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Hezbollah says fighters clash with Israeli troops on Lebanon-Syria border

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike as a plane takes off from Rafik Hariri Airport, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 3, 2026.
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike as a plane takes off from Rafik Hariri Airport, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 3, 2026.

Israel army says Iran using cluster munitions

Trails from interceptors glow amid an air raid warning about incoming missiles from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on March 7.
Trails from interceptors glow amid an air raid warning about incoming missiles from Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on March 7.

Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes

Black plumes of smoke ascends from the site of an air strikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6.
Black plumes of smoke ascends from the site of an air strikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6.

Iran war enters second week as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

An airplane flies as 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
An airplane flies as 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

Drones hit oil sites, airports in Iraq

A view of the Erbil Arjaan by Rotana hotel, in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on March 6, 2026. The US-led coalition in Iraq intercepted explosive-laden drones over the Kurdish city of Erbil where debris fell near a hotel, Kurdish security forces said.
A view of the Erbil Arjaan by Rotana hotel, in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on March 6, 2026. The US-led coalition in Iraq intercepted explosive-laden drones over the Kurdish city of Erbil where debris fell near a hotel, Kurdish security forces said.

Israel announces new wave of ‘broad-scale’ strikes on Tehran

Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7.
Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7.

Iran hits key US radar in Jordan, deepening Gulf missile defence woes

A US Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launching station sits at the ready in Israel in this  2019 photo. Satellite photos show that an RTX AN/TPY-2 radar and support equipment – used by such US THAAD missile defence systems – was destroyed in Jordan in the opening days of the war, CNN reported.
A US Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launching station sits at the ready in Israel in this  2019 photo. Satellite photos show that an RTX AN/TPY-2 radar and support equipment – used by such US THAAD missile defence systems – was destroyed in Jordan in the opening days of the war, CNN reported.

Iran’s UN envoy says 1,332 Iranian civilians killed in war

Iranians during the funeral ceremony of the victims of an airstrike on a girls school in the city of Minab, southern Iran, on March 3.
Iranians during the funeral ceremony of the victims of an airstrike on a girls school in the city of Minab, southern Iran, on March 3.

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

Ghana peacekeeping battalion hit by missile attacks in Lebanon, Ghana army says

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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.