World - Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Ali Larijani, who died in an Israeli strike, had served as Iran’s de facto leader in recent weeks. The commander of the powerful Basij militia was also killed, Iranian state media said.

Israel announced earlier that he was killed in overnight strike on Tehran Full report: Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, killed in airstrike, Israel says How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events? Are fuel price increases making you cut back? The head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has said that naval escorts through the strait of Hormuz will not “100% guarantee” the safety of ships attempting to transit the waterway , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Military assistance was “not a long-term or sustainable solution” to opening up the strait, Arsenio Dominguez told the newspaper. We are collateral damage of a conflict when the root causes have nothing to do with shipping. Remaining in the area of the specified buildings exposes you to danger Continue reading...

His death is confirmed on state TV, alongside that of another senior figure, Gholamreza Soleimani

Nigeria suicide bombings in Maiduguri killed at least 23 people and wounded over 100 others in deadly attacks targeting a hospital and market Monday night.

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ARN confirms Kyle Sandilands contract terminated ARN just issued a statement confirming Kyle Sandilands’ contract had been terminated and the Kyle and Jackie O show cancelled. ARN has just announced that they’ve terminated my contract. I don’t accept it. My lawyers told them last week this would be invalid. And guess what? It is. They sacked Jackie. They suspended me. They wouldn’t even let me pick up the phone to call her or anyone else on the show. Then – and this is the bit that gets me – once they’d made it impossible for the show to go on, they turn around and say, “You didn’t fix it. You’re fired!” Continue reading...

With the Xi-Trump summit almost certainly delayed, and tensions rising over the war in Iran, vital issues for both the U.S. and China are also being cast into uncertainty.

Director of national intelligence wrote on social media that Trump ‘is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A top counter-terrorism official in the Trump administration has resigned over the ongoing war on Iran. Joe Kent , who reported to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard , said he “cannot in good conscience” support the conflict, adding that the US started this war “due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby”. You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos. You hold the cards. Continue reading...

Marco Rubio links U.S. sanctions on Cuba to political change as the island nation faces widespread blackouts and economic crisis affecting millions of citizens.

The Times photographed an unexploded munition in southern Colombia, near the Ecuadorean border. A high-stakes feud between both countries quickly ensued.

Italy is one of nine EU countries urging the European Commission to act over the Arctic Metagaz, drifting out of control in the Mediterranean Sea.