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Iran War Live Updates: Iran Defies Trump’s Threats Over Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Iran War Live Updates: Iran Defies Trump’s Threats Over Strait of Hormuz Blockade

President Trump threatened to ā€œwipe outā€ oil infrastructure on Kharg Island if Iranian forces continued to block the critical conduit for fuel. The U.…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  NYTimes World
Israel says antisemitism raging in Netherlands after Jewish school blast

Israel says antisemitism raging in Netherlands after Jewish school blast

The Dutch Government needs to do much more to fight antisemitism,ā€ Israel’s Foreign Ministry said

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Hindu (International)
US embassy attacked in Baghdad, after strikes kill Iran-backed fighters in Iraq

US embassy attacked in Baghdad, after strikes kill Iran-backed fighters in Iraq

The US embassy in Baghdad was hit by an attack on Saturday following strikes that killed three members of a powerful Iran-backed group in the capital,…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)
Trump urges other countries to deploy ships to help reopen strait of Hormuz

Trump urges other countries to deploy ships to help reopen strait of Hormuz

President calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilitiesMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Kharg Island | The pearl of the Persian Gulf

Kharg Island | The pearl of the Persian Gulf

The attack came after Mr. Trump’s earlier warning to Iran not to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime checkpoint connecting the Gulf with th…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Hindu (International)
Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96

Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96

Habermas’s political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to surviveThe influential German philosopher a…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days

Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days

An overnight Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a dozen health workers at a clinic, with health authorities saying 26 paramedics have been kill…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)
Lebanon’s Displaced Flee Israeli Strikes One Year Into War

Lebanon’s Displaced Flee Israeli Strikes One Year Into War

Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  NYTimes World
Five arrested in Cuba after protest at local Communist party office

Five arrested in Cuba after protest at local Communist party office

Rare action began peacefully but ā€˜degenerated into vandalism’ according to state-run newspaperFive people have been arrested in Cuba for acts of ā€œvand…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
How the war in Iran and its economic fallout will lead to Trump’s defeat

How the war in Iran and its economic fallout will lead to Trump’s defeat

The war is deeply unpopular, and the spike in oil prices will mean long-term high prices across the board for AmericansDonald Trump is still high on t…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths

Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths

The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  BBC World News
Watch: Why Iran’s tiny Kharg Island could shape the course of the Iran-Israel-U.S. war

Watch: Why Iran’s tiny Kharg Island could shape the course of the Iran-Israel-U.S. war

Though small in size, Kharg Island is the heart of Iran’s oil exports. Most of the country’s crude shipments pass through its terminals, making it a c…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Hindu (International)
Israel threatens to strike ambulances in Lebanon in Hezbollah fighting

Israel threatens to strike ambulances in Lebanon in Hezbollah fighting

⁠The Israeli military warned ​on Saturday that it may strike ambulances and medical facilities which it said were being used unlawfully by Hezbollah i…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)
Why did the US military bomb the strategic Iranian island of Kharg?

Why did the US military bomb the strategic Iranian island of Kharg?

President Donald Trump said US forces ā€œobliteratedā€ military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. The piece of land is the beating heart of Iran’s oil expo…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)
Gas prices are soaring – but one Los Angeles gas station is taking it to the extreme

Gas prices are soaring – but one Los Angeles gas station is taking it to the extreme

A Chevron station just outside downtown charges more than $8 a gallon – nearly $3 more than the city’s averageIt’s tempting to think that a gas statio…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Trump calls on UK to send warships to keep strait of Hormuz open

Trump calls on UK to send warships to keep strait of Hormuz open

US president urges nations to deploy vessels to keep key oil shipping route open amid conflict with IranDonald Trump has said the UK should send warsh…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth’s call for ā€˜no quarter’ for US enemies

Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth’s call for ā€˜no quarter’ for US enemies

Defense secretary appeared to endorse killing prisoners, a violation of international law, during press briefingA top Democratic lawmaker with a milit…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon

Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon

The facility was attacked on Friday night, bringing the toll of medical staff to 31 killed in past 12 daysIsrael killed 12 medical workers in a strike…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Kennedy Center head steps down after tumultuous year

Kennedy Center head steps down after tumultuous year

The Trump ally's departure comes as the centre prepares to shut down for a two-year renovation.

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  BBC World News
Trump urges other nations to send ships to secure Strait of Hormuz

Trump urges other nations to send ships to secure Strait of Hormuz

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Hindu (International)
Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Oscars because of US travel ban

Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Oscars because of US travel ban

Motaz Malhees is an actor in The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film about a Palestinian girl killed by the IDF in Gaza in 2024Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Phil Woolas, former Labour minister, dies of brain cancer aged 66

Phil Woolas, former Labour minister, dies of brain cancer aged 66

Former Oldham East and Saddleworth MP remained in Westminster for New Labour’s entire 13 years in powerThe former Labour MP minister Phil Woolas has d…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
ā€˜Worst nightmare’: anger and frustration as Gulf states bear brunt of war they did not start

ā€˜Worst nightmare’: anger and frustration as Gulf states bear brunt of war they did not start

Closure of strait of Hormuz puts pressure on region’s economies amid growing resentment about conflict started by US and IsraelMiddle East crisis – li…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Canada Takes Its Sovereignty Push to Space

Canada Takes Its Sovereignty Push to Space

The country aims to expand domestic satellite systems and cut dependence on American networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  NYTimes World
Home Office U-turn will let some dual nationals use EU passport to enter UK

Home Office U-turn will let some dual nationals use EU passport to enter UK

EU citizens with post-Brexit settlement status in UK will not have to present British passport to airlinesBritish dual nationals who are EU citizens w…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Iraq: US embassy complex in Baghdad hit by a drone strike

Iraq: US embassy complex in Baghdad hit by a drone strike

Explosions rocked cities across the Middle East on Saturday as the US embassy in Baghdad was hit by a drone strike and Tehran warned Emiratis to stay …

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)
Is Latin America Ready to Abandon Cuba?

Is Latin America Ready to Abandon Cuba?

Latin America’s left saw Cuba as its lodestar. Now leaders across the spectrum are hesitant to aid a nation in the Trump administration’s cross hairs.

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  NYTimes World
Lebanon says 26 paramedics were killed in Israeli strikes since March 2

Lebanon says 26 paramedics were killed in Israeli strikes since March 2

Lebanon's health ministry said Saturday that Israeli strikes had killed 26 paramedics and wounded 51 others since conflict erupted between Israel and …

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)
Iran threatens United Arab Emirate's ports and docks

Iran threatens United Arab Emirate's ports and docks

Some oil-loading operations have been suspended in the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah emirate, ​a major ā€Œbunkering hub and crude export terminal, afte…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)
The ā€˜Jolene doctrine’: retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song

The ā€˜Jolene doctrine’: retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song

Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ā€˜we should do because we can’ approach to international relationsThe retired US army general who once led Na…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  The Guardian World
Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?

Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?

The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  BBC World News
ICE deports Ethiopian national who called for violence on social media

ICE deports Ethiopian national who called for violence on social media

US authorities have deported an Ethiopian national after immigration investigators determined that his online activity supported the FANO, an armed mi…

Mar 14, 2026  ā€¢  France 24 (English)

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