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UK's £240M Palantir Deal Tied to Starmer-Mandelson HQ Visit
The UK government signed a £240 million Palantir defence contract 11 months after PM Keir Starmer and former ambassador Peter Mandelson visited the firm's Washington HQ, just weeks before Mandelson's
Pakistan Airstrike on Kabul Kills 400, Taliban Says
Pakistan launched an air strike on a Kabul site on March 17, killing over 400 people, with the Afghan Taliban calling the target a drug rehabilitation center. Pakistan denied the claim, saying it hit
Israel kills Iran's Basij commander Soleimani in Tehran
Iran's IRGC confirmed Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani was killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran, one of several senior Iranian officials to die in the US-Israeli war since Ayatollah Khamenei's as
Treasury sanctioned foreign critics of Trump administration
Trump's Treasury Department has shifted its sanctions program from targeting national security threats to punishing foreign officials who criticize the president and rewarding his political allies, ac
Thailand Proposes Food-for-Pellet Swap With Iran
Thailand is proposing to export food and raw materials to Iran and other Middle East countries in exchange for safe passage of its ships to retrieve plastic pellets and fertilizer from the conflict re
Iran targets ships after US strikes, raises Gulf
Iran has warned it will strike commercial vessels in the Gulf as retaliation for recent US strikes on Iranian sites, echoing the 1980s tanker war. US officials say they are bolstering naval escorts bu
Trump Delays Xi Summit, Complicates US-China Trade
Trump's request to postpone his planned end-of-March Beijing summit with Xi Jinping — just one day after high-stakes US-China trade talks in Paris — casts uncertainty over bilateral ties that had been
Qeshm: Iran's Underground Missile City in the Strait of Hormuz
Qeshm Island, a 1,445 sq km Iranian territory dominating the Strait of Hormuz, has emerged as the strategic anchor of the US-Israel war on Iran, housing underground 'missile cities' that analysts say
UAE closes airspace after Israeli strikes on Lebanon
The UAE shut its airspace for a few minutes after simultaneous Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Tehran, underscoring the kingdom’s precarious position amid a widening regional flare‑up. While Tehran ram
UAE Closes Airspace as Iran-Israel War Goes Regional
The UAE shut its airspace early Tuesday as Iranian missiles and drones targeted the Gulf state, marking a dangerous regional widening of the two-week-old US-Israeli war against Iran that is now chokin
Vietnam asks Japan, South Korea for crude oil aid
Vietnam’s Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long appealed to Japan and South Korea for crude‑oil assistance as the Iran‑Israel conflict curtails Middle‑East supplies and Vietnam’s nine‑day petroleum reserv
Witkoff to brief bipartisan senators on Iran war
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will brief a small bipartisan group of senators in a classified session Tuesday on the Iran war, as House Democrats escalate demands for public oversight of his and Jared Kush
Trump delays China trip over Iran war, backs Vance unity
President Trump announced he has asked China to delay his planned 31 March Beijing summit by about a month so he can oversee the Iran war, while appearing with Vice-President JD Vance to project a uni
Myanmar Parliament Meets, USDP Secures Majority
Myanmar’s lower house reconvened for the first time since the 2021 coup, with 337 lawmakers present and the pro‑military USDP electing its chairman Khin Yi as speaker amid a contested election that le
UAE detains 19 Indians over fake Iran-Israel posts
The UAE has detained 19 Indian nationals and a British citizen for posting or sharing alleged fake content about the Iran‑Israel conflict, a move echoed by NDTV, BBC and CNN that underscores the Gulf
90+ Tomahawk Strikes Verified in Operation Epic Fury
Naval News has verified at least 90-117 Tomahawk cruise missile launches from U.S. Navy destroyers in the first month of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, drawn from open-source CENTCOM footage, while
4 Iran pressure points to watch this week
The U.S.‑Israel campaign is tightening the no on Tehran, but Iran still holds strategic cards that could spark a wider regional flare‑up. While Washington pushes for a diplomatic exit, Tehran’s willin
Russia Agrees to Halt Recruitment of Kenyans for Ukraine
Kenya's foreign minister announced after Moscow talks that Russia has agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan nationals to fight in Ukraine, though his Russian counterpart did not confirm the deal.
Saudi‑UAE Rift Undermines Quad Plan for Sudan War
Sudan’s four‑year civil war is intensifying as regional powers deepen their involvement, while a Saudi‑UAE rift undermines a Quad‑backed roadmap to end the conflict and the United States’ diplomatic p
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