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4 March

Members of Aurat March Lahore and the Progressive Students Collective (PSC) stage a protest demonstration outside the US Consulate at Shimla Pahari in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 3, 2026.

Turkey Says Iran’s Indiscriminate Bombings Is ‘Wrong Strategy’

Iran's indiscriminate retaliatory attacks on targets across the Gulf states are the "wrong strategy," Turkey's top diplomat said.

4 March

Middle East

Iranian youths walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-US billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 28, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

US ‘Totally Stupid’ to Attack Iran During Talks: UN Ambassador

The US made a "totally stupid decision" to attack Iran while in negotiations, and betrayed Gulf nations by trashing their diplomatic efforts, Tehran's UN ambassador said.

4 March

Middle East

Ukraine's Humvee-based air defense system armed with R-73 missiles

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Offers Gulf States Air Defense Swap

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered US allies in the Middle East a swap of some of their air defense missiles in exchange for Kyiv's vaunted drone interceptors, to better protect them from Iranian drone attacks.

4 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

UK PM Says Sending Warship, Helicopters to Cyprus

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK was dispatching "helicopters with counter drone capabilities" and a warship to Cyprus as Britain continues "defensive operations" in the region.

4 March

Middle East

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivering a speech.

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Chief Says ‘Widespread Support’ for US Iran Campaign

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Tuesday there was broad backing among US European allies for President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran.

3 March

Middle East

A national flag is photographed on the ruins of a police station that is struck during US-Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Urges All Sides in Middle East War to ‘Come to Their Senses’

The UN on Tuesday urged all parties to "come to their senses" and end the war in the Middle East, with fear and panic spreading across the region and beyond.

3 March

Europe

The Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission All-in-One (GM200MM/A) radar. Photo: Thales

Staff Writer With AFP

French Defense Group Thales’ Profits Surge on Military Spending

Thales said Tuesday its 2025 profits surged by 66 percent and forecast decades of growth driven by rising military spending and war in the Middle East.

3 March

Nuclear

Flags of Alliance members flap in the wind outside NATO headquarters

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO ‘Welcomes’ Macron’s Nuclear Drive

NATO on Tuesday said it welcomed "the opportunity to expand consultation on nuclear issues" with Paris after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to bolster France's nuclear arsenal.

3 March

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