US President Donald Trump said Friday that American forces will carry out intense strikes against Iranian targets in the coming days, as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East enters its third week.
A consultant urologist has been charged in court for allegedly causing the death of a 63-year-old woman during surgery at a private hospital in Singapore.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed North Korea’s commitment to strengthening relations with China in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “safe and sound” despite reports that he was injured during the recent conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, according to a government adviser on Wednesday.
Iran launched new missile and drone strikes on Tuesday targeting Israel and Gulf Arab countries, intensifying a Middle East conflict that began with joint U.S. and Israeli actions on Feb. 28. The attacks have disrupted oil flows, sent prices surging, and alarmed global markets.
Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iran women’s national football team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the conflict in Iran erupted, a government minister confirmed Tuesday.
Chinese military operations around Taiwan fell significantly in early 2026, with sorties down about 42 percent in January and February compared to the same period last year, and the number of warships deployed around 4.5 percent lower, according to reports.
Israel’s military carried out airstrikes in central Iran on Monday, hitting missile launch sites, a rocket engine production facility, and internal security command centers, marking its first operation since Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Sunday that the country’s forces could sustain an “intense war” for six months against the United States and Israel, as the regional conflict enters its second week.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. departed for New York on Sunday to attend meetings at the United Nations headquarters on March 9–10, where he will call for peace in the Middle East.