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Iranian strikes on military bases used by the US in the Middle East caused about $800m (£600m) in damage in the first two weeks of the war, a new analysis shows. Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched the war, according to a report by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and an analysis by the BBC. The full extent of the damage caused by Iranian strikes on US assets in the region is not clear. But the $800m in estimated damage to US…

President Donald Trump is showing little appetite for a truce even as the war’s fallout spreads far beyond Israel and Iran. Fresh strikes have battered Israel, rattled Gulf states, and sent another shock through global energy markets, turning what was already a dangerous conflict into a wider regional crisis. On March 21, Trump said the United States was considering “winding down” its military operations against Iran, but he stopped well short of backing a clear ceasefire push. He also said other countries should take more responsibility for securing the Strait of Hormuz, a route that remains critical to global oil…

European Union leaders are preparing to support a stronger naval presence in the Middle East as the Iran conflict continues to disrupt key shipping routes. But the bloc is also drawing a clear line: any extra military assets must stay within the limits of existing EU missions, not become part of a new war footing. The issue is expected to be discussed on Thursday in Brussels, where the leaders of all 27 EU member states will meet to shape their response to the growing crisis. According to a draft statement seen ahead of the summit, the EU plans to back…

A court in Warsaw has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, in a decision that has quickly stirred political tension between Poland, Kyiv, and Moscow. The case centers on excavation work in Russian occupied Crimea, where Ukrainian authorities say he oversaw unauthorized digs that damaged a protected heritage site and led to the removal of valuable artifacts. Butyagin, a senior researcher linked to the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, is accused by Ukraine of carrying out illegal archaeological work at Myrmekion in the Kerch area of Crimea. Reuters reported that Ukrainian investigators say the…

Agnes Limo did not walk away from Safaricom on a whim. After years in Kenya’s telecom industry, including a rise from Transmission and Planning Lead to Senior Manager of Home Solutions at Safaricom, she left in 2020 with a clearer view than most of where the internet business was heading. The timing mattered. Covid had changed daily life almost overnight. Work moved home, classes went online, and families suddenly needed stable internet in places that had often been ignored by bigger providers. That is the gap Limo says she saw when she co founded Village Communications Limited, better known as…

apan has confirmed funding for the second phase of the Kampala Flyover project, giving fresh momentum to one of Kampala’s most important road upgrades. The new phase is expected to cost about Shs659 billion and is aimed at easing traffic congestion while also addressing flooding along some of the city’s busiest routes. The announcement was made by Works and Transport Minister Gen Katumba Wamala, who said the Ugandan government had received firm confirmation from Japan that Lot II of the project would now move forward. The funding is expected to support the next stage of expansion after the completion and…

Keir Starmer is looking for a way to ease the political fallout from his government’s immigration plans after facing growing anger from Labour MPs and a high profile intervention from Angela Rayner. The prime minister is now weighing possible exemptions that would soften one of the most controversial parts of the proposal, the move to make most migrants wait 10 years instead of five before qualifying for settled status in the UK. The rethink comes as Starmer tries to stop tensions inside Labour from getting worse. One option under discussion is to shield large groups of people from the tougher…

The countdown to Eid Al Fitr is now firmly on in the UAE, with the country’s moon sighting authorities calling on the public to look for the Shawwal crescent. The UAE Council for Fatwa said the crescent would be observed after Maghreb prayer on Wednesday, March 18, which corresponds to the 29th day of Ramadan 1447 AH. This moon sighting matters because it will decide exactly when Ramadan ends and Shawwal begins. In the Islamic calendar, Eid Al Fitr starts on the first day of Shawwal, so the sighting of the new moon is what officially marks the holiday. Senior…

Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations final on the pitch. That is the part many fans will not let go of, and honestly, they should not. The match was played, the drama unfolded, Morocco missed the late penalty, and Senegal went on to win 1 to 0 after extra time. Then, days later, CAF’s Appeal Board stepped in and turned that result into a 3 to 0 forfeit win for Morocco because Senegal had left the field for about 14 minutes during the chaos near the end of normal time. That is where this stops feeling like football governance…

Iran’s position on nuclear weapons is not expected to shift in any major way, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in comments aired by Al Jazeera and carried by Iranian media on Wednesday. He noted, however, that the country’s new supreme leader has not yet publicly stated his own position on the issue, leaving some uncertainty around how the matter could be handled going forward. Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the early stages of the U.S. Israeli war against Iran, had long opposed the development of weapons of mass destruction. His view was rooted in…