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The Ramada Plaza hotel in Beirut was damaged following an Israeli strike on 8 March It was about 01:30 in the morning when a loud explosion tore through the Raouche neighbourhood in the heart of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Israeli strike on the four-star Ramada Plaza hotel marked the first time in this war that Israel’s bombing campaign had …

The Israeli military has said it carried out several wide-scale waves of strikes across Iran, as supporters of the Islamic Republic staged rallies to celebrate the appointment of a new supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, a hardline Shia Muslim cleric close to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, was chosen on Sunday to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in …

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of illegally using white phosphorus in an attack on a residential area in southern Lebanon last week. In a report released Monday, the rights group said it verified and geographically located seven recordings related to the incident. White phosphorus is an incendiary substance that ignites upon contact with oxygen and continues burning until it …

G7 nations will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss surging oil prices as crude jumped above $100 a barrel and stock markets slumped over the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran. Finance ministers from leading industrialised countries, including UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, will gather to discuss the economic impact of the conflict. Global oil prices reached nearly $120 on …

Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new supreme leader. A statement by the Assembly of Experts – an 88-member clerical body tasked with selecting the supreme leader – was read aloud by a presenter on state TV. Mojtaba Khamenei takes over from his father – who was killed in the first wave of US and …

Iranians have told the BBC about the moment several oil depots were hit by strikes overnight, as the US and Israel continue their attack on the country. One resident said “it was as if night had turned into day”. Fuel depots were hit in Tehran and Karaj, west of the capital, according to local news agencies, citing a source in …

The Government of the Peoples Republic of China has underscored the need to end the warring situation in Iran, in the bid to restore peace to the Middle East and the rest of the world. Mr Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Affairs Minister, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists against the backdrop of the 4th Session of the 14th National …

King Charles III will reflect on “the increasing pressures of conflict” across the world in a “time of great challenge” during a speech planned for Monday, according to multiple reports. “We join together on this Commonwealth Day at a time of great challenge and great possibility,” a preview of the 77-year-old’s Commonwealth Day speech says. The king’s speech continued: “Across …

Norwegian police and forensic experts have been deployed to inspect the site of the explosion. An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway’s police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday – but no-one was injured. “One of …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel renewed its assault on southern Lebanon early Sunday, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict. The Israeli military said in a statement that it would “not allow Iranian terrorist elements to …