BEIRUT, March 8 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut early on Sunday, with Israel saying it targeted Iranian commanders operating in the Lebanese capital. The attack marked the first
The Canadian auto industry has been rocked by President Donald Trump’s abandonment of subsidies for electric vehicles and embrace of tariffs.
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As the restrictions took effect on March 8, lines of vehicles formed outside petrol stations in Dhaka.
Figures including Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pedro Sánchez and Giorgia Meloni praised women’s contributions and called for continued progress on equality.
ZURICH/FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have broken international law with their attacks on Iran, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said in an interview published on Sunday, the latest European leader to raise concerns about the conflict. Legal
Huge fireballs and clouds of thick smoke erupted over Tehran on Sunday after US-Israeli air strikes hit fuel depots in the city, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed to fight on for months to come. Israel's deadly campaign also reached into the heart of downtown Beirut with a
Iran was preparing to reveal its new supreme leader on Sunday, after US-Israeli air strikes destroyed fuel dumps and triggered fires that choked much of Tehran in a thick blanket of smoke. The clerical body tasked with choosing a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- killed
Iran's players sang the national anthem and saluted before their last group match at the Women's Asian Cup on Sunday in Australia, having stayed defiantly silent earlier in the tournament. When Iran faced South Korea on Monday in their opening game the players stood motionless,
According to official sources in Israel, the strikes targeted senior Lebanese officials in the Iranian Quds Force. Lebanon's Health Ministry said over 300 people have been killed in the country since the outbreak of the war with Iran
President Trump is facing an economic squeeze as the Iran war drives up oil prices and the U.S. job market sputters. Friday brought a double dose of bad economic news for Trump: an unexpected loss of jobs in February and another surge in oil prices driven by growing conflict in
During his recent State of the Union address, President Donald Trump took a few minutes to talk about the affordability crisis that’s been gripping the nation—which is to say, he threw some balderdash in the direction of Democrats. Blaming the high prices he once referred to as
Democrat James Talarico is now staring down the challenge of a tough general election against a still-undecided Republican rival after emerging victorious from his own bruising primary that offered a rare boost to Democrats in a deep red state. Democratic turnout surged on
President Trump on Thursday tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), creating a vacancy in the U.S. Senate and setting off a scramble to replace him. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has 30 days to
New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle the issue. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report late
By Emilie Madi and Khalil Ashawi HAZMIEH, Lebanon, March 8 (Reuters) - Just days ago, Hussain Khrais was proudly showing off his newly restored home in south Lebanon, fixed up after being badly damaged in 2024 clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. But a new war has since
Singapore’s International Arbitration Centre has promised to investigate damaging claims around a controversial $490 million ruling it made last year.[1] The Bar Standards Board (BSB) – which oversees the conduct of barristers in the UK, including those who work abroad –
[allAfrica] As tensions escalate again across the Middle East, global oil markets are entering another period of uncertainty. Even the threat of disruptions to tanker routes or energy infrastructure in the region can send crude prices sharply higher.
A suite at a New York Knicks game costs more than $30,000. Is that a donation to the team? Why do we differentiate between the money spent on a Super Bowl ticket and the check we write for a worthy cause? Does calling it a “donation” make it more valuable or less valuable to
Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet.
Self-styled ‘punk’ beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland’s ‘biggest ever forest’ The self-styled “punk” beer company BrewDog sold its Highland estate for a knockdown price after abandoning its efforts to plant Scotland’s “biggest ever forest” there.
The administration says Rwandan-backed militants violated a Trump-brokered peace accord within days.
Companies are finding it difficult to secure long-term financing.
The tugboat was struck by two missiles while attempting to provide assistance to a Malta-flagged container ship.
The authorities advised visitors to refrain from engaging in any water activities until further notice.
Trump gathered some 15 like-minded Latin American leaders in Miami to launch the 'Shield of the Americas', an anti-cartel military alliance, while announcing negotiations with Cuba and formally recognising the Venezuelan government of Delcy Rodríguez.
Police said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter.
In a briefing to Euronews and select media, a senior UAE official outlined the country’s defensive strategy, international support and the warning that trust with Iran may take decades to rebuild.
The attack on Dena was the first military strike far outside the Middle East.
Tensions between the East Asian neighbours have simmered since Japanese PM Takaichi's comments on Taiwan in November 2025.
He was in Tokyo to watch a baseball game between Taiwan and the Czech Republic on March 7.
Women in Frame is a two-week exhibition exploring heritage and cultural memory within the Austrian alpine resort of Ischgl and the impact over a century of the Aloys family and its influential matriach Elisabeth Aloys.
Emirates and Etihad also restart limited flight schedules following the partial re-opening of regional airspace.
“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.
DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - The clerical body that will choose Iran's next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said on Sunday. The Mehr news
March 8 (Reuters) - The Israeli military warned it would continue pursuing every successor of Iran's next supreme leader. In a post on X in Farsi, the Israeli military also warned it would pursue every person who seeks to appoint a successor for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Sunday: - Fuel depots hit - Fuel distribution in the Iranian capital has been temporarily halted after US-Israeli strikes on depots, an official said. Huge fires burned after the strikes on five facilities in and around
They say government measures do little to alleviate financial stress.
Israel says it struck a fuel storage site in Tehran as explosions rocked the capital. Gulf states reported casualties and damage from Iranian drones and missiles, including hits near airports and a for the first time – a desalination plant in Bahrain
ROME, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and said she was willing to help the United States and Israel in their war with Iran, Italy’s Corriere della Sera reported on Sunday. Speaking to the newspaper in a telephone
Swiss director Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s “Silent Rebellion,” a period drama that follows a rape survivor’s defiant journey of self-discovery, won the top prize at the 8th Joburg Film Festival on Saturday. Sgualdo’s feature debut tells the story of 15-year-old Emma, who’s impregnated
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"Positive interactions" between the leaders have stabilised bilateral ties, he says.