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Israel drops charges on soldiers who allegedly raped Palestinian detainee 

12 March 2026

Israel has dropped all charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military de...

Two in critical condition after shooting at Old Dominion University in US 

12 March 2026

News|Gun Violence Two people have been hospitalised in critical condition after a gunman opened fire at Old Dominion Uni...

Israel attacks central Beirut in escalation of deadly assault on Lebanon 

12 March 2026

News|Israel attacks Lebanon Israel has carried out a new wave of attacks on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, sending enormo...

US military ‘not ready’ to escort oil ships through Hormuz, official says 

12 March 2026

The United States military is “not ready” to accompany oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a top official in Pre...

Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off-ramp in sight? 

12 March 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has laid out terms for ending the war with the United States and Israel in what anal...

Drug use on Ukraine’s front lines ‘rampant among Russian troops’ 

12 March 2026

Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Having fought in Syria, Alexander Medvedev* knew ...

Bunker-busting bombs loaded onto US planes at UK airbase amid Iran war 

12 March 2026

Three United States B-1B Lancer bombers have touched down at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom after what is believed t...

Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN 

12 March 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran More than three million people have been displaced in Iran since the United States and Israel...

How much of the Gulf’s water comes from desalination plants? 

12 March 2026

The United States-Israeli war on Iran has exposed the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure in a region that is...

Children among victims in Pakistan’s shelling in Afghanistan: Taliban 

12 March 2026

News|Pakistan Taliban The Taliban government says four members of the same family, including two children, have been kil...