Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel killed another top Iranian official — the intelligence minister — in its campaign against the Islamic Republic’s leadership, and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday amid the war's escalating pressure on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy. Iran has been striking its Persian Gulf neighbors’ energy facilities since the U. S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, and has made the Strait of Hormuz shipping...
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Tue, 17 Mar 2026
- China ignores Trumps Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips
- Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials
- The Latest: Iran confirms security chief Larijani killed as Israel hits more top leaders
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- UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank
- Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran
- Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital
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Mon, 16 Mar 2026
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- United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran
- The Latest: Trump seeks help opening the Strait of Hormuz as Iran war chokes oil shipping
- Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis
- Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
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- Greek oil tanker damaged in suspected Black Sea drone attack as wars disrupt global shipping
Fri, 13 Mar 2026
- Trump says US bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran's oil network
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- Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians after 6 killed in airstrikes
- German museum celebrates famed Japanese artist Kusama in vast new exhibit
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- Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba
Thu, 12 Mar 2026
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- Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders
- Bessent will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing
- Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee
- Senegal becomes latest African country to toughen punishment for homosexual acts
- Landslides in southern Ethiopia leave at least 50 people dead and 125 missing
- Eswatini receives third batch of migrants deported by the US
- California governor says no imminent threat despite warning about possible Iran drone attack
- International court drops investigation into US sanctions on Venezuela
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine awaits White House sign-off on US drone production deal
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- Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack
- South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investments
- China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation
- Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers within weeks
- Young Cubans turn to church and state as cheap, synthetic drugs flood the streets
- Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war's impact on protected places
Wed, 11 Mar 2026
- Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship
- South Africa deploys soldiers to the streets to tackle organized and violent crime
- Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors
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