
Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on Gulf
The UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war began.
SUNDAY, 22 MARCH 2026, 09:58

The UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war began.
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are taking advantage of curbs on movement imposed during the war on Iran to attack Palestinians, with military roadblocks preventing ambulances from reaching victims quickly, rights groups and medics say.

A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the region.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, lacks the authority of his father and is leading “a hereditary monarchy” reliant on the backing of the powerful Revolutionary Guards, an exiled opposition group said on Thursday.

The Rastriya Swatatantra Party has won a large majority in an election dominated by issues including corruption.

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Gunmen opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow in 2024, killing 145 and injuring more than 500, the deadliest mass shooting in Russia in two decades.

Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a “low” risk of people being struck by surviving components.

“Violence and fear” will spike and “equality and non-discrimination” will be trampled on, warn critics.
Saudi Arabia intercepted two drones headed toward the Shaybah oil field, as Iran targets the facility again in its campaign to disrupt global energy markets.

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Lebanon said an Israeli strike on central Beirut’s seafront killed at least seven people, another attack in the heart of the capital as Iran-backed Hezbollah launched more missiles at Israel.

Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody.

A handyman had sought $1.7m (£1.267m) from the rapper over claims of unpaid work, medical expenses and being unfairly fired.

BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith spoke to Gold Star mum Lynn, whose son died in the Iraq War, and veteran Jeremy.

A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.

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Leo Brent Bozell apologises after weighing in on a dispute rooted in the country’s apartheid past.
Nigeria’s northwest and central border regions have become a hub for Sahelian militants, raising concerns about a widening insurgency corridor that could destabilise the region.

Norway’s police attorney says the authorities are investigating whether a foreign state actor was involved.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not spoken or been seen in public since his appointment at the weekend, is injured but “safe”, officials said on Wednesday.