Hegseth says Tuesday "most intense day" of U.S. attacks on Iran, Trump to determine "end stage"10 March 2026 (LINK)

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued a new evacuation order for residents of the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon in Lebanon ahead of air strikes10 March 2026 (LINK)

— In a post on X, the IDF's Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee says Israeli forces would be targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in specific areas of the cities in the near future. The alert follows an earlier evacuation order for people in southern Lebanon, urging residents to move north of the Litani River ahead of strikes.

Aramco warns of oil market 'catastrophe' unless strait of Hormuz reopens soon10 March 2026 (LINK)

— Saudi Arabian state oil firm calls crisis by far the biggest the region has seen but firm can reroute 70% of exports and tap crude held in storage.


Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in the assassination of Haiti's ex-president Jovenel Moïse — (LINK) ground.news: media reports10 March 2026 (LINK)

— Moïse was killed on July 7, 2021, when about two dozen foreign mercenaries attacked his home near Port-au-Prince, and court documents show conspirators met in South Florida in April 2021 to plan the plot. CTU and Worldwide Capital registered in South Florida played corporate roles by recruiting about 20 Colombian nationals with military training and amassing weapons, body armor, and gang ties, investigators say.


Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch9 March 2026 (LINK)


Several countries, including Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, suspend US visa applications9 March 2026 (LINK)


Travellers grounded across Switzerland as Swiss International Air Lines, EasyJet, Lufthansa, and Air France face 146 delays and 18 cancellations in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, and Bern10 March 2026 (LINK)


G7 ready to take 'necessary measures' over economic impact of Iran war but stop short of agreeing to release emergency oil reserves9 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump 'not happy' with Iran's choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader — (LINK)


Trump reiterates threat of a 'friendly takeover' of Cuba as fuel crisis deepens9 March 2026 (LINK)