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An aerial view of a flattened multi-story building

Iran says will destroy Gulf's energy industry if attacked

Iran has warned that it would destroy the oil and gas industry of its Gulf neighbours, which it considers American interests, it its own energy sector is harmed again.

Middle East • 18 Mar

A woman holds a candle while a boy checks his cellphone during a blackout in the Luyano neighborhood of Havana on January 28, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)

10 million people without power as Cuba's grid collapses

Cuba's national electric grid has collapsed, the country's grid operator said, leaving around ‌10 million ‌people without power amid ⁠a US-imposed ‌oil blockade that has ⁠crippled the ⁠island's already ailing generation system.

World • 16 Mar

An aerial view of a tanker ship in water

Trump says US will reveal coalition to assist in Hormuz

Donald Trump has lamented a lack of enthusiasm among nations to heed his call to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while also saying the US will give details of a coalition which is being assembled.

Middle East • 16 Mar

Mourners lower a body into a grave during a funeral for four members of a family in Tamoun, West Bank

Israeli forces kill parents and two children in West Bank

The Palestinian health ministry has said Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian husband and wife and their two young children in the north of the occupied West Bank.

Middle East • 15 Mar

Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran

Why has Kharg Island become focus of Middle East war?

Iran's Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes overnight, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports.

Middle East • 16 Mar

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai

Trump urges other nations to help secure Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump has called on nations to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping as Iranian forces continue their retaliation campaign amid US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Middle East • 15 Mar

Brazil's imprisoned ex-president Bolsonaro in ICU

Brazil's imprisoned ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalised in intensive care after being diagnosed with bronchopneumonia, a subtype of pneumonia, according to a medical note from the DF Star hospital.

World • 13 Mar

Police outside Old Dominion University in Virginia

US university shooter was Islamic State supporter - FBI

A former US National Guard member who shot dead a man at a university in the state of Virginia was previously jailed for attempting to aid the so-called Islamic State group, authorities have said.

US • 13 Mar

Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan

Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into US synagogue

An unidentified assailant has been killed after ramming his pickup truck into a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, causing a blaze and triggering a huge police response.