Los Angeles CA (SWX) Mar 09, 2026 - Have you ever been so lost in thought that you stared at the night sky? For thousands of years, people have been asking the same questions. Not possible to remove the adverb. Are we the only ones?
Tehran (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - The Iran war sent oil prices soaring on Monday after Tehran, under new leader Mojtaba Khamanei, fired a new barrage of missiles at its Gulf neighbours and signalled that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would likely remain shut.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - China said Monday that Iran's decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father was a domestic matter, and it opposed any attempt to target him.
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of working to 'collapse' the state and expressed Beirut's readiness for 'direct negotiations' with Israel, drawing the backing of his Syrian counterpart for his goal of disarming the Iran-backed group.
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Hezbollah on Monday said it was engaging Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon, the second such operation since the outbreak of the latest conflict with Israel.
Lausanne (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Four years after world sport rushed to ban Russia for invading Ukraine, the leading governing bodies are reacting guardedly to the US-led attack on Iran, raising accusations of double standards.
Nairobi (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 - Wildfires, storms, and bark beetles are poised to transform Europes forests over the coming decades, with new modeling indicating that climate driven disturbance could markedly increase by 2100. A l
Jakarta (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - A landslide on Indonesia's biggest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said Monday as they searched for at least five more reported missing.
Santiago, Chile (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Chile's outgoing president and his successor met Sunday to cool tensions, after publicly clashing over a Chinese fiber optic cable project, with both promising a smooth handover of power on March 11.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime.
Paris, France Mar 9, 2026 - Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.
Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - As Israel's national consciousness rallies behind the country's second offensive against Iran in under a year, a small group of anti-war activists equipped with posters and loudspeakers have mobilised to voice dissent.
New York (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday over worries that the spiralling Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions.
The Hague (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Russian hackers have targeted messaging apps used by Dutch officials, intelligence services in the Netherlands said on Monday, part of what they described as a 'large-scale global cyber campaign.'
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - The war in the Middle East is unlikely to trigger a collapse of the world economy on the scale of the 2008 global financial crisis, Nobel prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion said Monday.
