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Strikes

Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Ust-Luga port again, sources say oil terminal hit

A satellite near-infrared image shows smoke rising from oil storage tanks at Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, which was struck multiple times in Ukrainian attacks, in Ust-Luga, Russia March 29, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS
A satellite near-infrared image shows smoke rising from oil storage tanks at Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, which was struck multiple times in Ukrainian attacks, in Ust-Luga, Russia March 29, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Russian attacks kill two, injure dozens

Israeli strikes hit two Gaza police checkpoints, killing six, medics say

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli military kills three Palestinian men in Gaza, health officials say

Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Displaced mothers in Lebanon welcome babies' new lives with hope and fear

Hawraa Houmani, 29, holds her newborn Ali, in a school now used as a temporary shelter for displaced people, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi
Hawraa Houmani, 29, holds her newborn Ali, in a school now used as a temporary shelter for displaced people, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

UN rights chief urges US to conclude probe into deadly Iran school strike

FILE PHOTO: Graves are being prepared for the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Graves are being prepared for the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Explainer-Israeli plan for Lebanon 'buffer zone' follows long past of invasions, occupation

An Israeli tank is transported near the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
An Israeli tank is transported near the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

In Lebanon, paramedics mourn their own killed in Israeli strike

People mourn over the bodies of two paramedics killed by an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
People mourn over the bodies of two paramedics killed by an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Australia's public broadcaster ABC hit by staff walkout

Staff of Australia’s national broadcaster ABC walk out of their office in the press gallery of Parliament House as they begin a national strike action in Canberra on March 25.
Staff of Australia’s national broadcaster ABC walk out of their office in the press gallery of Parliament House as they begin a national strike action in Canberra on March 25.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says intelligence shows Russia preparing new massive attack

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on as he delivers a statement during the Munich Security Conference MSC, at the Residenz of the former Bavarian Kings, in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on as he delivers a statement during the Munich Security Conference MSC, at the Residenz of the former Bavarian Kings, in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.