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02-03-2026 BEIRUT: Israeli air strikes have targeted Blat and Wadi Barghouti in several strikes in southern Lebanon’s Iqlim al-Tuffah region, in the latest violation of a ceasefire reached in November 2024 between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, according to several correspondents on the ground. The Israeli military said …

02-03-2026 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: International calls for mediation are growing as Pakistan and Afghanistan engage in cross-border fighting for a third day, in the most serious flare-up in violence between the neighbors in months that Pakistan says has brought them into “open war”. The European ⁠Union’s …

Tehran confirms Khamenei’s martyrdom 01-03-2026 TEHRAN: Iranian state media confirms the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the US and Israel’s ongoing attacks on the country. Iranian state media say Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law, and grandson were also killed. US President Donald Trump, who announced “major combat operations” in …

01-03-2026 GENEVA: US and Iranian officials have made “significant progress” in high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva, the Omani foreign minister has said but the chances of a deal that could avert a war remain unclear. Badr Albusaidi, who acted as mediator, said the two sides planned to resume negotiations “soon” …

01-03-2026 DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court has ordered the issuance of an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Tulip Siddiq, a British lawmaker, over corruption charges. Muhammad Sabbir Foyez, a senior judge in Dhaka, issued the order on Thursday following an application from the country’s anti-corruption commission, local media reported. …

01-03-2026 TIRANA: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama late on Thursday dismissed his deputy, Belinda Balluku, who faces accusations of manipulating public tenders, allegations that have sparked opposition protests. A special prosecution office targeting corruption and organized crime, known as SPAK, indicted Balluku in December on suspicion of interfering in the …

01-03-2026 COPENHAGEN: Denmark will hold a parliamentary election on March 24, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday, seeking to capitalize on a surge in support for her defiant stance against US pressure over Greenland. Frederiksen has spent recent months rallying European leaders against President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in …

01-03-2026 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Images of debris from Russian strikes on Ukraine strongly indicate that Moscow has used a cruise missile whose development led Donald Trump to quit a landmark nuclear pact in his first term, two experts said; confirming earlier media reporting. The specialists based their analysis on images of …

01-03-2026 NEW YORK: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities. “I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew …

01-03-2026 JERUSALEM/ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India and Israel will collaborate more closely on defence technology while pursuing a free trade agreement, as he wrapped up a controversial two-day visit. Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu said at a joint news conference in Jerusalem on Thursday …