Month: March 2026
Australia social media ban
The number of 13-to-15-year-olds using TikTok and Snapchat, among the most popular social media apps with Australian teenagers, fell from before the ban took effect in December to February, but still more than 20% used the apps.The data is among the first to show the effects on youth online behaviour since Australia rolled out the
Iaran warns Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, and other US firms in the Middle East
The Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned it could attack “economic centres and banks” in the region that have links to the U.S. and Israel after a building affiliated with Bank Sepah was hit overnight in Tehran.The threat comes after Iran alleged that Israeli and U.S. strikes hit a building overnight linked to
Israel Strike on Iran creates a poisinous rain
Tehran, a city of more than 9 million people, has been shrouded in thick smoke and dangerous acid rain recently after Israeli strikes hit oil depots and refineries in and near the Iranian capital.The strikes come amid the U.S. and Israel’s ongoing war with Iran, which Iranian officials say has killed more than 1,300 people,
Iran drone kills French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan
An Iranian drone has killed a French soldier in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, his commanding officer said on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the first French military death in the Middle East war. Since US-Israeli strikes on Iran last month engulfed the Middle East in war, multiple attacks attributed to pro-Iranian factions have targeted
India to halt US trade deal amid new probe
After the US launched a probe under Section 301 (B) of the Trade Act of 1974 into more than a dozen countries, including India, citing ‘excess industrial capacity among trading partners’, India is likely to hold the India-US Trade deal. India plans to hold off signing a trade deal with the United States for several
Trump claims surging oil prices benefit US
US defense officials told senators on the armed services committee that the cost of the war on Iran totaled more than $11.3bn in the first six days alone.The figure did not include many of the costs associated with the operation, such as the buildup of military hardware and personnel ahead of the first strikes. For
Lebanon government appeals to Europe for heal amid Israel bombings
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has engulfed Lebanon, pushing the beleaguered country to a new precipice as Israel expands a ferocious bombing campaign and threatens an invasion of south Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, Tehran’s most powerful proxy.Lebanon’s government, trying to stave off a disaster that threatens to overwhelm it, has appealed to
A crude oil tanker captained by an Indian disappears befeore reaaching Strait of Hormuz
A crude oil tanker captained by an Indian successfully navigated through the war-hit Strait of Hormuz and reached Mumbai by switching off its tracking system to enter “dark mode” while crossing the high-risk zone amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Iran’s warning to target vessels and not allow passage to oil tankers.
LPG cylinders shortage in India singes hospitality
From Kochi to Kashmir and Mangaluru to Kolhapur, hotels and restaurants are cutting menus, halting food production and even turning to traditional chulhas to keep kitchens running, as fears of LPG shortages linked to the escalating Iran conflict ripple through India’s hospitality sector. The shortage of commercial LPG cylinders has forced many hotels and restaurants
Iran’s New Leader Vows to Fight On
Iran’s new supreme leader, in his first official message since he took over from his slain father, said his country would keep the Strait of Hormuz closed as shipping on the crucial oil route and nearby waters suffered a sharp uptick in attacks over the past day. Mojtaba Khamenei also raised the possibility of opening