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Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children and pregnant woman, hospital officials say

At least 12 Palestinians, including a pregnant woman, two boys, and eight police officers, were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to hospital authorities.
Among the casualties, a morning strike on a residential property in the Nuseirat urban refugee camp in central Gaza claimed the lives of four individuals. A couple in their thirties, their 10-year-old son, and a 15-year-old neighbour were killed, with the woman reportedly pregnant with twins, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital confirmed.
A neighbour, Mahmoud al-Muhtaseb, described the suddenness of the attack, stating: “We were sleeping and got up to the strike of a missile. The strike was strong,” adding, “There was no prior warning.”
Later on Sunday afternoon, a separate Israeli strike targeted a police vehicle on the Salah al-Din route at the entrance to the central town of Zawaida. This attack resulted in the deaths of eight police officers, including Colonel Iyad Ab Yousef, a senior police official in..

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Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC

Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC7 hours agoShareSaveGhoncheh HabibiazadSenior reporter, BBC PersianShareSaveSuppliedA police special forces vehicle at a road block in west Tehran on 4 MarchIran is taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, with checkpoints appearing across the streets of the capital, internet access restricted, and mass text warnings sent to residents.
In Tehran, people have been telling the BBC about new security checkpoints around the city, where they say residents are stopped and searched.
They have told BBC Persian that some checkpoints are positioned under footbridges and inside road tunnels, after reports that several checkpoints in the middle of roads had been targeted by drone strikes.
A number of Iranian security personnel were killed in Israeli strikes on four checkpoints across Tehran, the hardline Fars News Agency reported on 11 March.
Fars said unofficial counts indicated that around 10 members o..

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How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK

How US groups are driving a new generation of anti-abortion activism in the UK11 hours agoShareSaveEve WebsterBBC NewsShareSaveBBCFor 21-year-old John Alexander, being against abortion came before finding faith.
As a teenager at school in Buckinghamshire, he was confused as to why most of his peers supported access to abortion. On social media he argued vocally against it.
Then, shortly after the pandemic, he became more interested in Christianity. He was raised in the Church of England (CofE), but thought the denomination was “dry” and involved “people sitting in pews not doing much”. He was inspired by the young pastor at a Pentecostal Church which discussed social issues like abortion more than CofE churches, he says. He also watched social media videos of street preachers.
At university he joined the pro-life society and later he became a fan of the American right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk.
“In the UK, people want to be polite, so they don't tackle abortion in the same way..

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Qatar news: 7-day Eid Al Fitr 2026 holiday announced for public sector employees

Qatar government employees get 7-day Eid Al Fitr 2026 break / Image: thepeninsularqatar Qatar has officially announced a seven-day Eid Al Fitr holiday for public sector employees, offering government workers an extended break to celebrate the end of Ramadan.According to the Amiri Diwan, ministries, government agencies and public institutions will observe the Eid holiday from Monday, March 17 until Sunday, March 23, 2026, with work resuming on Monday, March 24.The extended break allows thousands of employees across the government sector to celebrate the festival with family and participate in cultural events and gatherings across the country.Eid Al Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a period of fasting, prayer and reflection observed by Muslims worldwide.Who is included in the Qatar Eid Al Fitr holiday?This directive from the Amiri Diwan covers a wide range of the nation’s administrative and public infrastructure.Israel Iran WarUS-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates:..

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Meet Fouzia Mahmoudi: The Moroccan “Hope Maker” transforming thousands of lives through Operation Smile

Fouzia Jbara Mahmoudi For thousands of children born with cleft lip and palate, access to surgery can be life-changing. In many parts of North Africa, however, specialised treatment is often out of reach for families who cannot afford it. For more than two decades, Moroccan humanitarian Fouzia Jbara Mahmoudi has worked to change that reality by helping provide free surgeries and medical care to children through the global charity Operation Smile.Who is Fouzia Jbara Mahmoudi?
Fouzia Jbara Mahmoudi is a Moroccan humanitarian based in Casablanca and the co-founder and vice president of Operation Smile Morocco. She also serves as the regional senior vice president for the Middle East and North Africa at Operation Smile.Israel Iran WarUS-Israel-Iran War News Live Updates: 'All oil and energy infrastructure will turn to ashes,' says Iran after US hits Kharg Island'Must take care': Trump urges nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz as conflict with Iran intensifiesUS..

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Carpool: Chinese giants use idled foreign plants to fuel global expansion

AdvertisementElectric & new energy vehiclesBusinessChina BusinessCarpool: Chinese giants use idled foreign plants to fuel global expansionGreat Wall Motors, Geely and other Chinese carmakers are using an asset-light strategy to accelerate their growth overseas
3-MIN READ3-MINDaniel Renin ShanghaiPublished: 8:00pm, 15 Mar 2026Chinese carmakers, saddled with excess capacity and weak demand at home, are taking a new approach to global expansion: utilising idled facilities abandoned by international marques.
By adopting an asset-light strategy, companies from Geely Auto to Great Wall Motor (GWM) can assemble their cars overseas at lower costs, broadening their influence on the global automotive sector, according to analysts.“Mindful of profitability as well as geopolitical and operating risks, Chinese carmakers are refraining from building overseas plants, but overcapacity facing the global auto industry is offering them opportunities to accelerate their ‘go-global’ pace,” said Gao Shen, a..

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Iran-US war latest: Trump ‘not ready’ for ceasefire with Iran as Israel orders evacuations in Lebanon

Major UAE port hit in drone strike after Trump claims key oil island ‘obliterated’President Donald Trump says he is not ready to make a deal with Iran because “the terms aren’t good enough yet”, according to a new interview with NBC.
The US leader said American forces had “totally demolished” military targets on Iran’s critical Kharg Island but suggested he might continue bombing it “just for fun”.
It comes as Israel launched “wide-scale” strikes on Iran overnight as the raging war between the countries entered its third week.
Residents of several neighbourhoods in southern Lebanon and Beirut were also ordered to evacuate by Israel on Sunday ahead of the latest wave.
An Israeli attack on a factory in Isfahan killed 15 workers, according to Iranian media.
On Saturday, the US-backed country targeted heavily armed checkpoints across Iran, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Writing on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump called for “many countries” to send warships to the a..

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issue death threat for Israel’s Netanyahu

AdvertisementUS, Israel war on IranWorldMiddle EastIran’s Revolutionary Guards issue death threat for Israel’s NetanyahuBefore the threat, US President Donald Trump said Tehran wanted ‘to make a deal, I don’t want to because the terms aren’t good enough yet’
4-MIN READ4-MIN1BloombergPublished: 7:36pm, 15 Mar 2026Updated: 7:39pm, 15 Mar 2026Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with death, in a statement published on Sunday by Iran’s Fars and IRNA news agencies.
Netanyahu would be pursued and killed, the IRGC statement said.
The announcement followed mutual overnight attacks in the war between Iran, Israel and the United States.
AdvertisementThe current round of hostilities began when Israel and the US launched a large-scale offensive against Iran on February 28.
Tehran has retaliated with strikes against Israel as well as Gulf states allied with Washington.
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Young boy and his pregnant mother killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza, hospital officials say

An Israeli airstrike in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians, including a young boy and his pregnant mother, according to hospital authorities.
The strike targeted a house in Nuseirat, an urban refugee camp in central Gaza, resulting in the deaths of a couple and their son, as confirmed by the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
A fourth fatality was transported to the Awda hospital, also in Nuseirat. The Israeli military has yet to issue a comment regarding the incident.
These deaths mark the latest casualties among Palestinians in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire agreement aimed to halt the more than two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
While the most intense fighting has subsided, the ceasefire has been punctuated by almost daily Israeli fire.
open image in galleryA young boy and his pregnant mother died after an Israeli airstrike, according to hospital authorities (AP)Israeli forces have conducted repeated airstrikes and f..

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