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.
Langfang, China (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births.
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.
Colombo (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - About 10 vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have come under attack since Iran blocked the strategic waterway in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes, data analysis groups report.
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.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Delhi (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - India said Saturday it was pushing ahead with imports of Russian oil, after a temporary US waiver to import crude from Moscow due war in the Mideast - but adding it did not need Washington's permission.
Erbil, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP.
Soran, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - On a deserted road not too far from the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Satar Barsirini looked up at the sky, now streaked with jets and drones.
Dover, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - US President Donald Trump said Saturday that 'two aircraft carriers' from Britain are not needed 'any longer' to aid his war in the Middle East - his latest critique of London's stance.
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - US President Donald Trump evoked Saturday the idea of sending ground troops into Iran to secure the country's stockpiles of enriched uranium, as part of efforts to dismantle Tehran's nuclear program.
