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Sri Lanka trying to ‘safeguard lives’ on second Iran ship after US attack 

05 March 2026

Sri Lanka is ‌trying to “safeguard lives” on another Iranian ship off its coast, ⁠its cabinet spokesperson says,...

Iranian drones hit airport in Azerbaijan’s exclave as US-Israel war widens 

05 March 2026

News|Conflict An Iranian drone attack has targeted Azerbaijan’s autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, opening yet another fro...

Drone targets US base in Iraq as Iran attacks hit region amid US-Israel war 

05 March 2026

Iraqi forces have shot down a drone that attempted to target a United States military base near Baghdad International Ai...

Iran denies firing missile towards Turkiye after NATO interception 

05 March 2026

News|Conflict ⁠Iran’s ⁠Armed Forces have denied firing ⁠any missile towards Turkish territory, insisting that Ir...

Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq, begins wave of attacks on Israel 

05 March 2026

Iranian forces have launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups in their semi-autonomous region of neighbouring Iraq,...

China economic growth target set below 5% for the first time at key meeting 

05 March 2026

Thousands of Chinese officials have gathered in Beijing for the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC...

Israeli strikes hit Beirut amid threats on Iranian officials in Lebanon 

05 March 2026

Israeli strikes have hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, state-run media have said, as Israel’s ...

Iran war: What is happening on day six of US-Israel attacks? 

05 March 2026

EXPLAINER News|Israel-Iran conflict On the sixth day of the United States-Israeli offensive against Iran, the situation ...

North Korea’s Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroyer 

05 March 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of “strategic cruise missiles” from a new 5,000-tonne n...

Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war 

05 March 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escala...