World·1h ago
Three UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon amid Israeli strikes
KAWNAT HAJU/AFP/Getty Images Three United Nations peacekeepers from Indonesia were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon after a bloody weekend in which Lebanese journalists and medics were killed in Israeli strikes. Two more United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in southern Lebanon, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said, in the latest deadly incident involving UN forces since Israel expanded its ground invasion of the country.
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World·1h ago
Heavy rain, floods kill at least 45 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan
“Twenty-eight people were martyred, and 49 people were injured,” Afghanistan’s disaster management authority (ANDMA) said, while more than 100 homes have been destroyed. At the same time in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which shares a border with Afghanistan, 17 people were killed and 56 wounded, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said.
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Crime·39m ago
Police arrest two more over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris
French police on Monday arrested two more people over an apparent bid to set off a homemade significant device outside a Bank of America branch in Paris, bringing the total in custody to five, prosecutors said. The arrests follow an incident early Saturday morning when police arrested a first suspect after he placed a device outside the US financial institution near the Champs-Elysees.
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World·8h ago
Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Vanuatu Islands
Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov A magnitude 7 earthquake struck the Vanuatu Islands on Monday (March 30, 2026), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the earthquake. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments.
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World·3h ago
Spain closes airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war
“I think everyone knows Spain’s position; it’s very clear,” Robles said, calling the war in Iran “profoundly illegal and profoundly unjust.” Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, Madrid's Defence Minister Margarita Robles has said. In a 10-minute televised address on 4 March, the Spanish prime minister reflected on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as the Iraq War more than 20 years ago, and said the. Therefore, neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in Iran,” Robles told reporters.
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