Updated: Mar 9th, 2026 At least 41 people were killed and about 40 others injured after an Israeli military operation in eastern Lebanon failed to recover the remains of missing Israeli pilot “Ron Arad”. The raid took place overnight in the town of Nabi Chit, as per reports. The Israeli army said the mission was carried out by special forces...

Updated: Mar 9th, 2026 Police investigations have revealed the modus operandi adopted by the two accused in the killing of Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi, detailing how they escaped from Bangladesh and managed to remain in India for several months after committing the crime.  According to a senior intelligence officer of the West Bengal Police, the two accused —...

Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, in a move that signals the continued dominance of hardliners in Tehran even as the country remains locked in an escalating conflict with the United States and Israel. Mojtaba Khamenei, a mid-ranking cleric believed to wield significant influence within Iran’s security establishment and the...

Another American service member has died from injuries sustained in attacks linked to the expanding conflict with Iran, the US military said, bringing the number of US troops killed in the war to seven.  US Central Command said the service member had been “seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on US troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

A loud explosion was reported near the US Embassy in Oslo on early Sunday morning, prompting a major response from local authorities. According to Oslo police, the blast-like sound was heard around 1 am, after which emergency services deployed significant resources to the area surrounding the embassy. Officers secured the vicinity and began coordinating with officials from the embassy to...

Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah has secured victory from Jhapa-5 in eastern Nepal in the elections for the House of Representatives, defeating former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli by a wide margin in what was described as a battle for the next prime ministership. However, the contest remained utterly one-sided as Shah, the prime ministerial candidate from the Rastriya Swatantra Party...

At least 1,332 Iranian civilians, including women and children, have been killed in US-Israeli airstrikes and thousands more injured, Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said.  Over 180 children across the country have been killed and more than 20 schools have been damaged, Iravani told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, quoting the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Chinese...

Updated: Mar 7th, 2026 Russia has reportedly provided Iran with intelligence on United States military positions, according to people familiar with US intelligence reports, marking the first indication that Moscow may be directly involved in the ongoing conflict, as per reports made by The Washington Post. The intelligence reportedly included satellite imagery detailing the locations and movements of American troops,...

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has apologised to neighboring countries for recent attacks and said that Iran has no intention of invading other nations.  He made this statement during a televised speech broadcast on Iranian state television. The president said that Iran’s temporary leadership council has decided to stop attacks on neighbouring countries. According to the decision, Iran will not launch...

Updated: Mar 7th, 2026 Emirates on Saturday announced that it has temporarily suspended all flights to and from Dubai until further notice, advising passengers not to travel to the airport while operations remain halted.  In a statement posted on X, the airline said it will provide further updates once more information becomes available. It stressed that passenger and crew safety...