Tehran Bombed as US and Israel escalate air campaign .
The United States and Israel pounded Iran with what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war, despite global markets betting that President Donald Trump will seek to end the conflict soon. Israel’s military said it had unleashed a new “wave of strikes” on Tehran, shortly after a... Read More
Fresh Explosions in Tehran.
Fresh explosions are heard in Tehran … After US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says today will be the “most intense” of the US strikes on Iran, with “the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes” Hegseth also says Iran has fired the fewest number of missiles in a 24-hour period since the war began... Read More
Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention-
Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention Taliban security personnel stand guard near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province, on February 27, 2026.Taliban security personnel stand guard …Follow The Trump administration on Monday designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention – a move meant... Read More
LONDON, March 9 : West Ham United defender Konstantinos Mavropanos struck the winning spot kick as his side beat visitors Brentford 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in normal time on Monday to book a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Brentford twice battled back from a goal down to force extra time but a terrible decision by Dango Ouattara to attempt a chipped “Panenka” penalty cost his side and it is West Ham who go through to host Leeds United on the weekend of April 4-5.West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen gave his team a deserved lead... Read More
Asian airlines raise fares and mull groundings as fuel crunch –
looms-Airlines in Asia are raising ticket prices and mapping out contingency plans that include grounding planes as the escalating Middle East conflict threatens to trigger the worst oil shock since the 1970s.Indian carriers have hiked prices on long-haul routes by 15% and are considering further increases, people familiar with the matter said. In Vietnam, state... Read More
Nation reaches settlement in US monopoly case Nation, the concert giant that includes Ticketmaster, has reached a tentative settlement with the US Justice Department in an anti-trust case targeting its dominance of the live events industry-
The case was triggered by the chaotic ticket sale for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, which prompted the Justice Department to label Live Nation a monopoly that controlled virtually all live entertainment in the US. During testimony last week, witnesses alleged the company had threatened to retaliate against concert venues if they did not use Ticketmaster’s... Read More
Trump not ruling out deploying ground troops to Iran
US media say the administration of US President Donald Trump is mulling the option of dispatching ground troops to Iran to secure the country’s highly enriched uranium. NBC television reported on Friday that “Trump has discussed the idea of deploying ground troops with aides and Republican officials outside the White House while outlining his vision... Read More
Donald Trump has suggested the war in Iran could be over soon, but also threatens more military action should Tehran target oil sites across the Gulf-
Donald Trump has said US objectives in Iran are “pretty well complete” and the war will be “ended soon”, a significant shift from his initial timeline for the operation of up to five weeks. In an earlier media interview, he declared the Iran war “very complete”;Oil prices surged by 20% to a four-year high this... Read More
Iranians deeply divided over Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to power.
Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran’s new supreme leader and successor to his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war with the US and Iran. Some pro-establishment crowds have taken to the streets to celebrate the appointment of a hardliner close to the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps... Read More
Allies preparing ‘defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz, says Macron.
Oil reserves should only be used in supply emergencies – Portugal Portuguese finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento has said that the use of strategic oil reserves should be limited to supply emergencies. He said the war in Iran has an impact on prices in Europe, but not on supply. The minister added that it’s too... Read More