Myanmar Junta Chief Ascends to President, Five Years After Coup wpadminApril 3, 2026Defense and Military Forces, International Relations, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar, Political Prisoners, Politics and Government, War and Armed Conflicts
The Sailors Stranded in the Persian Gulf wpadminApril 1, 2026Defense and Military Forces, International Maritime Organization, Maritime Accidents and Safety, Persian Gulf, Philippines, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Israel’s Message to Southern Lebanon: Shiites Must Go wpadminApril 1, 2026Christians and Christianity, Druse (Sect), Hezbollah, Israel, Katz, Israel (1955- ), Lebanon, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Shiite Muslims, War and Armed Conflicts
He Led Congo for 18 Years. Now, Joseph Kabila Is a Hunted Man. wpadminMarch 30, 2026Africa, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Civilian Casualties, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Humanitarian Aid, International Relations, Kabila, Joseph, Lake Kivu, March 23 Movement, Peace Process, Politics and Government, Rwanda, Treason and Sedition, Tshisekedi, Felix, War and Armed Conflicts
A Toothless Iran? Missile and Drone Strikes Show It Can Still Inflict Pain. wpadminMarch 29, 2026Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Defense and Military Forces, Dimona (Israel), Drones (Pilotless Planes), Houthis, Iran, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Israel, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Tel Aviv (Israel), Trump, Donald J, United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon, Officials Say wpadminMarch 29, 2026Al-Mayadeen, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, News and News Media, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
On Iran’s Rugged Frontier, Kurds Yearn to Join the Fight wpadminMarch 28, 2026Baghdad (Iraq), International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Kurdistan, Kurds, Minorities, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Syria, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Ukraine Spent Big to Shield Energy Industry From Drones. Is the Mideast Next? wpadminMarch 24, 2026Drones (Pilotless Planes), Energy and Power, Middle East, Naftogaz of Ukraine, Natural Gas, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Ukraine, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran wpadminMarch 23, 2026Afghanistan, Herat (Afghanistan), Iran, Kabul (Afghanistan), Refugees and Displaced Persons, Taliban, United Nations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, World Bank
On Beirut’s Waterfront, Loss Meets Life, and Luxury, Amid War wpadminMarch 23, 2026Beirut (Lebanon), Evacuations and Evacuees, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Refugees and Displaced Persons, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Attack on a Sudan Hospital Kills Dozens, Head of W.H.O. Says wpadminMarch 23, 2026Civilian Casualties, Darfur (Sudan), Hospitals, internal-open-access-from-nl, Rapid Support Forces (Sudan), Sudan, Sudanese Armed Forces, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, United Nations, War and Armed Conflicts, World Health Organization
Zelensky Sends Negotiators to the U.S., Hoping to Revive Peace Talks wpadminMarch 21, 2026International Relations, Iran, Peace Process, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Trump, Donald J, Ukraine, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, Zelensky, Volodymyr
The Road to the Battle of Hastings in 1066? Maybe Not a Road After All. wpadminMarch 21, 2026Battle of Hastings, England, Great Britain, Harold II, King of England (Harold Godwinson), Historical Re-enactments, History (Academic Subject), Middle Ages (Historical Period), University of East Anglia, War and Armed Conflicts, William I, King of England
One Global Power, One Regional Power, Two Different Goals wpadminMarch 20, 2026Dayan, Moshe, Defense and Military Forces, Hamas, Hezbollah, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Israel, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Middle East, Miller, Aaron David, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Nuclear Weapons, Strait of Hormuz, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
A Lebanese Cafe on the Edge of Destruction wpadminMarch 19, 2026Beirut (Lebanon), Dahiya (Lebanon), Defense and Military Forces, Hezbollah, internal-open-access-from-nl, Israel, Lebanon, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), vis-photo, War and Armed Conflicts
Netanyahu Hopes Strikes on Iran Will Lead to Uprising and Regime Change wpadminMarch 18, 2026Basij, Iran, Israel, Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Afghan Officials Say Hundreds Dead in Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul wpadminMarch 17, 2026Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Deaths (Fatalities), Kabul (Afghanistan), Medicine and Health, Military Bases and Installations, Politics and Government, Taliban, War and Armed Conflicts
Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees wpadminMarch 17, 2026Bahrain, Hegseth, Pete, Iran, Israel, Italy, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz, Trump, Donald J, United Arab Emirates, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians wpadminMarch 16, 2026Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, International Relations, Pakistan, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban, War and Armed Conflicts
A Visit to a Temple at the Heart of the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict wpadminMarch 13, 2026Angkor (Cambodia), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Buddhism, Cambodia, International Relations, Mines, Explosive, Preah Vihear, Territorial Disputes, War and Armed Conflicts, World Heritage Sites
Iran’s Frantic Attempt to Save Its Ships Before Torpedo Attack wpadminMarch 13, 2026Deaths (Fatalities), Defense and Military Forces, Dissanayake, Anura Kumara, Hegseth, Pete, India, Indian Ocean, internal-open-access-from-nl, International Relations, Iran, Politics and Government, Ports, Rescues, Ships and Shipping, Sri Lanka, Torpedoes, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Navy, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks wpadminMarch 13, 2026Civilian Casualties, Dahiya (Lebanon), Defense and Military Forces, Evacuations and Evacuees, Hezbollah, internal-open-access-from-nl, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Lebanon, Nabatieh (Lebanon), Nasrallah, Hassan, Peace Process, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Shiite Muslims, Syria, United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Israel Drops Case Against Soldiers Accused of Abusing Palestinian Detainee wpadminMarch 13, 2026Defense and Military Forces, Detainees, internal-open-access-from-nl, Israel, Palestinians, Prisons and Prisoners, Sde Teiman (Israel), War and Armed Conflicts
What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is Iran Blocking It? wpadminMarch 13, 2026International Energy Agency, International Relations, International Trade and World Market, Iran, Middle East, Natural Gas, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Drone Strike in Congo Kills 3, Including U.N. Worker wpadminMarch 13, 2026Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Defense and Military Forces, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of), International Relations, March 23 Movement, Peace Process, Rwanda, War and Armed Conflicts, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed in Defiant Statement wpadminMarch 13, 2026internal-open-access-from-nl, Iran, Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ), Middle East, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Displaced Lebanese Haunted by Strikes from the Sky wpadminMarch 13, 2026Beirut (Lebanon), Dahiya (Lebanon), Deaths (Fatalities), Defense and Military Forces, Evacuations and Evacuees, Hezbollah, International Relations, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Refugees and Displaced Persons, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Iran War Causing Largest Ever Oil Disruption, I.E.A. Says wpadminMarch 13, 2026Energy and Power, International Energy Agency, Iran, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Iran’s Naval Mines: A History of Threats to Persian Gulf Shipping wpadminMarch 13, 2026Freight (Cargo), Houthis, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, live-detached, Maritime Accidents and Safety, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf War, Phillips, Stephen (Journalist), Red Sea, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, United Arab Emirates, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Navy, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness wpadminMarch 13, 2026Defense Department, Hegseth, Pete, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War (2003-11), Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Fear and Hope for Iranians Trapped Between Bombs and Defiant Rulers wpadminMarch 10, 2026Basij, Civilian Casualties, internal-open-access-from-nl, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Kurdistan, Tehran (Iran), United States, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
A Loose Band of Emerging Powers Is Divided Over Iran wpadminMarch 8, 2026Brazil, BRICS Group, China, Developing Countries, Embargoes and Sanctions, India, International Relations, International Trade and World Market, Iran, Russia, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), South Africa, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
What the U.S. and Israel Have Targeted in Their Iran Blitz wpadminMarch 7, 2026Basij, Defense and Military Forces, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Nuclear Weapons, Quds Force, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
What the U.S. and Israel Have Targeted in Their Iran Blitz wpadminMarch 7, 2026Basij, Defense and Military Forces, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Khamenei, Ali, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Nuclear Weapons, Quds Force, Trump, Donald J, United States, United States Defense and Military Forces, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump’s Road to Iran wpadminMarch 7, 2026Annan, Kofi, Civilian Casualties, Hathaway, Oona, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Israel, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Putin, Vladimir V, Security Council (UN), Trump, Donald J, Ukraine, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump’s Road to Iran wpadminMarch 7, 2026Annan, Kofi, Civilian Casualties, Hathaway, Oona, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Israel, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Putin, Vladimir V, Security Council (UN), Trump, Donald J, Ukraine, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
For Xi, Trump’s Embrace of War Proves China Needs More Power wpadminMarch 7, 2026China, Defense and Military Forces, International Relations, Iran, Khamenei, Ali, Maduro, Nicolas, People's Liberation Army (China), Taiwan, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts, Xi Jinping
Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again wpadminMarch 7, 2026Cuba, Hegseth, Pete, International Relations, Iran, Rubio, Marco, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Venezuela, War and Armed Conflicts
Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again wpadminMarch 7, 2026Cuba, Hegseth, Pete, International Relations, Iran, Rubio, Marco, Trump, Donald J, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Venezuela, War and Armed Conflicts
Can we say senior UN official? he is the head of an agency wpadminMarch 7, 2026Civilian Casualties, Foreign Aid, Hezbollah, Khamenei, Ali, United Nations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Can we say senior UN official? he is the head of an agency wpadminMarch 7, 2026Civilian Casualties, Foreign Aid, Hezbollah, Khamenei, Ali, United Nations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
How the War in Iran Is Disrupting the World’s Oil wpadminMarch 6, 2026Iran, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
How the War in Iran Is Disrupting the World’s Oil wpadminMarch 6, 2026Iran, Ships and Shipping, Strait of Hormuz, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Trump Demands Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ as Israel Pounds Tehran and Lebanon wpadminMarch 6, 2026Beirut (Lebanon), Defense and Military Forces, Defense Department, Hezbollah, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Khamenei, Ali, Pezeshkian, Masoud, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Trump Demands Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ as Israel Pounds Tehran and Lebanon wpadminMarch 6, 2026Beirut (Lebanon), Defense and Military Forces, Defense Department, Hezbollah, International Relations, Iran, Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Khamenei, Ali, Pezeshkian, Masoud, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Disarm Hezbollah wpadminMarch 6, 2026Hezbollah, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Israel, Lebanon, Politics and Government, US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), War and Armed Conflicts
