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
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.
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.
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.
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
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants - critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region.
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.
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.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 - Microplastics are now recognized as a growing threat to farmland as well as oceans and rivers, with new research highlighting how plastic particles in soil host intricate interactions between microb
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.
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.
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.
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 - 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.
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.
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.
