Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 Pakistani airstrike on a major addiction treatment hospital in Kabul killed more than 400 people and injured at least 250 others, Taliban officials and local media reported, in what could become one of the deadliest incidents in the Afghan capital.  According to officials of the Taliban-led government, the strike targeted the 2,000-bed Umid addiction treatment hospital...

Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 Facilities inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad’s Green Zone caught fire after the embassy was attacked early Tuesday.  Two booby-trapped drones landed within the embassy perimeter and the subsequent explosions sparked a fire visible from outside the complex, a source from Iraq’s Interior Ministry told Chinese on condition of anonymity. Sirens were activated immediately across...

Updated: Mar 17th, 2026 More than 20 drones have been shot down over Moscow since midnight Tuesday, the Russian news agency TASS reported.  In the last three days, over 180 drones have been downed, marking the largest wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian capital this year, said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Moscow authorities reported no casualties or infrastructure...

Instagram will discontinue support for end-to-end encrypted messaging from May 8, 2026, the platform has confirmed, meaning users seeking enhanced privacy protection for their chats will have to rely on other services. The photo and short-video sharing platform, owned by Meta, announced the change through a notice on its website and advised users to download any messages or media they...

Updated: Mar 16th, 2026 Representative image A new study has demonstrated that chickpea plants can grow and even produce seeds in simulated lunar soil when combined with biological treatments, offering a potential pathway for sustainable food production during long-term missions to the Moon. The research, titled “Bioremediation of lunar regolith simulant through mycorrhizal fungi and plant symbioses enables chickpea to...

 representational photo As per reports, Shahid Khomeini Boys’ School in the Iranian city of Khomein was reportedly struck during a missile attack as tensions continue to escalate in the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel. According to media reports, the strike hit an educational facility in the central Iranian city, causing significant damage to the school building and...

Screengrab from video posted by @netanyahu  on X Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘AI-generated’ video sparked an online debate about his whereabouts, once again on Sunday. Earlier, a screenshot from a video showing him with six fingers had begun such rumours. In the latest video posted by X handle @netanyahu, he shows five fingers on both hands, with caption reading, They...

Updated: Mar 16th, 2026 The United Arab Emirates has ordered the arrest of 35 individuals, including 19 Indians, for allegedly publishing misleading and fabricated videos on social media amid regional tensions linked to the Israel-US-Iran tensions. According to the reports, the accused have been referred for an expedited trial. Authorities said the arrests followed extensive monitoring of digital platforms to...

Updated: Mar 16th, 2026 Flights at Dubai International Airport gradually resumed on Monday after a temporary suspension triggered by a drone-related incident that caused a fire near the facility, as per DXB media office. In a post on X, Dubai Airports said operations at Dubai International Airport were being restored in phases. “Flights to and from DXB are gradually resuming...

Updated: Mar 16th, 2026 Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that the country is not asking for a ceasefire or negotiations with the United States, stating that Tehran is prepared to defend itself “as long as it takes” against what he described as an “illegal war.”  In an interview with CBS News...