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Dubai authorities brought under control on Monday a fire caused by a drone attack near the city’s international airport that forced a temporary suspension of flights, though no injuries were reported, they said. The US-Israel war against Iran has thrown global aviation into turmoil, with flights cancelled, rescheduled and rerouted, as most Middle East airspace stays shut over fears of missile and drone attacks, while the crisis sends fuel prices soaring. Monday’s incident is the third at the Dubai airport, one of the world’s busiest international travel hubs, since Iran began its attacks on Gulf nations on February 28, with strikes Tehran…

The construction and renovation project of Meuangxay Secondary School in northern Laos, a supporting project of the 1,000-MW solar power project under the CGN Laos Northern Interconnection Clean Energy Base, was completed and officially handed over on Wednesday. After six months of construction, the school has a brand-new look. For years, Meuangxay Secondary School faced aging facilities and difficult operating conditions. “The teaching equipment was damaged, and even the blackboards were old and cracked,” said Chanpheng Panyasack, the school’s principal, in an interview. Beginning in mid-2025, the CGN project team adopted a dual approach of new construction and renovation to…

National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay a goodwill visit to China from March 17 to 19, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday criticized the United States for launching a Section 301 investigation targeting China and dozens of other economies over alleged failures to ban imports made with “forced labor,” calling the move a typical act of protectionism that seriously disrupts the international trade order. China urged Washington to immediately correct the wrong action and resolve differences through dialogue and consultation. The United States initiated a Section 301 investigation on March 12 local time against 60 economies, including China, citing their alleged failure to prohibit the import of goods produced with “forced labor.” The probe came just…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung in Hanoi on Sunday. During the meeting, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that following the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in January this year, the top leaders of the two parties agreed to hold the first ministerial meeting of the China-Vietnam “3+3” strategic dialogue on diplomacy, defense and public security and the 17th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation. In accordance with the strategic consensus reached by…

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces,  said that an attempt by the Afghan Taliban to spread fear in Pakistan has been foiled. According to ISPR statement, Afghan Taliban launched few rudimentary drones to harass the brave people of Pakistan on 13 March 2026. The drones were intercepted through soft and hard kills and did not reach their intended targets. However, the debris from these drones resulted in injuries to two children in Quetta and a civilian each in Kohat and Rawalpindi. The statement further said that these attacks were aimed at inducing fear…

An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale jolted different parts of Karachi on late Friday night, Dunya News reported. The tremors were felt in various localities of Karachi including Landhi, Khurramabad, Malir and Korangi. People came out of their homes in panic and started reciting verses from the Holy Quran. No loss of life and property was reported from any part of Karachi due to earthquake. According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 100 kilometres north of Karachi at the depth of 10 kilometres.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with Norway’s Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide on Friday and discussed matters of mutual interest. They expressed deep concern over the evolving situation in the Middle East and its consequences for the region and beyond. Both leaders stressed the need for de-escalation, respect for international law, and a return to dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all issues. They also discussed the Pakistan-Afghanistan situation. FM Espen Barth Eide conveyed condolences over the loss of lives in the Islamabad mosque terrorist attack. Both leaders condemned terrorism in all its…

Five US Air Force refueling planes ​were struck and ‌damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan ​air base in ​Saudi Arabia, the Wall ⁠Street Journal reported ​on Friday, citing two ​US officials. The planes, which were hit during an ​Iranian missile strike ​on the Saudi base in ‌recent ⁠days, were damaged but not fully destroyed and are ​being repaired, ​the ⁠Journal said, adding that no ​one was killed ​in ⁠the strikes.

WASHINGTON/DUBAI/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: The United States on ​Friday attacked military targets on Iran’s main oil hub of Kharg Island, President Donald Trump said, threatening to strike oil infrastructure on the ‌island if Iran continues to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post, Trump said the US military “totally obliterated every MILITARY target” on the island, but he had decided to leave oil infrastructure intact. The island serves as the export terminal for 90% of Iran’s oil shipments and lies about 300 miles (483 km) northwest of the strait. “However, should Iran, or anyone ​else, do anything to interfere with…