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.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 - A team from the Institute of Materials Science of Seville, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and the University of Seville, has developed a hybrid energy harvesting device that
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.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - China's top diplomat urged the United States Sunday to iron out its differences with Beijing, as the world's two largest economies lock horns over trade tariffs and geopolitical issues.
Kathmandu (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Nepal's centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed Sunday, and was heading for a landslide according to official trends.
Tehran (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed their slain leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats against him from the United States and Israel as they pummel the country.
Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin.
Los Banos, Philippines (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries, concluded in January without yielding any findings, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Sunday.
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, the first attack on the city centre since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the island EU member days ago.
Jerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The Israeli military said on Sunday it had struck what it described as the 'space force headquarters' of Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Tehran.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, has been appointed to succeed his father as the new head of the Islamic republic.
Dubai (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Gulf nations reported on Sunday missiles and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with strikes against neighbouring countries as the regional war entered its second week.
Stockholm (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Global weapons flows grew by almost 10 percent in the past five years, with Europe more than tripling imports, a report showed on Monday.
Beijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - China's top diplomat condemned on Sunday the war in the Middle East and urged the United States to iron out its differences with Beijing.
