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Iran vows months-long retaliation after U.S.-Israeli strikes ignite Tehran fuel depots
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Iran vows months-long retaliation after U.S.-Israeli strikes ignite Tehran fuel depots

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Huge fireballs and clouds of thick smoke erupted over Tehran on Sunday after U.S.-Israeli air strikes hit fuel depots in the city. Tehran is...

Mar 08, 2026 02:34 PM 1 min read 1 source
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Human Rights Watch calls Iran school attack unlawful, demands war crime probe
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Human Rights Watch calls Iran school attack unlawful, demands war crime probe

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Human Rights Watch (HRW, an international organization monitoring human rights abuses) declared the attack on a primary school in Iran's Hormozgan...

Mar 08, 2026 02:33 PM 2 min read 4 sources
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Iran reports serious damage to radiation facility in Isfahan from US-Israel attack
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Iran reports serious damage to radiation facility in Isfahan from US-Israel attack

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Iran's news agency ISNA announced that serious damage occurred at a radiation facility in Isfahan. The facility was targeted in a US-Israel...

Mar 08, 2026 02:31 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Diario Extra Reports on US Views of Costa Rica Following Recent Summit
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Diario Extra Reports on US Views of Costa Rica Following Recent Summit

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The article from Diario Extra (a center-leaning Costa Rican newspaper) poses the question of what the United States thinks of Costa Rica after the...

Mar 08, 2026 02:31 PM 2 min read 1 source
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MDR Current broadcasts News at 5:00 PM from Germany
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MDR Current broadcasts News at 5:00 PM from Germany

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MDR Current aired its News at 5:00 PM broadcast. The program is titled MDR Current - News at 5:00 PM MDR. It originates from a source location in...

Mar 08, 2026 02:27 PM 1 min read 1 source
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Thai Embassy assists 10 stranded tourists in leaving Iraq via Türkiye
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Thai Embassy assists 10 stranded tourists in leaving Iraq via Türkiye

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The Thai Embassy has helped 10 stranded tourists leave Iraq. The tourists were assisted in departing via Türkiye. This assistance was provided by...

Mar 08, 2026 02:24 PM 1 min read 1 source
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Malaysia announces end of latest MH370 search with no wreckage findings after 12 years
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Malaysia announces end of latest MH370 search with no wreckage findings after 12 years

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The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago, concluded in January without yielding any findings,...

Mar 08, 2026 02:23 PM 2 min read 2 sources
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Australian farmers face deepening diesel shortage amid Middle East conflict fuel crisis
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Australian farmers face deepening diesel shortage amid Middle East conflict fuel crisis

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A deepening fuel crisis is leaving Australian farmers running low on diesel and prompting calls for price monitoring to be expanded. Following...

Mar 08, 2026 02:13 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Explosion from incendiary device reported outside US embassy in Oslo, no injuries
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Explosion from incendiary device reported outside US embassy in Oslo, no injuries

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Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the US embassy in Oslo. Police received reports of a loud bang or explosion about 1am on...

Mar 08, 2026 02:12 PM 2 min read 4 sources
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