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Iran targets Israel and Gulf Arab states even as Trump says US is in talks to end the war
Mar 24, 2026 - World 
Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and Gulf Arab states as Tehran kept its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said talks were ongoing with the Islamic Republic to end the war
Military plane crashes in southwestern Colombia, defense minister says
Mar 24, 2026 - World 
The head of Colombia’s armed forces says the death toll from a military plane crash has reached 66
A 1,000-year-old temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
Mar 24, 2026 - World 
Cambodia says fighting with Thailand has left the Preah Vihear temple badly damaged and too dangerous for visitors
Hong Kong police can demand phone and computer passwords under amended national security law
Mar 24, 2026 - World 
Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to three years in prisonHong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city’s national security law provide mobile phone or computer passwords in a further crackdown on dissent.The amendments to the law also empower customs officers to seize items that are deemed to have “seditious intention”, regardless of whether any person has been arrested for an offence endangering national security because of the items. Continue reading...
Preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in South Pacific Ocean: USGS
Mar 24, 2026 - World 
The USGS says a strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday
