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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 16, 2026

An Iranian man stands on a wall of damaged homes following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on March 15, that the war pitting his country against the United States and Israel will only end when Tehran can be certain it will not be restarted. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) /

Israel says Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen partially on March 18

An Egyptian man prays next to trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel lined up at the Rafah border to cross into the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, on Feb 10.

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Some released Hamas prisoners are relocating to South-east Asia, raising security concerns

Protestors shows portraits of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and others killed during US and Israeli strikes on Iran during a demonstration to mark al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, in Kuala Lumpur on March 13.

Israeli strikes kill four in Gaza as regional offensives escalate

Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee

FILE PHOTO: Right-wing protesters wave Israeli flags outside Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli Military Police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba in southern Israel, July 29, 2024. REUTERS/Jill Gralow/File Photo

Israeli dentist returns to identifying war victims in Iran conflict

Forensic dentist Esi Sharon-Sagie, who has identified victims of Iranian missile strikes in Israel, victims of Hamas' October 7 attack, hostages and the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, poses for a photograph in her clinic during an interview with Reuters, in Jerusalem March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Trump’s Gaza plan on hold as Iran war pauses disarmament talks, sources say

The pause threatens to stall implementation of US President Donald Trump’s flagship Middle East peace initiative.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 9, 2026

The appointment of Mr Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts locks hardliners firmly in control in Iran.

Israeli strike kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza, including two girls

Palestinians carry a casualty at the site hit by an Israeli strike, according to health officials, in Gaza City, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli military says unintentionally struck UN agency truck in Gaza

The Israeli military said that the incident occurred during defensive naval activity, and that a firing component deviated from its intended trajectory.

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