Penjwen, Iraq (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight the Islamic republic, but hope for an uprising before they intervene, with or without US support.
Ankara (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, prompting a stern warning from Turkey to Tehran not to take 'provocative steps'.
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.'
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - China slammed a weekend visit by Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai to Tokyo in which he watched a baseball game, even as Japan said Monday he had no contact with government officials.
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.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Anthropic filed suit Monday against the Trump administration, alleging the US government retaliated against the AI company for refusing to let its Claude AI model be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Monday:
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.
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Stock markets plunged Monday as oil and gas prices soared on fears about supplies from the Middle East with the US-Israeli war against Iran continuing into a second week with no sign of letting up.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 - Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic industry, and tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) architectures are rapidly gaining market share because they offer strong perf
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Lebanon's parliament on Monday postponed legislative elections by two years, according to a statement from the parliament speaker, due to the war between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 - Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have demonstrated a fully solvent free route to high performance perovskite solar cells using an all vacuum deposition process that
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.
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.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - US President Donald Trump is under pressure to curb oil prices sent skyrocketing by the war with Iran, but has only limited tools to fix a problem that is shaking the world economy and is politically toxic at home.
