war" between the US and Iran.

BBC News - 1 hour ago

The binary trap: How narratives of 'Us vs Them' manufacture consent for war

Dawn - 1 hour ago

Iran's judiciary says an 'attack' struck southern Iran, killing and wounding civilians and judicial staff

Bay to Bay News - 1 hour ago

As war escalates, Trump edges toward the most perilous Iran operation yet

Irish Times - 1 hour ago

Iran War Live: US Fires 5,000-Pound 'Deep Penetrator' Bombs On Iran

Newsweek - 1 hour ago

Live. Iran lashes out with new wide-scale attacks as Israel strikes Beirut

Euronews - 1 hour ago

Who is Gholamreza Soleimani? Iran's Basij Force Commander Killed in...

Deccan Chronicle - 1 hour ago

Today in History: March 18, Russian performs first spacewalk

New York Daily News - 1 hour ago

'Old masters too': Ghent exhibition celebrates female artists of the baroque

Guardian UK - 1 hour ago

Saudi Arabia intercepts drone in Eastern region

Peninsula Qatar - 1 hour ago

Iran: Israel hits Beirut as US strikes Hormuz missile sites

Deutsche Welle - 1 hour ago

PIA suspends flights to UAE's Fujairah for 2 days in view of 'security situation'

Dawn - 1 hour ago

La vita in sospeso dei bielorussi liberati

AsiaNews.it - 1 hour ago

NASCAR driver Daniel Dye indefinitely suspended over homophobic mockery of a competitor on livestream

Independent.ie - 1 hour ago

Israel strikes and destroys building in heart of Beirut -- There are no known casualties so far from the strike near downtown, as Israel said it targeted a building affiliated with Hezbollah.

BBC News - 1 hour ago

Petrol price rise amid war in the Middle East adds to cost-of-living focus in SA election

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Right-wing tradwives have some advice for women – do what they say, not what they do

Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago

Is Britain sitting on more gas?

Sky News - 1 hour ago

Saudi defences intercept missile near key air base - 1 - m read

Gulf News - 1 hour ago

ANNHRI discusses Iranian attacks on Arab nations

Peninsula Qatar - 1 hour ago

At least 23 dead in suspected suicide bombings in Nigeria, police say -- At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria, police said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the conflict-battered city in recent history. -- Mar 17

CBS News - 1 hour ago

Danish queen and king spend second day in Melbourne

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 1 hour ago

Live: US targets Iranian targets near Strait of Hormuz with 'bunker buster' bombs

Irish Times - 1 hour ago

Defying AIPAC, Daniel Biss Wins Closely Watched Illinois House Primary

Huffington Post - 1 hour ago

Paranoid Putin 'spends nights holed up inside Kremlin' as 'assassination fears' soar - Putin recently blocked mobile internet across Moscow amid concerns his enemies have hacked his...

Daily Express - 1 hour ago

'Unprecedented expulsion': UN says Israel displaced 36,000 Palestinians in West Bank

Middle East Eye - 1 hour ago

Army chief: 'We need to be as ready as we can be'

Sky News - 1 hour ago

A wealth tax for schools: Frederiksen's shift left stirs debate before Denmark's early election

Guardian UK - 1 hour ago

ON CAM: Iran Rains Cluster Missile Fire On Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Holon To Avenge Larijani Killing

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Thirty years ago, counterculturalists declared the internet an independent space. Where did the hippie utopia go wrong?

Deutsche Welle - 1 hour ago

US judge orders restoration of Voice of America

Dawn - 1 hour ago

Man arrested after climbing into pygmy hippo Moo Deng's enclosure at Thai zoo

Bay to Bay News - 1 hour ago