Iran war live: Tehran says US ports siege ‘intolerable’; Trump mulls action
Israeli attacks on Lebanon killed at least 2,586 people and wounded more than 8,000 since March 2, local media report.
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Arsenal vs Fulham: Premier League – teams, start, lineups, title race
Arsenal will move six points clear of EPL title rivals Man City, who will have two games in hand, if they beat Fulham.
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Palestine FA chief hits out at Israel federation VP at FIFA Congress
Palestine and Israel representatives had been lined up close together at the FIFA Congress in Canada.
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First US-Venezuela flight lands in Caracas after seven-year suspension
American Airlines has resumed flights as Donald Trump moves to rebuild ties following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro.
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US gas reaches $4.30 per gallon; Trump says prices will drop after Iran war
Price of petrol in US jumps by nearly 30 cents in one week amid Strait of Hormuz blockade and Iran diplomatic deadlock.
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Palestinians mourn football loving teenager killed by Israeli army
Mourners in Hebron laid to rest 16-year-old Ibrahim al-Khayatt who was shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers.
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Kenya’s Sawe hailed at State House after historic marathon
Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome from President William Ruto.
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Palestinian journalist released from Israeli prison unrecognisable
Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi was released from Israeli prison with severe weight loss, showing signs of torture
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Hegseth testifies on Iran war before Senate committee: Key takeaways
Pentagon chief testifies alongside top general for second day, in first public Congressional hearings since war began.
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Flotilla activist: Israel’s ‘brutal attack’ will not deter us
Activist Omer Aslan says Israel’s interception of 22 boats late Wednesday will not stop the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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How is Israel replicating its Gaza tactics in Lebanon?
Widespread Israeli attacks on civilian targets in Lebanon are a repeated tactic from Gaza.
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Trump says Iran can play at World Cup in US after FIFA confirmation
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has said Iran will play their World Cup matches, leading to agreement from US President.
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US-Venezuela direct flights resume after seven-year suspension
The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in seven years departed Miami for Caracas on Thursday.
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RSF condemns ‘kidnapping’ of three journalists on board Gaza aid flotilla
Among the detained journalists are Al Jazeera correspondent Hafed Mribah and cameraman Mahmut Yavuz.
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US passes law to resume DHS funding and end partial government shutdown
Trump signs funding measure, which excludes ICE, ending weeks-long crisis that left many federal workers without pay.
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Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery
Christopher Okello Onyum sentenced for fatal stabbing of four children aged between one and three years old.
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Trump says Tennessee next to redistrict after US Voting Rights Act ruling
Ruling weakening Voting Rights Act opens door to more states redrawing maps, diluting voting power of minority groups.
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum questions US claims of drug ties to Sinaloa governor
US prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging Ruben Rocha and nine others over alleged Sinaloa cartel links.
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Iran will play World Cup games in US according to FIFA chief Infantino
Iran's place at the US cohosted 2026 event has been in doubt since the US-Israeli war on their country.
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Piracy rises off Somalia as US-Israeli war on Iran diverts naval forces
More than a dozen sailors, mostly from Pakistan, are being held by Somali pirates as hijackings and harassment surge.
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Lebanese girl mourns paramedic father killed in Israeli strike
A young girl in Lebanon joined hundreds mourning her father, one of three paramedics killed in an Israeli attack.
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Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
The move comes as part of a larger prisoner pardon tied to a Buddhist religious holiday.
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UN chief calls for immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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UAE exit signals OPEC’s declining grip on oil markets
Chris Weafer says the UAE's OPEC exit leaves the organisation less influential on global oil pricing.
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US falls to ‘historic low’ in press freedom tracker: RSF
Reporters Without Borders warns of 'press freedom crisis' in US amid media consolidation, Trump policies.
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