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Lebanese president condemns Israeli strikes on infrastructure, warns of escalation

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BEIRUT, March 22 (Xinhua) — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday condemned Israel’s targeting and destruction of infrastructure and vital facilities in southern Lebanon, particularly the Qasmiyeh Bridge over the […]

Cuba is ready for any potential attack from US amid oil blockade, envoy says

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NEW YORK, ⁠March 22 (Reuters) – Cuba is prepared for the unlikely possibility ⁠of a military engagement with the U.S., Cuban Deputy ‌Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio said over […]

Urgent: Explosions heard in Tehran: Xinhua correspondent

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TEHRAN, March 22 (Xinhua) — Loud explosions were heard in Tehran on Sunday night, a Xinhua reporter said, observing multiple flashes of light in the night sky over the eastern […]

German Chancellor Merz’s conservatives lead in state election, forecast shows

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BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) – German Chancellor ⁠Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) held a lead over their ⁠centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners in an election in the ‌western […]

Ethiopia eyes China’s horticultural market under zero-tariff policy

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ADDIS ABABA, March 22 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia eyes tapping into the massive horticultural market in China, taking advantage of the zero-tariff policy the Chinese government has granted for 53 African […]

Orthodox Georgians bid final farewell to longstanding patriarch

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TBILISI, ⁠March 22 (Reuters) – Large crowds of Orthodox Christians gathered ⁠in the centre of the Georgian capital ‌on Sunday to mourn Ilia II, the spiritual leader who led the […]

Zelenskiy urges allies to keep up pressure on Russia ahead of talks with US

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KYIV, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian ⁠President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday urged allies to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia ahead ⁠of a second day of talks between Ukrainian and […]

Iran to completely close Hormuz if Trump executes threats on Iranian energy, Revolutionary Guards say

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DUBAI, March ⁠22 (Reuters) – Iran will completely ⁠shut the strategic Strait of ‌Hormuz if U.S. President Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy ​facilities, the country’s ⁠Revolutionary Guards said […]

Russia launches first rocket from repaired Baikonur launch pad

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MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) – ⁠Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from a ⁠repaired launch pad at its Baikonur cosmodrome ‌in Kazakhstan on Sunday, restoring its capability to fly to the […]

Cuba begins recovery efforts after second grid collapse in a week

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HAVANA, March 22 (Reuters) – Cuba ⁠said it had begun efforts early on Sunday to restore power after its grid collapsed for ⁠the second time in a week amid a […]

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