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Hezbollah reports Israeli raid in east Lebanon as war enters second week

A man inspects damage buildings after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
A man inspects damage buildings after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Trump praises Italy PM Meloni’s willingness to help in US-Israel war with Iran

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool/ File Photo

Israel says it targeted Iranian commanders in Beirut as death toll nears 400

First aid responders gather at a Ramada hotel that was targeted by an Israeli strike, in Beirut’s seaside Rawche area, on March 8.
First aid responders gather at a Ramada hotel that was targeted by an Israeli strike, in Beirut’s seaside Rawche area, on March 8.

Russia hits Ukraine with hundreds of drones, missiles, kills at least 10 in Kharkiv

Rescuers retrieving the body of a victim from under the rubble of a five-storey residential building in Kharkiv that was hit by a ballistic missile on March 7.
Rescuers retrieving the body of a victim from under the rubble of a five-storey residential building in Kharkiv that was hit by a ballistic missile on March 7.

Iranian hardline clerics seek swift naming of new supreme leader

A demonstrator holds an image of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, during an anti-Israeli and U.S. rally after Friday prayer, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
A demonstrator holds an image of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, during an anti-Israeli and U.S. rally after Friday prayer, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Refugees, migrants in Lebanon find rare sanctuary from Israeli strikes in Beirut church

Refugees and displaced migrant workers shelter in St. Joseph Church, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Refugees and displaced migrant workers shelter in St. Joseph Church, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

UN rights chief says US must probe Iran school strike ‘very quickly’

Coffins being transported before a funeral procession for the victims of astrike on a girls' school in the city of Minab, Iran, on March 3. Iran has placed the death toll at more than 150.
Coffins being transported before a funeral procession for the victims of astrike on a girls' school in the city of Minab, Iran, on March 3. Iran has placed the death toll at more than 150.

Israel's Hezbollah attacks are likely to continue beyond Iran war, source says

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Iran calling US about a deal, claims Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he honors reigning Major League Soccer (MLS) champion Inter Miami CF players and team officials with an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he honors reigning Major League Soccer (MLS) champion Inter Miami CF players and team officials with an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WHO says it has verified 13 attacks on health sites in Iran

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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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.