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March 16, 2026: INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan Says It Hit Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Fighting Shows No Letup

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistan said Sunday it targeted militant hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar region overnight, as the fighting that erupted between the two neighbors late last month showed no signs of abating.

March 16, 2026: MIDDLE EAST

Israel Steps Up Campaign in Lebanon as Iran Keeps Stranglehold on Shipping

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) – The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran’s capital, Israel stepped up its campaign against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon and Iran retaliated with a drone strike that temporarily forced the closure of Dubai’s airport, a crucial hub for travelers.

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Mar 16 International Pakistan Says It Hit Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Fighting Shows No Letup

Mar 16 Middle East Israel Steps Up Campaign in Lebanon as Iran Keeps Stranglehold on Shipping

Mar 13 Education Young Kids Missed the Pandemic’s School Disruptions. Their Reading Scores Are Still Behind

Mar 12 Middle East Lebanon’s Latest Conflict Brings Rare Public Backlash Against Hezbollah as War Flares Again

Mar 11 International Explainer: What Are the Challenges in Securing Shipping Through the Strait of Hormuz?

Mar 5 Analysis Chaos Sown by Iran’s Attacks Across the Persian Gulf Is Key to Its Strategy

Mar 3 Middle East Anxious Travelers Scramble as Iran War Strands Tens of Thousands Across the Middle East

Mar 2 Middle East War in the Mideast Widens as President Trump Says Strikes on Iran Could Last Several Weeks

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February 2026

Feb 27 International Pakistan Is in ‘Open War’ with Afghanistan After Latest Strikes, Defense Minister Says

Feb 26 Europe U.S., Ukraine Discuss Post-War Reconstruction as Fighting Grinds On

Feb 26 Science & Technology Police Are Finding Suspects Based On Their Online Searches as Courts Weigh Privacy Concerns

Feb 26 International U.S. Military Builds Up the Largest Force of Warships and Aircraft in the Middle East in Decades

Feb 23 Economy & Personal Finance What to Know About the Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs

Feb 11 Middle East Iran Commemorates 1979 Revolution as Nation Is Squeezed by Anger Over Crackdown and Tensions with U.S.

Feb 10 International As U.S. Block of Oil Supply Deepens Energy Crisis, Cubans Ask: What More Can We Sacrifice?

Feb 9 Profile Prime Minister Takaichi’s Party Wins a Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House

Feb 6 Middle East The Gaza Ceasefire Began Months Ago. Why Does Fighting Persist?

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January 2026

Jan 30 Analysis Explainer: How Does Iran’s System of Power Work?

Jan 30 Americas Haiti Faces a Sexual Violence and Abuse Crisis as Gang Violence Spreads, Health Charity Warns

Jan 28 Europe Spain Is Granting Legal Status to Potentially 500,000 Immigrants

Jan 28 Middle East Activists Say Iran’s Crackdown Has Killed at Least 6,221 People, as the Country’s Currency Plunges

Jan 28 International Atomic Scientists Set ‘Doomsday Clock’ Closer to Midnight Than Ever

Jan 23 Americas As Haiti Faces Further Political Turmoil, the UN Signals More Troops on the Way

Jan 23 Weather & Environment Why Freezing Rain Has Millions at Risk of Losing Power—and Heat

Jan 23 Weather & Environment Firefighters Face Attacks, Drones and Arsonists While Battling Deadly Blazes in Chile

Jan 21 Asia How Syria’s Government Has Redrawn the Map with Advances Against the Kurds

Jan 21 Geopolitics Explainer: What Is President Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and Who Has Joined So Far?

Jan 21 Americas Hopeful Yet Wary, Venezuelans Across Latin America Mull Going Home

Jan 16 Africa Nigeria’s Northeast Faces Worst Hunger in a Decade as Aid Cuts Hit Region, UN Says

Jan 16 Middle East Explainer: What Is the Status of Iran’s Main Nuclear Facilities?

Jan 14 Africa Uganda Shuts Down Internet Ahead of Election, Orders Rights Groups to Halt Work

Jan 14 Middle East Iran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising ‘Decisive Response’ to U.S., Israel

Jan 8 Asia Explainer: What’s Happening in Yemen, and Why Are Saudi Arabia and the UAE Involved?

Jan 7 Asia Civilians Flee Aleppo as Clashes Between Syrian Government and Kurdish Forces Escalate

Jan 7 International U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Tied to Venezuela as Trump Widens Oil Push

Jan 5 Crime & Punishment Shackled and Defiant, Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to U.S. Narcotics Charges

Jan 1 Geopolitics Is Peace in Ukraine Any Closer After Trump-Zelenskyy Talks?

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