- Sunday, 22 March 2026
10 killed, 59 injured in South Korea's auto parts factory fire
A fire at an auto parts manufacturing factory in Daejeon, South Korea, has left 10 people dead, 59 injured and four missing, fire authorities said Saturday.The blaze broke out at around 1:17 p.m. local time Friday when about 170 workers were inside the plant.
Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Trump mulls 'winding down' war
After Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight, the Israeli military said it had carried out strikes on what it called "regime targets" in Iran's capital, which has been under bombardment since a US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28.
Iran fired missiles at joint US-UK base in Indian Ocean: report
Iran recently fired two ballistic missiles toward the joint US-UK military base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing US officials.
Somaliland centre rescues cheetahs from trafficking
The 127 cheetahs living in a Somaliland sanctuary were all torn away from their mothers to be kept as pets in the Gulf, survivors of a trade that threatens the very survival of the species. The long, slender, sp
India to unleash low-cost injections to fight obesity
A deluge of weight‑loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low‑cost generic versions of injections like Ozempic after a key patent expired Friday. The move will dramatica
Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery
A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under Iranian drone attack early Friday and sirens in Israel warned of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran from Israeli strikes as the country marked the Persian New Year.
Iran war boosts Netanyahu, bruises Trump and Gulf states
If the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran ended tomorrow, one verdict is already clear: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would walk away stronger, while President Donald Trump would be left to manage the shock to global markets and to Gulf allies who have borne the heaviest costs.
Spokesperson for Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in strike, state TV says
A spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its deputy of public relations, Ali Mohammad Naini, has been killed in strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel, Iranian state TV reported on Friday.
Trump's Mideast muddle could play into Xi's hands at planned summit
China will be in a stronger position to extract concessions from Donald Trump when the US president finally visits Beijing after becoming entangled in his Middle East war, analysts say.
Greece launches pet evacuation airlift
This was an animal airlift. Dozens of dogs and cats arrived in Athens on Wednesday with their owners aboard a special evacuation flight for Greeks with pets who were trapped by the current war in the Middle East.
Tehran hits Gulf energy facilities
Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours' energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli
Warsaw zoo sets up bird emergency room
When a male bullfinch smashed into Marcin Jarzbski's apartment window, he took it in but realized it needed expert treatment. So the next morning he brought it to Warsaw's new emergency room for wild birds.
Trump says Israel won't attack Iran gas field again after it 'violently lashed out'
U.S. President Donald Trump said an angry Israel had "violently lashed out" and attacked Iran's major gas field, a significant escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war, but said Israel would not make further such attacks unless Iran retaliated.
