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Trump blasts ‘foolish’ Nato on Iran, says US needs no help after allies rebuff call for help on Hormuz

NewsMarch 18, 2026

US President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at “foolish” Nato over Iran, saying the United States needs no help after allies rebuffed his calls to join efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tru...

War threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birds

HealthMarch 17, 2026

From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf’s diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by the bombs and oil of the war in the Middle East. The ecosystem was already under ...

Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100

NewsMarch 17, 2026

Multiple explosions staged by suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, police said on Tuesday. The th...

The environment — another casualty of war in Middle East

NewsMarch 16, 2026

• Experts say military hardware’s carbon footprint is staggering; conflicts’ carbon toll rivals yearly emissions of nations• Strikes spread toxins, polluting air, water, soil; toxic flames fro...

10 dead in hospital fire in India’s Odisha

NewsMarch 16, 2026

A fire at a government-run hospital in eastern India killed at least 10 critically ill patients who were admitted in the trauma care unit, officials said on Monday. Building fires are common in India ...

Trump administration slams CNN over Iran war coverage

NewsMarch 15, 2026

• Pete Hegseth calls reporting ‘patently ridiculous’ • Thompson says network will keep reporting ‘the truth’ WASHINGTON: The Pentagon and White House slammed CNN over its Iran war coverage...

South Korea says North fired around 10 ballistic missiles

BusinessMarch 14, 2026

North Korea fired about 10 unidentified ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan Saturday, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, days after Pyongyang warned of “terrible consequences” over...

Trump, Xi prepare to meet amid Iran war, uncertain goals

BusinessMarch 14, 2026

Just over two weeks before President Donald Trump is due to meet his counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, Chinese uncertainty over the US leader’s goals and the impact of the Iran war hangs over the h...

India frees Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk after 6 months in jail

NewsMarch 14, 2026

India on Saturday ended the preventive detention of prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk, freeing him six months after he was arrested over protests in India-held Ladakh. The Buddhist-Muslim enclave was ...

Few easy ways out for US as war with Iran drags on

BusinessMarch 14, 2026

US-Israeli strikes on February 28 killed Iran’s leader but have not toppled the government, which now, from its perch on the Strait of Hormuz, has put the entire world economy on the war’s frontli...