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7 March

Iranian worshippers hold national flags and participate in Tehran's Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on March 6, 2026.

Iran Vows No Surrender as Air Strikes Hit Tehran Airport

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed that his country would never surrender, as Israel announced a fresh blitz led by 80 fighter jets which set one of Tehran's main airports on fire.

7 March

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Anthropic Vows Court Fight in Pentagon Row

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has said the company has "no choice" but to challenge in court the Pentagon's formal designation of the artificial intelligence firm as a risk to US national security.

7 March

Americas

Internationalist organizations rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid, Spain, to demand an end to the US blockade of Cuba.

Staff Writer With AFP

Cuba ‘Next’ on Agenda, After Iran: Trump

President Donald Trump said Cuba was next on his agenda after Iran, predicting that the communist-run island, crippled by a US energy blockade, is "gonna fall pretty soon."

7 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia Says Chinese Military Helicopter in ‘Unsafe’ Maneuvers at Sea

Australia's military said a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to one of its aircraft during a routine passage through the Yellow Sea that Beijing criticized as a "provocation."

7 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Swiss Eyeing Fewer F-35 Fighters, Reshaping Defense Set-up

Switzerland announced it wanted to buy 30 US F-35A fighter jets rather than 36 after Washington hiked the price, and said its broader defense set-up needed repurposing to face current threats.

7 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says Only ‘Unconditional Surrender’ of Iran Will End War

US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable outcome to end hostilities, while promising to help rebuild the country's economy if Tehran complied.

6 March

Air

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter with 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation (General Support), 96th Aviation Troop Command, Washington National Guard airlifts a M777 towed 155mm howitzer during a training exercise with 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 17, 2025. The 96th Aviation Battalion’s CH-47 helicopters have the ability to slingload cargo from their undercarriage, including the M777 towed 155mm howitzer artillery cannons. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tristin Salisbury)

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman to Supply Aircraft Defense Systems for Germany’s Chinook Fleet

Northrop Grumman will provide its proprietary Common Infrared Countermeasures system to Germany for the first time, supplying defensive technology for the country’s future CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet.

6 March

Americas

Ronald Watkins

Glamox to Provide Lighting for US Navy’s Next Navajo-Class Support Vessel

Austal USA has selected Norwegian Glamox to supply interior and exterior lighting for the future USNS James D. Fairbanks.

6 March

Americas

Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps marines and U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress from the infantry immersion trainer upon completion at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Rojoef Manuel

UAE’s EDGE Group to Upgrade Ecuador’s Border Surveillance

UAE state corporation EDGE Group has signed a letter of intent with Ecuador to develop a national security infrastructure program that will reinforce its border surveillance and protection systems.

6 March

War