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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to temporary Eid al-Fitr ‘pause’ in conflict 

18 March 2026

News|Conflict Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a temporary “pause” in hostilities during the Muslim holiday o...

President or Congress? Who in the US has the power to declare war? 

18 March 2026

As United States President Donald Trump faces mounting global criticism for starting the war on Iran with Israel, he is ...

How Los Angeles’s Iranian diaspora is confronting the US war on Iran 

18 March 2026

The war has reignited a debate within the Iranian diaspora about what role the US should play in Iran’s future. Th...

Iran threatens to strike Gulf energy facilities after South Pars attack 

18 March 2026

Iran has threatened to attack oil and gas facilities in the Gulf region in retaliation for an Israeli strike on its Sout...

Iran announces arrests, says US and Israel suffering ‘defeats’ 

18 March 2026

Iranian authorities have announced hundreds more arrests across the country, as well as operations to counter what they ...

European groups join aid convoy to Cuba amid crippling oil blockade 

18 March 2026

Milan, Italy – As Cuba faces a nationwide blackout and energy crisis, the first members of a global aid mission with m...

Polish court clears extradition of Russian archaeologist to Ukraine 

18 March 2026

News|Arts and Culture Poland is set to extradite a Russian archaeologist accused of carrying out illegal excavations in ...

UN revises Kabul rehab strike toll as Pakistan denies targeting civilians 

18 March 2026

News|Conflict The United Nations has recorded 143 deaths in an air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, sign...

Israel says it killed Iran Intel minister in third assassination in 2 days 

18 March 2026

BREAKINGBREAKING, News|US-Israel war on Iran Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed Israel has killed Iran’s intelli...

How Iran defied Trump threats to emerge as Strait of Hormuz gatekeeper 

18 March 2026

As United States President Donald Trump tries to build a coalition of navies willing to open the Strait of Hormuz, some ...