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3/20/2026

A senior vice president of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two others affiliated with the company were charged Thursday with conspiring to smuggle billions of dollars of computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to...

3/20/2026

A fire at a car parts factory in South Korea’s central city of Daejeon injured at least 55 people on Friday, with officials warning the toll could rise.

3/20/2026

China poses a pressing threat given its military ​build-up continues unabated and effective deterrence is needed to make sure any attack would ‌be very risky for Beijing, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Fr...

3/20/2026

Israel’s military has said it struck Syrian army camps overnight in response to what it claimed were attacks against the Druze community in the south of the country.

3/20/2026

Kuwait said Friday its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery again came under attack by Iranian drones, which sparked a fire at several of its units.

3/20/2026

United Arab Emirates security ‌authorities have dismantled a "terrorist network" allegedly funded and operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah and its backer Iran, arresting its members, the state news agency said on Friday.

3/20/2026

Costa Rica on Wednesday set up two U.S.-donated mobile cargo scanners at Peñas Blancas and Paso Canoas, widening the inspection network at our busiest land borders as authorities try to slow drug trafficking and other il...

3/20/2026

Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.

3/20/2026

At least 11 ​suspected criminals were killed in northern ‌Mexico during a security operation targeting a residence tied to the Los Mayos faction of the ​country's powerful Sinaloa cartel, the country's ​navy said on Thur...

3/20/2026

…A coalition of opposition groups in Zimbabwe continues to fight against a proposed constitutional amendment that will see President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term extended. The proposed amendments raising the most alarm woul...

3/19/2026

Romania said on Thursday it had ‌found a compromise to approve the 2026 budget and avert a government crisis as debt managers scrapped the seventh successive debt sale amid market volatility from the Iran war.

3/19/2026

At least 27 young adults are believed to be infected, and two have died, in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the county of Kent, in southeast England.

3/19/2026

A public transport strike has hit several German states, leaving commuters scrambling for alternatives. Meanwhile, it was revealed that some 30,000 people were turned away in border checks since last May.

3/19/2026

Amnesty International on Monday urged tech company Meta to address concerns over harmful online content on Facebook, citing risk of sectarian tensions, discrimination and violence against minority communities in Banglade...

3/19/2026

The ripple effects of the war in ⁠the Middle East are hitting home hard for ⁠Filipino jeepney driver Toni Prado, whose daily earnings have been gutted by soaring fuel prices.

3/19/2026

key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire early Thursday ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan and Afghanistan also declared a temporary pau...

3/19/2026

Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Pakistan’s largest city overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as walls and roofs collapsed at multiple locations, emergency services and hospital officials...

3/19/2026

Anutin Charnvirakul was re-elected Thailand's prime minister on Thursday (Mar 19) after sailing through a parliamentary vote, winning a fresh mandate that could usher in a rare period of stability for a country long plag...

3/19/2026

A drone fell in the SAMREF refinery in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, adding that damage assessment was underway.

3/19/2026

Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Thursday for limited Palestinian movement under strict restrictions after a 20-day closure, Anadolu reports.

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