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Geopolitics

Ukraine strike kills one, wounds 10 in Russian-occupied region: local official

The Hindu – World · India

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region in the northeast, a Russian strike on the village of Velyka Babka wounded three people, authorities said

Geopolitics

Nepali ex-rapper will form government after landslide election win

South China Morning Post – World · China

A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old l…

Geopolitics

Nuclear-armed North Korea is pivoting from reunification to coexistence

South China Morning Post – World · China

The North Korea that leaves the ninth Workers’ Party Congress is a different country from the one that left the eighth congress in 2021. Five years ago, the ce…

Geopolitics

Iran’s Assembly of Experts says consensus reached on Khamenei’s successor

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Officials say a candidate has been picked based ⁠on late supreme leader's advice that he should be 'hated by the enemy'.

Geopolitics

Selecting Iran’s next supreme leader has ‘nothing to with the IRGC’

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

‘People are coming to the streets chanting for supporting the Islamic Republic’.

Geopolitics

Smoke rises over Beirut after Israeli strike on Raouche building

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Smoke rose over Beirut after an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada Hotel building in the Raouche district.

Geopolitics

Bahrain says water desalination plant damaged in Iranian drone attack

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

'Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets', Bahrain says, adding three people were injured in latest raids.

Geopolitics

Hundreds march in New York condemning US-Israeli attacks on Iran

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Hundreds of activists filled the streets of New York City in protest of the Israeli-US war on Iran.

Geopolitics

Dark haze over Tehran as US-Israeli forces bomb oil storage facilities

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Warplanes hit five oil facilities in overnight strikes in and around the Iranian capital, killing four people.

Geopolitics

Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks?

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Attacks on the Gulf continue as President Pezeshkian's remarks receive pushback from the powerful IRGC.

Geopolitics

Honouring Gaza’s women who refused to let the world look away

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Women journalists in Gaza have paid a heavy price for refusing to stay silent and continuing to expose Israel’s crimes.

Geopolitics

Colombia's congressional election gets underway

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Voters are headed to the polls to elect a new Senate and House of Representatives. Crime and the economy are key domestic issues.

Geopolitics

Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran

The Guardian – World · Europe

Foreign secretary hits back at former prime minister, saying Britain had to ‘learn the lessons’ of Iraq warMiddle East crisis – live updatesYvette Cooper has r…

Geopolitics

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: The Spine of a Militarized State

The New York Times – World · US

With their pervasive military, political and economic clout, the Guards are often considered the main impediment to regime change, or any change, in Iran.

Geopolitics

Iran picks next Supreme Leader after Khamenei, name yet to be announced

Times of India – World · India

Iran's Assembly of Experts has selected a successor for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his death in joint US-Israeli airstrikes. Members confi…

Geopolitics

Parliament’s Budget Session set to resume: What to expect as Centre–opposition showdown looms

Times of India – World · India

Opposition's no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is set for debate, largely symbolic ahead of assembly polls. While unlikely to succeed, th…

Geopolitics

Israeli Military says it will pursue every successor of Iran’s Khamenei

The Hindu – World · India

The warning comes as the ‌clerical body is ​set to meet to choose Iran’s ⁠next Supreme Leader

Geopolitics

Demand for change in Turkey cannot be stopped, jailed Istanbul mayor says

South China Morning Post – World · China

Political efforts to cripple Turkey’s main opposition and lock up its presidential candidate will never stifle the people’s frustration with the government and…

Geopolitics

Israeli attack on hotel in Lebanon’s Beirut kills four

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Israel says it targeted key commanders of Iran's elite Quds Force of the IRGC but did not name them.

Geopolitics

Iran war: What is happening on day nine of US-Israel attacks?

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities for the first time.

Geopolitics

Israel strikes Iran’s oil facilities for first time as war enters ninth day

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Attacks spark huge fires as they hit four storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre in Tehran and Alborz.

Geopolitics

Germany news: Merz's CDU faces critical test as voting gets underway in wealthy state of Baden-Württemberg

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Voters in the wealthy southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg head to the polls on Sunday. It's the first of five regional elections taking place in Germany th…

Geopolitics

War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases

BBC News – World · Europe

“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.

Geopolitics

Ahead of Colombia’s Elections, Violence on the Campaign Trail Rattles Politicians

The New York Times – World · US

Politicians in Colombia have increasingly become targets of violence. A rise in kidnappings, death threats and assassinations has shaken the country ahead of t…

Geopolitics

'If you kill Americans, we'll kill you': US releases montage of precision strikes

Times of India – World · India

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning of lethal consequences for targeting Americans, amplified by CENTCOM on X. This declaration follows a j…

Geopolitics

Failed Israeli mission to recover pilot’s remains leaves 41 dead in Lebanon

Times of India – World · India

An Israeli special forces operation in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, targeting Nabi Sheet, aimed to locate the remains of missing airman Ron Arad. The overnight raid…

Geopolitics

‘Iran won’t leave Trump alone for killing Khamenei’: Ayatollah’s top aide Larijani warns

Times of India – World · India

Iran's top security official has vowed retaliation against US President Trump for the killing of Supreme Leader Khamenei and over 1,000 Iranians. Tehran launc…

Geopolitics

Majority consensus reached on Iran's next Supreme Leader

The Hindu – World · India

On Saturday (March 7, 2026), a ⁠senior cleric in the Assembly of Experts said its members would meet “within one day” to ​choose the ‌leader

Geopolitics

Colombians are electing new Congress, choosing presidential candidates

The Hindu – World · India

The election unfolds under high alert for political violence across the South American country, particularly in rural regions dominated by illegal armed groups

Geopolitics

US embassy in Norway’s Oslo hit by explosion but no injuries, police say

South China Morning Post – World · China

The US embassy in Oslo was hit by an explosion in the early hours of Sunday but no one was injured, police in the Norwegian capital said, adding the cause was …

Geopolitics

Flames engulf Kuwaiti high-rise amid Iranian drone strikes

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Flames engulfed Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security high-rise headquarters amid a wave of Iranian strikes.

Geopolitics

Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP heads for poll landslide in Nepal

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Shah's party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation's politics since last year’s youth-led uprising.

Geopolitics

Israel strikes busy Beirut hotel in assassination attempt

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Israel has claimed responsibility for an assassination attempt, which killed at least four people, at a Beirut hotel.

Geopolitics

Palestinians risk life and limb to fish in Gaza’s Israeli-controlled sea

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Gaza's fishing industry collapses under Israeli blockade, leaving fishermen risking their lives for minimal catches.

General

The U.S. and China running the world together? China says no thanks

NBC News – World · US

For President Donald Trump, global power may boil down to the United States and China — what he calls the “G2,” or Group of Two.

Geopolitics

Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win

The New York Times – World · US

Balendra Shah, the onetime rap artist and former mayor of the country’s capital, is on course to become the country’s next prime minister.

Geopolitics

President Murmu unhappy over venue shift, PM calls it 'insult'; Mamata hits back — Santal row

Times of India – World · India

A political storm erupted after West Bengal's last-minute venue change for the International Santhal Conclave, drawing public displeasure from President Murmu.…

Geopolitics

Iran launches new solid-fuel missiles: What are they and what makes them different

Times of India – World · India

- TOI World Desk's team delivers global news with dedication, focusing on diverse international events. - Prioritizes accuracy, depth, and timeliness to info…

Geopolitics

Balendra Shah's RSP makes history, registers landmark victory in Nepal election

The Hindu – World · India

Mr. Balen will be the first Madhesi Prime Minister of the Himalayan country and also the youngest to occupy the top post in Nepal's parliamentary history

Geopolitics

Israelis head to shelters after Iran fires missiles

The Hindu – World · India

Israeli military statements said air defences were responding to at least two waves of “missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel”

Geopolitics

Iran says can fight for months as Israel strikes Beirut hotel

The Hindu – World · India

The Israeli military said it struck “a number of fuel storage facilities in Tehran” that were used “to operate military infrastructure”

Geopolitics

Lebanon says at least 4 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut hotel

South China Morning Post – World · China

Lebanon’s health ministry on Sunday said an Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people, with Israel saying it had targeted command…

Geopolitics

80 years on, gender gap persists in Japanese politics

South China Morning Post – World · China

Gender equality in politics remains far from achieved across Japan’s 47 prefectures, research by a group of experts has shown as it released local index scores…

Geopolitics

Explosion hits near US Embassy in Norway, no injuries

Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe

Norwegian police are probing a blast near the US Embassy in Oslo. No injuries were reported, but authorities said there was minor damage.

Geopolitics

One Nation candidate contesting Sussan Ley’s seat likened Julia Gillard to ‘non-productive old cow’

The Guardian – World · Europe

Pauline Hanson says ‘get over it’ and fully backs David Farley, her party’s candidate in Farrer byelectionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest update…

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