Updated: Mar 15th, 2026 Three members of the Iranian women’s national football team who had sought refuge in Australia during the Women’s Asian Cup have decided to return to Iran, as per reports. The Iranian squad had travelled to Australia last month to participate in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup before tensions escalated in the Middle East on February 28....
Nepal PM Balen Shah faces controversy over ‘Greater Nepal’ map
Updated: Mar 15th, 2026 Balendra Shah, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Nepal, has sparked controversy after reports claimed he once displayed a map depicting parts of India as belonging to Nepal. According to reports, Shah had earlier placed a controversial ‘Greater Nepal’ map in his office in June 2023 while serving as mayor of Kathmandu. The map reportedly showed...
Iran vows to ‘pursue and kill’ Netanyahu, strikes three US bases
Updated: Mar 15th, 2026 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly said on Sunday that it had carried out missile and drone strikes on three United States military bases in the region and warned that it would continue “to pursue and kill” Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency. In a statement, the IRGC reportedly claimed responsibility for attacks...
Iran war: Domestic carriers cancel multiple flights to Gulf region on Sunday
Updated: Mar 15th, 2026 Domestic carriers cancelled multiple flights to the Gulf region, especially to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi destinations, on Sunday owing to the UAE airport restrictions amid rising tensions in the region. Air India and Air India Express cancelled several flights to West Asia and IndiGo also suspended flights to Dubai. “In view of the latest...
Israeli strike on health centre in southern Lebanon kills 12 medical personnel
At least 12 medical personnel were killed in an Israeli air strike on a healthcare centre in the town of Borj Qalaouiya in south Lebanon, the National News Agency reported on Saturday, citing the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. The ministry said the death toll was preliminary, with rescue operations continuing as teams searched for people still missing following the...
Trump says Iran deal unlikely as terms ‘not good enough yet’: reports
Updated: Mar 15th, 2026 US President Donald Trump has said he is not prepared to strike a deal with Iran to end the ongoing hostilities, despite claims of signals from Tehran that it is willing to negotiate, stating that the proposed terms are “not good enough yet”, as per reports. Speaking to a local news channel, Trump reportedly said Iran...
NASA targets April 1 to launch four astronauts to Moon on Artemis II mission
Updated: Mar 14th, 2026 NASA has announced that it is targeting April 1 for the launch of its upcoming crewed lunar mission, following the successful completion of a critical wet dress rehearsal and the resolution of fuel leaks that had been detected during earlier testing. The wet dress rehearsal — a comprehensive countdown simulation involving the loading of super-chilled propellants...
Four killed, dozens injured in Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul: Afghan official
Updated: Mar 14th, 2026 Pakistani airstrikes claimed four lives and injured 25 others in the Afghan capital Kabul early Friday, deputy spokesman of the Afghan government Hamdullah Fitrat said on Saturday. According to the official, besides Kabul, Pakistan also conducted air raids on Kandahar, Paktika, Khost and Nangarhar provinces on Thursday night and Friday. In Kandahar, an oil depot was...
US to deploy Marines, warships to Middle East: Reports
Updated: Mar 14th, 2026 The Pentagon is sending additional Marines and warships to the Middle East as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz following Iranian attacks on maritime traffic and regional targets, according to media reports citing unnamed US officials. Fox News reported that the Pentagon is deploying the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, along with a Marine Amphibious...
Drone attack hits joint Peshmerga-French base in Iraq; one French officer killed
Updated: Mar 13th, 2026 Representative image A drone strike targeted a joint Peshmerga–French military base in the Makhmour area near Erbil in northern Iraq, killing one French officer and injuring several soldiers, according to reports. The Makhmour base, located near Erbil in the Kurdistan region, hosts Peshmerga forces along with international coalition troops, including French personnel involved in operations against...