Sri Lanka orders bodies of 84 Iranian sailors be handed to Tehran’s embassy
A Sri Lankan court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the island’s coast last week be handed over to Iran’s embassy, local media reported.
The warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a US submarine in the Indian Ocean while returning from a naval exercise organised by India, amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 06:47
Russia pushes UN resolution to stop Iran war: report
Russia is pushing for a United Nations resolution urging all parties in the Iran war to immediately cease fighting, per the Associated Press, which obtained the proposed resolution.
The resolution “condemns in the strongest terms all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, and calls for their protection.”
An all-girls school in Minab, Iran, was hit late last month, reportedly killing some 165 people. US military investigators reportedly believe American forces were likely responsible for the attack, but US President Donald Trump has claimed Iran was behind it.
Russia has been accused of targeting civilians in its war in Ukraine.
The UN resolution encourages countries to return to diplomatic tactics without specifically naming Iran, the US or Israel.
Rachel Dobkin11 March 2026 06:30
First Red Cross member killed in Israel-Hezbollah conflict
The first Red Cross member to be killed in theIsrael-Hezbollah conflict that started last week has been announced.
A man was injured by an Israeli strike in Lebanon as he and his Red Cross team were rescuing people from an earlier attack, the Associated Press reported, citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
The man later died from his injuries, according to Lebanese officials.
Rachel Dobkin11 March 2026 06:15
Photo: Fireball rises from a building in Beirut after Israeli strike
A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight.
A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight (AFP via Getty Images)
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 06:00
Qatar intercepts missile attack
Qatar’s military has intercepted a fresh missile attack on the Gulf nation this morning, the country’s ministry of defence said.
Reuters said a witness heard a loud boom in Doha.
Qatari authorities said shortly after that “the security threat has been eliminated, and the situation has returned to normal.”
The interception followed an elevated security alert issued by officials minutes earlier.
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 05:40
Iran vows to respond to strikes on residential areas
Iran will respond to recent US-Israeli strikes on residential areas, a news outlet affiliated with its military quoted armed forces spokesperson Abolfazl Shekarchi as saying, after what he described as the heaviest strikes on the country since the war began.
Mr Shekarchi also urged regional countries and fellow Muslims to identify “US-Zionist hiding places” to maximise the precision and impact of Iranian strikes while minimising civilian casualties, accusing US-Israeli forces of using civilians as “human shields.”
The statement was carried by Defapress, which is affiliated with Iran’s military.
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 05:30
Israel strikes apartment in central Beirut, Lebanese state media says
Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes overnight targeted an apartment in central Beirut. Israel said it was targeting infrastructure belonging to Iran-backed Hezbollah.
A video, reportedly from the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, showed an explosion in some buildings.
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 05:15
US Navy refuses to escort ships through Hormuz
The US Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now, Reuters reported, quoting sources familiar with the matter.
Mr Trump said earlier on Monday the US Navy and its partners would escort tankers through the strait “when the time comes.”
The US military is looking at options to potentially escort ships, General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday, but a US official told Reuters no commercial ships have yet been escorted through.
Shipping along the narrow strait has effectively halted since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran more than a week ago, preventing exports of around a fifth of the world’s oil supply. A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards official said last week Iran will “set fire” to any ship trying to pass.
The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway bordered in the north by Iran that carries about a fifth of the world’s oil supply (AFP/Getty)
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 05:00
Drone hits US diplomatic facility in Iraq, Reuters reports
A drone struck a major US diplomatic facility in Iraq yesterday, according to a US official and an internal State Department alert, Reuters news agency reported.
The drone hit the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Centre, next to the Baghdad airport, impacting near a guard tower, the internal alert said. Individuals at the facility were ordered to “duck and cover”.
A separate alert said everyone was accounted for and there were no injuries.
The White House and the State Department have not confirmed the incident yet.
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 04:40
UK maritime agency says ship off UAE coast was hit by unidentified projectile
A container ship was been hit near the coast of the United Arab Emirates by an unidentified projectile, the British maritime security agency said, as Iran launched its ‘heaviest’ barrage of missiles today in response to US-Israeli strikes.
“The master of a container vessel has reported that the vessel has sustained damage from a suspected but unknown projectile,” the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says, adding the extent of the damage is unknown but all crew members are safe.
Stuti Mishra11 March 2026 04:22