News Round Up – March 2026

Ukraine

01 Mar: liveuamap: Strikes across Ukraine

03 Mar: What the Iran war means for Ukraine

03 Mar: On Ukraine’s Battlefield, Russia Has Lost Ground, Experts Say. But Don’t Expect A Major Reversal For Kyiv

04 Mar: Russia’s ‘Maximalist Demands’ Cannot Be Met With ‘Minimalist Response,’ EU’s Kallas Says

04 Mar: Russia blames Ukrainian sea drones after tanker explodes and sinks in the Mediterranean

04 Mar: Air Defenses Add To Evidence Of Russian Oreshnik Missile Deployment In Belarus

05 Mar: Ukraine-Russia talks postponed as Middle East war draws attention away

06 Mar: Ukraine to help US and its allies counter Iranian drones in Middle East, says Zelenskyy

07 Mar: Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war

07 Mar: Russian strikes kill 12 across Ukraine

07 Mar: Britain reveals military repair facilities inside Ukraine

10 Mar: Russian attack kills four in Ukraine’s Sloviansk as both sides claim gains

10 Mar: Kyiv says it hit ‘key’ Russian military factory in Bryansk strike, Russia says six dead

10 Mar: Russia’s deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds

11 Mar: Moscow Raises Toll In Attack Ukraine Says Hit Russian Military Electronics Plant

11 Mar: Ukraine records first territorial gains since 2023 amid Russian army woes

13 Mar: Can Ukraine’s war-torn wheatfields be cleansed?

13 Mar: Ukraine Warns US Easing Of Russian Oil Sanctions Will Boost Moscow’s War Chest

15 Mar: Zelenskyy decries ‘blackmail’ by Europe over Druzhba oil pipeline

16 Mar: Ukraine’s urgent fight on the financial frontline

16 Mar: Zelensky to visit UK on Tuesday as Starmer warns of oil ‘windfall’ for Russia

17 Mar: Neighbouring country issues 15-day alert after pollution from Russian strike on Ukraine hydro plant

17 Mar: Zelenskyy says Iran and Russia are ‘brothers in hatred’ as Starmer promises to keep focus on Ukraine

17 Mar: EU To Send Team To Druzhba Pipeline In Bid To Lift Hungarian-Slovak Vetoes

18 Mar: Ukraine faces missile shortage due to war in Iran, says Zelensky

18 Mar: Polish court clears extradition of Russian archaeologist to Ukraine

19 Mar: EU summit: Hungary holds Ukraine aid ransom over Druzhba oil

19 Mar: Ukraine strikes Russia’s Aviastar plant producing Il-76 and An-124 aircraft

20 Mar: Ukraine begins compulsory evacuation of children from Donbas city

21 Mar: Russia and Ukraine trade attacks, killing at least 4 ahead of U.S. talks

22 Mar: Russia Continues Deadly Strikes On Ukraine Amid Stalled Peace Efforts

23 Mar: Blast that injured two was ‘terrorist attack’, Ukrainian authorities say

23 Mar: Ukraine violence ‘worse than ever’, Security Council hears

24 Mar: Russia steps up strikes and ground assaults in biggest attack on Ukraine in weeks

24 Mar: Russia fires 948 drones at Ukraine as new offensive begins

25 Mar: Ukraine Hits Russia’s Ports Again As Fighting Intensifies Amid Stalled Peace Talks

25 Mar: Estonia and Latvia say drones hit their NATO territory as Ukraine and Russia traded attacks

26 Mar: Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive

26 Mar: Latvia begins transfer of Scimitar light tanks, Spartan APCs to Ukraine

26 Mar: Russia’s Major Baltic Ports Suspend Oil Loadings After Massive Ukrainian Drone Strike Causes Fire

27 Mar: Rubio Accuses Zelenskyy Of Lying About US Position On Bid To End Russia’s War

31 Mar: Huge fires at Russian oil facilities following Ukraine strikes, satellite images show

Middle East

 

01 Mar: liveuamp: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East

01 Mar: CIA closely watched Khamenei for months before fatal strikes in Iran

01 Mar: Lyse Doucet: This is an extraordinary moment Iran has been preparing for

01 Mar: Iranian missile strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh kills nine people

01 Mar: Trump predicts more U.S. casualties as Iran operations will “continue until all of our objectives are achieved”

01 Mar: Allies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks

02 Mar: What is Iran’s military strategy? How has it changed since June 2025 war?

02 Mar: Iran crisis: Nuclear watchdog urges restraint amid ongoing strikes

02 Mar: Trump says Iran war may last ‘four weeks or less’ as strikes escalate

02 Mar: US Will ‘Go As Far As We Need To Go’ In Iran Conflict, Pentagon Chief Vows

02 Mar: Footage shows US fighters jets shot down by Kuwait in an ‘apparent friendly fire incident’

03 Mar: How Will Cyber Warfare Shape the U.S.-Israel Conflict with Iran?

03 Mar: Visualizing the US-Israeli war with Iran and retaliation in maps and charts

03 Mar: Ship tracking reveals tankers and millions of barrels of oil stuck in the Gulf

03 Mar: Israel sends troops to southern Lebanon, as Hezbollah vows it’s ready for ‘open war’

03 Mar: Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into the war on Iran, but the militia is a shadow of the force it once was

03 Mar: Iranian drones strike U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war widens

03 Mar: No warning, no siren: Six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait

03 Mar: The One Variable That Could Decide the War

04 Mar: Hacked traffic cameras and US intelligence: How a plot to kill Iran’s supreme leader came together

04 Mar: Iran brings exploding drone boats into war in attack on oil tanker

04 Mar: IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats

04 Mar: Iran’s attacks are being repelled – but the numbers suggest there could soon be a problem

04 Mar: U.S. allies in Middle East denounce Iran attacks

04 Mar: Israel launches new strikes in Tehran as public farewell for Khamenei begins

04 Mar: ‘All red lines have been crossed’: Gulf states weigh response to Iranian strikes

04 Mar: Turkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by NATO

04 Mar: Satellite images show Iranian navy and nuclear sites hit by US-Israeli strikes

05 Mar: Euroviews. From airstrikes to aftermath: The Iran question

05 Mar: Trump says he has ‘to be involved’ in picking next Iran leader and Khamenei’s son is ‘unacceptable’

05 Mar: In torpedoing an enemy warship, the US Navy just did something it hasn’t done in eight decades

05 Mar: Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq, begins wave of attacks on Israel

05 Mar: ‘Ready for anything’: Kurdish Iranian opposition leader discusses US war on Iran

05 Mar: How America’s war with Iran has shattered the U.A.E.’s sense of security

06 Mar: How Iran is using cheap drones to cause chaos across the Middle East

06 Mar: Iran denies seeking talks with US after Trump comments

06 Mar: Mideast war escalates as fresh strikes batter Iran

06 Mar: ‘Self-destructive, suicidal’: In Lebanon, anger rises against Hezbollah amid Israeli strikes

06 Mar: ‘This is wrong,’ Lebanese resident says as hundreds of thousands displaced amid Israeli strikes

07 Mar: Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on the location of U.S. forces, sources say

07 Mar: Trump vows to hit ‘very hard’ after Iran’s president says he won’t surrender

07 Mar: Iran to halt strikes on neighbours unless attacks from there: Pezeshkian

07 Mar: Iran war destabilizes Middle East politics

07 Mar: With Top Brass Dead, Iran Deploys Decentralized ‘Mosaic’ Strategy To Boost Defenses

08 Mar: Kuwait city tower erupts in flames as Iran launches new wave of strikes in the Gulf

08 Mar: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of ayatollah killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, named Iran’s new supreme leader, state media reports

08 Mar: Iran threatens retaliatory attacks on oil facilities across Gulf after Israeli strikes

09 Mar: ‘Reprehensible’: New wave of Iranian missiles, drones target Gulf nations

09 Mar: Nearly 400 killed in Lebanon conflict as first Israeli casualties announced

09 Mar: Ghana calls on Commonwealth to condemn attack on its peacekeepers in Lebanon

09 Mar: Turkiye says Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by NATO air defences

09 Mar: US sends Cold War heavy-hitter B-52 bombers to UK as Pentagon promises new phase of Iran war: ‘Destruction from the sky’

09 Mar: ‘Acid rain’ is falling over parts of Iran – an atmospheric scientist explains

09 Mar: Kurdish groups in Iran face risky dilemma amid unclear US endgame

10 Mar: Random Numbers, Persian Code: A Mysterious Signal Transfixes Radio Sleuths — And Intelligence Experts

10 Mar: RAF jets shoot down drones heading towards Jordan and Bahrain

10 Mar: US and Arab states turn to Ukraine for help against Iranian drone attacks

10 Mar: Huge explosions in Tehran after Trump’s conflicting claims over ending war

10 Mar: Why Trump can’t explain the start — or the endgame — of the war in Iran

10 Mar: Ex-Syrian colonel appears in UK court on charges of crimes against humanity

10 Mar: Reuters Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say

10 Mar: Fake Euronews reports used to spread disinformation about Middle East war

11 Mar: Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the Iran war

11 Mar: US strikes minelaying ships in Iran after warning of ‘intense’ day of bombing

11 Mar: Three cargo ships struck off Iran’s coast, UK says, including one in Strait of Hormuz

11 Mar: Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large

11 Mar: EU, UK call on Israel to stop settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank

11 Mar: Source: New Iranian supreme leader had fractured foot and face lacerations on first day of war

12 Mar: Iran To Keep Strait Of Hormuz Closed, Supreme Leader Khamenei Says In First Public Comments

12 Mar: Fire breaks out aboard American carrier in Red Sea

12 Mar: Why Trump’s Gulf allies are resisting pressure to join the Iran war

12 Mar: Dismay as ancient heritage sites across Iran damaged in US-Israel bombing

12 Mar: Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

12 Mar: Israel pounds south Beirut as Hezbollah launches new rocket attack

12 Mar: Can Iran’s asymmetric warfare hold US-Israeli military power at bay?

12 Mar: British troops in Iraq shoot down Iranian drones after base attacked

13 Mar: 4 crew members killed in crash of American KC-135 refueling aircraft in Iraq, U.S. military confirms

12 Mar: Iran to allow India-flagged tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz

12 Mar: Israel drops charges against soldiers in Palestinian detainee abuse case

12 Mar: British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes

12 Mar: Iran’s Navy Is Largely Gone. The Threat To The Strait Of Hormuz Is Not.

13 Mar: Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today’s Iran conflict

13 Mar: US temporarily allows sale of Russian oil stranded at sea

13 Mar: Force majeure: What is it and why have some Gulf countries invoked it?

13 Mar: French soldier killed, several wounded in Iraq attack, Macron confirms

13 Mar: RAF Typhoon jets in action over Bahrain

13 Mar: All six crew members killed in US refuelling plane crash in Iraq

13 Mar: How the bombing of Iran sent shockwaves around the world

13 Mar: UN Syria Commission calls for justice, reform, and international support as Syria’s fragile transition remains undermined by ongoing violations

14 Mar: How US Sending of Marines to Strait of Hormuz Signals Posture Shift

14 Mar: U.S. bombing of Kharg Island, Iran’s critical oil hub, sparks new threats to target Gulf oil infrastructure

14 Mar: Iran warns of retaliation; Trump urges countries to send warships

14 Mar: Trump says four Air Force refueling planes are ‘back in service’ after damage from Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia

14 Mar: After the U.S. strike on Kharg Island, here’s what to know about Iran’s islands

14 Mar: Trump says Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire but he’s not ready to make a deal

15 Mar: Iranian foreign minister says “we don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans”

15 Mar: Trump says US may hit Iran’s Kharg Island again ‘just for fun’

16 Mar: US says it has destroyed Iran missile capacity: How is Iran still shooting?

16 Mar: Hamas urges Iran to stop ‘targeting neighboring’ countries

16 Mar: Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC

16 Mar: What Iranians are being told about the war

16 Mar: What does Israel want from the Iran war? Is it different from what the US wants?

16 Mar: Is Israel running low on missile interceptors? How long can it withstand Iran’s retaliatory attacks?

16 Mar: Trump side-stepped diplomacy on road to war in Iran. He’s now asking China and others for help

16 Mar: Wary allies show there’s no quick fix to Trump’s Iran crisis

16 Mar: Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships

16 Mar: Germany says Iran war ‘not a matter for NATO’, as Trump demands Strait of Hormuz help

16 Mar: Four killed in Iraq’s Baghdad as US forces, Iran-backed groups trade fire

17 Mar: Drones, rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad: report

17 Mar: Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war

17 Mar: Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, killed in airstrike, Israel says. Here’s why his death is significant.

17 Mar: Iran confirms security chief Larijani, Basij commander Soleimani killed

17 Mar: Israel’s invasion of Lebanon is pushing a fragile nation to its ‘tipping point’

17 Mar: Trump slams NATO allies for not joining Iran war effort, says U.S. never needed their help

17 Mar: What have US allies and China said about sending ships to the Strait of Hormuz?

18 Mar: UN watchdog says projectile struck Iran nuclear power plant

18 Mar: Middle East war risks undermining Syria’s fragile recovery, Security Council hears

18 Mar: In war-weary Lebanon, anger at Israel and Hezbollah takes hold

18 Mar: How cyberattacks are being used as weapons in the Iran war

18 Mar: US aircraft carrier moves away from Iran war for repairs after fire

19 Mar: Inside Lebanon: Strikes, displacement and Israeli troops

19 Mar: Trump attempts to distance US from Israeli strikes on key Iranian gasfield

19 Mar: Trump threatens to blow up ‘entirety’ of major Iran gas field if it attacks Qatar again

19 Mar: Four Palestinian women killed during Iranian missile attack in West Bank

20 Mar: Iran threatens to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide

20 Mar: Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows

20 Mar: The Diverging U.S. and Israeli Goals in Iran Are Making the Endgame Even Murkier

20 Mar: UK to allow US to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

20 Mar: Trump is strategizing means to seize Iran’s nuclear stockpiles, sources say

20 Mar: Iraq Pulled Into Iran War As Tehran Expands The Battlefield

20 Mar: Iran War Threatens Global Food Security as Gulf Fertiliser Supply Crisis Deepens

21 Mar: Trump hints at ‘winding down’ Iran war as US deploys more troops to region

21 Mar: Trump threatens attack on Iran power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened

21 Mar: The Strait of Hormuz is about more than just oil. It feeds 100 million people

21 Mar: Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli ‘aggression’ against Syria

21 Mar: Iran launched missiles at US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean. Here’s what that says about its capabilities

21 Mar: Iran strikes towns near Israel’s key nuclear site, at least 180 wounded

21 Mar: A new threat to global shipping as Yemen’s Houthis threaten to close vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait

22 Mar: Trump at a crossroads as US weighs tough options in Iran

22 Mar: All seven on board Qatar military helicopter killed in crash

22 Mar: West Bank: Israeli settlers torch homes, beat Palestinians

23 Mar: Breaching the Iron Dome: the Iranian cluster bombs bypassing Israeli air defences

23 Mar: Trump backs off escalation, but Iran war goes on amid ‘productive’ talks

23 Mar: Iran denies any talks with US after Trump claims ‘productive’ discussions

24 Mar: I’m a defence expert, here is why I’m worried about Iran’s missiles reaching London

24 Mar: Netanyahu vows further strikes on Iran and Lebanon as missile hits Tel Aviv

24 Mar: Iran war shows norms of international conflicts have been overturned

24 Mar: Israel’s defence minister says military plans occupy swath of southern Lebanon

25 Mar: Iran rejects Trump’s 15-point cease-fire plan — and makes wild demands instead

26 Mar: Trump wants to squeeze Iran into peace talks with more troops — but it may backfire, analysts say

26 Mar: Iranian naval commander Alireza Tangsiri killed in attack, Israel says

27 Mar: How the Hormuz closure could affect food, medicines and smartphones

27 Mar: Iran says nuclear facilities have been attacked after Israel says attacks ‘will escalate and expand’

27 Mar: Tehran strikes military base in Saudi Arabia after Israel hits Iranian nuclear facilities

27 Mar: 10 US troops wounded in Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Airbase

27 Mar: US has fired 850 Tomahawk missiles into Iran – leaving some officials concerned about dwindling supply

27 Mar: Three Islands That Could Be Key In Keeping The Strait Of Hormuz Open

27 Mar: Critical bridges across Lebanon’s Litani River targeted in calculated invasion plan

28 Mar: Why seizing Iran’s nuclear stockpile would be “one of the riskiest” missions in history

28 Mar: Yemen’s Houthis say they carried out their first military operation targeting Israel ‘successfully’

28 Mar: Video shows US missile likely used in deadly strike on Iranian town, experts say

28 Mar: Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on car

29 Mar: Iran’s IRGC claims attacks on UAE, Bahrain aluminium facilities

29 Mar: Iran says it’s ‘waiting’ for a possible U.S. ground assault as 3,500 troops arrive in Middle East

29 Mar: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt discuss ways to bring permanent end to Iran war

30 Mar: Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say

30 Mar: Israel Defense Forces admit to posting fake image of Lebanese journalist killed in strike

30 Mar: Trump considers mission to seize Iran’s uranium – WSJ reports

30 Mar: RAF gunners down high number of drones in Middle East

30 Mar: Trump threatens ‘completely obliterating’ Iranian infrastructure as possible escalation looms

30 Mar: Three UN peacekeepers killed in south Lebanon in 24 hours amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict

31 Mar: Trump tells allies to ‘go get your own oil’ amid Iranian attacks on Gulf

31 Mar: Drone attack sparks fire on Kuwaiti tanker in UAE amid Iran’s Gulf attacks

31 Mar: More UK troops will be sent to Middle East to help defend Gulf allies, Healey announces

31 Mar: UN aid chief warns of new Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon

31 Mar: American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

Africa

02 Mar: Scores of civilians killed in attacks in South Sudan

03 Mar: Sudan government says drone attacks came ‘from Ethiopian territory’

03 Mar: US sanctions Rwandan army and top officials for supporting M23 in DRC

04 Mar: West African states to create new force to fight jihadists in region

05 Mar: The devastating conflict where both sides have reasons to keep fighting

06 Mar: Women and children among hundreds abducted by Islamic militants in Nigeria, officials say

10 Mar: Guinea: Opposition reacts to dissolution of 40 political parties

10 Mar: US warns of possible terror threat targeting its facilities in Nigeria

10 Mar: Madagascar military leader dissolves government in surprise move

10 Mar: Jihadist attacks hit Nigerian military bases in northeast

12 Mar: French UN aid worker among three killed in DRC drone strike

12 Mar: Why Lassa fever cases are rising across Nigeria —Dr Okoeguale

16 Mar: ‘We will go wherever they hide’: Rooting out IS in Somalia

16 Mar: Kenya says Russia will stop recruiting its citizens to fight in Ukraine

17 Mar: Nigeria: Maiduguri suicide bombings leave dozens injured as violence returns (Timeline of attacks)

19 Mar: Chad says 17 killed in Sudanese drone attack

19 Mar: Rwanda, DRC agree to “ease tensions” after talks in Washington

20 Mar: Why the Sahel is now the world’s deadliest region for terrorism

21 Mar: WHO says attack on Sudan hospital killed 64, including 13 children

22 Mar: US troops in Nigeria using drones to detect and disrupt terrorist activity

24 Mar: Inside the alleged Russian operation to trigger anti-government protests in Angola

24 Mar: Ghana, European Union agree defence pact

25 Mar: Zimbabwe says 15 of its citizens killed after fraudulent recruitment by Russia into Ukraine war

27 Mar: Propaganda Machine: Inside Russia’s drive to shift Chad from Western influence

Asia

02 Mar: China Weighs Its Options As Iran Strikes Upend The Middle East

03 Mar: Xi tightens grip on military leadership as three generals ousted ahead of key political gathering

03 Mar: China set to suffer from turmoil in the Middle East, but it stands to benefit long term

04 Mar: Carney tells Australian Parliament allies must draw closer as global order is ‘breaking down’

04 Mar: China to boost defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021

05 Mar: Aliyev vows attacks on Azerbaijan ‘will face our Iron Fist’ after Iran drone strike

05 Mar: Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian ship fearing new US sub attack

05 Mar: North Korean leader Kim inspects new warship and claims progress toward nuclear-armed navy

06 Mar: How US sinking of Iranian warship blew hole in Modi’s ‘guardian’ claims

07 Mar: China’s Xi Jinping calls for political loyalty amid military purge and anti-corruption probe

09 Mar: Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention

09 Mar: Australia to provide military support to Gulf states attacked by Iran

10 Mar: North Korea denounces ‘muscle-flexing’ US-South Korean military exercises

12 Mar: China positions itself as force for global stability and technological innovation at its annual Congress

12 Mar: Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador

13 Mar: ‘Tigers and flies’: Millions of officials later, why is Xi’s corruption purge still going?

13 Mar: Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo found guilty of reckless foreign interference

16 Mar: South Korea uneasy as US moves air defenses to Middle East

16 Mar: Azerbaijan: Frenchman sentenced to 10 years for spying

16 Mar: Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi by ‘month or so’ amid Iran war

17 Mar: ‘Like doomsday’: Pakistan air strike kills at least 400 in Kabul drug rehab centre, Taliban says

17 Mar: Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor who was embraced by Obama, dies at 88

17 Mar: Military launches probe after child hit by suspected stray bullet in playground

18 Mar: Rattled by Trump, Japan seeks closer ties with Europe

18 Mar: Philippines needs larger multi-role fighters fleet to defend territory

19 Mar: The US is re-evaluating the threat of Chinese military action in Taiwan

20 Mar: The weakest link: Australia’s submarine hopes depend on the UK, but Britannia no longer rules the waves

20 Mar: Pakistan‑Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region

21 Mar: South Korea: Blaze at auto parts factory kills 11

23 Mar: Vietnam protests China’s development of disputed reef in South China Sea

24 Mar: Pakistan Steps Forward As Future ‘Host’ In Iran Diplomacy

24 Mar: Kim vows to ‘irreversibly’ cement North Korea’s nuclear status

26 Mar: Belarus’ Lukashenka gifts automatic rifle to North Korea’s Kim

26 Mar: Pyongyang’s latest cybercriminal scheme attempts to recruit accomplices with the right credentials.

28 Mar: KP Sharma Oli: Nepal’s former prime minister arrested over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown

29 Mar: North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of striking US mainland

29 Mar: China conducts patrol around disputed South China Sea shoal

30 Mar: Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman accused of killing two police officers believed to have been shot dead

Americas

01 Mar: Analysis: Trump’s colossal Iran gamble is only the start

02 Mar: FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act

02 Mar: State Department urges U.S. citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries

03 Mar: Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say

03 Mar: Trump administration offers shifting narrative for U.S. war in Iran as Democrats pounce

03 Mar: Nuclear program, missiles or regime change: Trump struggles to define Iran war goals

03 Mar: OpenAI amends Pentagon deal as Sam Altman admits it looks ‘sloppy’

04 Mar: US military launches anti-drug trafficking operation in Ecuador

04 Mar: U.S. court convicts Japanese mafia leader for conspiring to traffic nuclear material to Iran

04 Mar: Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in wake of deadly speedboat attack

05 Mar: Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk ‘effective immediately’

05 Mar: $3.7 Billion: Estimated Cost of Epic Fury’s First 100 Hours

06 Mar: The US sank an Iranian warship and didn’t rescue the survivors. Is this legal in war?

06 Mar: Why did Trump fire Kristi Noem as DHS secretary; who is Markwayne Mullin?

06 Mar: ‘We can’t take it anymore’: How Trump is pushing Cuba to the brink

06 Mar: Asif Merchant: Man convicted of planning to kill Trump – amid allegations of Iran-backed plotting on US soil

05 Mar: U.S. Senate committee approves U.S.-Taiwan space assistance bill

06 Mar: Middle East conflict: Do US voters back Trump’s Iran war?

07 Mar: US bypasses congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel

07 Mar: Trump vows to use US military force against cartels across Latin America

08 Mar: OpenAI robotics chief quits over AI’s potential use for war and surveillance

09 Mar: Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ coalition is destined to fail

09 Mar: Raw oysters and clams recalled in 9 U.S. states over possible norovirus contamination

09 Mar: Two teens charged with terrorism offences after ‘ISIS-inspired’ attack at New York mayor Mamdani’s home

09 Mar: US Navy conducts under-ice Arctic exercise with Royal Navy submariners embarked

10 Mar: Canadian police investigate gunfire at U.S. consulate in Toronto

10 Mar: Why Trump can’t afford to brush off the Iran war’s economic impact

11 Mar: Microsoft and retired military chiefs back Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon

11 Mar: Iran appears to have conducted a significant cyberattack against a U.S. company, a first since the war started

11 Mar: Man arrested after vehicle crashes into White House gates

11 Mar: Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say

12 Mar: 1 victim dead, 2 injured in shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University, campus police say

13 Mar: Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says

13 Mar: Case against man prosecutors say sold gun to Old Dominion shooter provides new details on the attack

13 Mar: Cuban president confirms talks with US

14 Mar: Trump wages war on Iran his own way: commander-in-chaos

14 Mar: Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency for another three months

16 Mar: Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers to crime-ridden provinces under nightly curfew

16 Mar: Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.’s changes to childhood vaccine schedule

16 Mar: Trump says he’ll ‘have the honour’ of taking Cuba as massive blackouts hit island

17 Mar: 1 killed, another injured in shooting at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico

17 Mar: Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel

17 Mar: U.S. embassies ordered to ‘immediately’ review security as attacks spread

17 Mar: Trump asked Latin America to use military force against drug trafficking. Here are the risks

18 Mar: Joe Kent joins growing list of Donald Trump allies distancing themselves from Iran war

18 Mar: Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work

18 Mar: Colombia detains alleged mastermind of Ecuadoran candidate assassination

18 Mar: US intel chief Gabbard says Iran was not rebuilding enrichment prior to war

18 Mar: 2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community

19 Mar: ‘It takes money to kill bad guys’: Senate skeptical of Trump and Hegseth’s $200B Iran war funding request

20 Mar: US charges 3 people tied to Super Micro Computer with conspiring to divert AI tech to China

20 Mar: Venezuela interim president replaces top military commanders in sweeping reforms

21 Mar: Federal judge strikes down Pentagon’s press access policy

22 Mar: Cuba hit by second island-wide blackout in a week

22 Mar: What’s ahead as Trump threatens to send ICE agents to airports while TSA workers go unpaid during shutdown

22 Mar: Officials scramble to carry out Trump’s directive to have ICE agents conduct airport security

24 Mar: At least 66 killed after Colombian military plane crashes in southern Amazon

24 Mar: Fire out and shelter-in-place order is lifted after oil refinery explosion near Texas coast

24 Mar: The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Fi Router Models Made Outside US for Security Reasons

24 Mar: Russian hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts, says US’s FBI

24 Mar: Are Iranian ‘sleeper cells’ a threat to Canadians? Here’s what intelligence experts say

24 Mar: Bipartisan Backlash Grows As Trump Administration Expands Russian Sanctions Relief

25 Mar: After delay due to Iran war, Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip in May

26 Mar: Judge blocks Pentagon’s effort to ‘punish’ Anthropic by labeling it a supply chain risk

26 Mar: Kratom Calls Skyrocket to Nation’s Poison Centers

26 Mar: FEMA complies with court order to resume major disaster preparedness grant program

27 Mar: House Republicans pass DHS funding bill that Democrats call ‘dead on arrival’ in the Senate

27 Mar: Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home thwarted by NYPD undercover operation

27 Mar: Iran-linked hackers have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails

29 Mar: Jeremy Bowen: Trump is waging war based on instinct and it isn’t working

30 Mar: Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade

30 Mar: Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism, FBI says

30 Mar: Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export American-Made Ammunition Used in War Against Ukraine

UK & Europe

02 Mar: UK: Hundreds of Firearms Handed in During National Amnesty

02 Mar: New infection risk identified at Glasgow’s superhospital

02 Mar: Cyprus: RAF base hit, with more drones intercepted

03 Mar: UK Confirms F-35Bs Shot Down Drones as New Defences are Deployed for RAF Akrotiri

03 Mar: Cumbria: Over 300 pieces of ordnance including projectiles disposed of on Eskmeals beach

03 Mar: Belgium arrests 4 in Cameroon war crimes probe

03 Mar: Macron orders France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from Baltic Sea to Mediterranean

03 Mar: Why Europe’s leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran

03 Mar: Europe — told of Iran strikes just ‘minutes’ before they started — struggles to be heard as war escalates

03 Mar: UK, France send warships, air defence assets to Cyprus after drone attack

03 Mar: Starmer deploys warship to Cyprus as Trump warns Iran it’s ‘too late’ for talks

04 Mar: What is HMS Dragon and what are its capabilities?

04 Mar: UK: ‘Drive-bys’ of disease-risk illegal meat and plant products avoiding border checks revealed in new data

04 Mar: UK lawmaker’s partner arrested over China spying allegations

04 Mar: Ex-Royal Marine and UK Border Force officer ‘spied for China in shadow policing operations’, court hears

04 Mar: Water company admits supplying water unfit for humans after parasitic outbreak in Devon

05 Mar: Man in court on terror charges after raid in Hull

05 Mar: 15 activists arrested over ‘mass shoplifting campaign’ plot

06 Mar: Woman who smuggled military-grade weapons and £500,000 of heroin into Dover jailed

06 Mar: Four men arrested suspected of spying for Iranian intelligence in London area

06 Mar: UK: Thornton Cleveleys allotments shut over ‘forever chemicals’ in soil

06 Mar: Investigation into Russian-backed parcel bombs in UK and Europe identifies 22 suspects

06 Mar: Measles cases on the rise in north London

06 Mar: Man arrested in connection with terrorism offence in Eastbourne

06 Mar: Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

06 Mar: Royal Navy’s last Gulf minehunter HMS Middleton has returned to UK

07 Mar: HMS Prince of Wales placed on five days’ notice to sail in response to Middle East crisis

08 Mar: Explosion at US embassy in Oslo investigated as possible terror act

08 Mar: Crawley: ‘Substance’ reportedly thrown at man – police

08 Mar: Man from Eastbourne charged with terrorism offences

08 Mar: UK health agency investigating London Legionnaires’ disease cluster

09 Mar: UK warship faces new delay – and won’t reach Cyprus until at least this weekend

09 Mar: Helicopter and crew from RNAS Culdrose arrive in Cyprus amid conflict in Middle East

09 Mar: Hundreds of teenagers report for duty as Croatia reinstates conscription

09 Mar: Belgian PM denounces ‘antisemitic act’ as police probe Liège synagogue blast

09 Mar: Signs Enfield measles outbreak is ‘stabilising’

10 Mar: Nearly 60,000 UK forces applications rejected on medical grounds

10 Mar: UK warship HMS Dragon departs for Cyprus amid Middle East crisis

10 Mar: RFA Lyme Bay made ready for possible deployment to Eastern Mediterranean

10 Mar: Lebanese man jailed in Germany for Hezbollah membership

10 Mar: Essex: 100 Homes evacuated after ‘hazardous materials’ discovery

10 Mar: Large parts of Dresden evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found

10 Mar: Steve Rosenberg: Russia seeks diplomatic and economic gains from Iran war

10 Mar: Wider Europe Briefing: Hungary, Slovakia Toying With Russia Sanctions Renewal

11 Mar: ‘I am no spy’: Courier in Russian exploding parcels plot against UK talks to BBC

11 Mar: Swiss bus fire killing six ‘intentional,’ police say

11 Mar: Norway arrests three brothers over US embassy bombing in Oslo

11 Mar: World War II bomb weighing 500 pounds defused in Germany after thousands of people evacuated

11 Mar: Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orban in power

11 Mar: Orbán’s rival accuses Kremlin of new smear blitz in Hungary election

12 Mar: Russia Sentences 15 To Life Over Deadly 2024 Moscow Terror Attack

12 Mar: Man jailed for manufacturing ammunition ‘in case UK was invaded’

12 Mar: Rugby: Live WW2 shell found during burglary investigation

13 Mar: Derry: Man found guilty of possessing ‘crude pipe bomb devices’ which exploded outside homes jailed

13 Mar: Trump is ‘wrong’: Europeans slam US decision to ease Russia oil sanctions

15 Mar: Explosion at Amsterdam Jewish school was ‘deliberate attack’, mayor says

15 Mar: France opens investigation into two brothers arrested over jihadist plot

16 Mar: Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship ‘sailing under false flag’ in Baltic Sea

16 Mar: ‘Ticking time bomb’: Stricken Russian fuel tanker drifts near to Italian islands

16 Mar: University student and sixth form pupil die as 11 fall ill in meningitis outbreak

16 Mar: What is meningitis B – and why don’t older children get the vaccine?

16 Mar: UKHSA: Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent

17 Mar: Kent meningitis outbreak: a timeline of the health authorities’ response

17 Mar: UK: Cross-party pressure grows over defence investment plan

18 Mar: Police confirm west Belfast security alert was ‘elaborate hoax’ as residents return to homes

18 Mar: Arrest after ‘suspicious device’ sparks evacuation in Sheffield

18 Mar: Swedish Security Service’s assessment: The threat against Sweden is constantly changing

18 Mar: Meningitis jab rollout to 5,000 university campus students in Kent begins

18 Mar: Student who fled meningitis uni ‘saw hazmat suits’

18 Mar: Meningitis outbreak being treated as national incident – as health secretary warns spread is ‘unprecedented’

18 Mar: Probable case of meningococcal disease investigated at Belfast school not linked to England outbreak

18 Mar: Kent: Health bosses can’t confirm meningitis outbreak contained

19 Mar: Two men accused of spying on Jewish community for Iran appear in court

19 Mar: Meningitis vaccine eligibility expanded after Kent outbreak rises to 27

19 Mar: French aircraft carrier’s location leaked by sailor using Strava on the ship deck

20 Mar: Denmark sent explosives to blow up Greenland runways amid Trump invasion threat

20 Mar: Iranian man arrested with woman after ‘attempting to enter UK nuclear naval base’

20 Mar: Former MI5 worker cleared over leaks to foreign power by reason of insanity

20 Mar: French jihadist jailed for life for Islamic State crimes against Yazidis

20 Mar: Wales: Man pleads guilty to having weapons stash

21 Mar: Essex: Three arrests over 81 air rifles stolen from lorry

21 Mar: Meningitis cases rise as vaccine queues continue

22 Mar: Meningitis cases in Kent drop as vaccine rollout continues

23 Mar: Ambulances for Hatzola Northwest set on fire in Jewish neighbourhood Golders Green in London

23 Mar: Meningitis: Kent outbreak “passes peak” as one new suspected case is reported in northwest England

23 Mar: Crown Office update on Iranian man and Romanian woman accused of trying to enter Faslane nuclear naval base

23 Mar: Man who sprayed noxious substance in Sutton Park jailed

24 Mar: Meningitis B: Vaccine to be offered to some Year 11 pupils impacted by Kent outbreak

24 Mar: UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire

24 Mar: NATO eastern flank: Germany withdraws Eurofighters from Poland

24 Mar: US B-52 bomber returning to RAF Fairford issues emergency signal

25 Mar: NHS took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak, says report

26 Mar: Suspects arrested over arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in Golders Green released on bail

26 Mar: Starmer orders British commandos to seize Putin’s shadow fleet vessels

26 Mar: NHS doctor from South Gloucestershire charged with inviting support for Hamas

27 Mar: How Russia’s threat has seen Germany become Europe’s most important army

27 Mar: Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’ tankers veer away from Channel after UK vows to seize them

28 Mar: Are UK students at risk of more deadly meningitis outbreaks?

28 Mar: From jammed broadcasts to a blocked website: BBC Russian’s 80 years of defiance

28 Mar: Palestine Action supporters arrested outside Met headquarters as police resume arrests

28 Mar: Cheshire: Farmer ‘not surprised’ by toxic waste test results

29 Mar: France detains two more suspects over foiled Paris Bank of America attack

29 Mar: Unidentified drones crash in Finland

30 Mar: Russia expels UK diplomat on spying allegations

30 Mar: Surrey: WW2 bomb sparks evacuation at council office

30 Mar: Spain closes its airspace to all US aircraft involved in Iran war

31 Mar: Italian Christmas meal tragedy turns into murder inquiry

Technology – Military

28 Feb: ‘That’s not a knife’: Australian hypersonic aircraft takes flight in space after US launch

03 Mar: ‘It is vital we are spending on defence’: Leonardo in Yeovil secures £1bn helicopter contract

03 Mar: Neros Technologies Joins Swindon’s Military Drone Cluster With £10M UK Investment

08 Mar: UK rocket launcher deliveries and ammo replenishment begin

09 Mar: North Korea’s New Destroyer Sets Sail for the First Time, Tests Missile Systems

10 Mar: America unveils high-speed runway-independent X-76 aircraft

10 Mar: US Introduces Rifle-Mounted Laser Weapon to Shut Down Drones

11 Mar: Thales Unleashes New Soldier-Worn Drone Defense: ‘STORM 2’

11 Mar: Thales launches SkyDefender for multi-layer air and missile defence

11 Mar: New British military helicopter to enter service in 2031

11 Mar: US Army approves first hand grenade since 1968 to upgrade Vietnam-era explosives

13 Mar: Draper liquid rocket engine achieves supersonic speeds in US Air Force test

13 Mar: Germany’s Next Combat Tank Moves to Hybrid Era

14 Mar: North Korea conducts test of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers

16 Mar: UK and Germany push plans for long-range strike missiles

17 Mar: Armed drones are cheap, easy to make and deadly — and they’re changing the shape of conflicts

20 Mar: Trump invokes emergency powers with $23 billion in Gulf arms sales as Iran war wages on: WSJ report

20 Mar: U.S. and Japan complete first SPY-7 radar tracking test for Aegis System Equipped Vessel programme

21 Mar: UK seeks US support deal worth up to 1bn for new AUKUS subs

22 Mar: BAE to upgrade U-2 defensive system

25 Mar: Hungary left in the cold as European Commission keeps defense cash frozen

26 Mar: UK and Turkey sign Typhoon support and training deal

26 Mar: HELLFIRE Missiles Get New Mobile Launcher Hidden in 10-Foot Container

26 Mar: First Production KF-21 Boramae Rolled Out of Factory in South Korea

27 Mar: Iran war shockwaves push Saudi Arabia to strike security deal with Ukraine

27 Mar: Europe confronts fragmented defence systems as pressure to rearm grows

31 Mar: Laser gun confirmed for British warship next year

31 Mar: Two masked men from ‘dissident republican group’ forced delivery driver to take viable bomb to PSNI station

Technology –Biological / Medical

27 Feb: New Molecular Map Advances Development of Essential Hantavirus Treatments

03 Mar: Aussie native ‘buffet’ creates honey with stronger anti-microbial punch

03 Mar: Study Finds Natural Fungal Supplement Improves COVID-19 Vaccine Response

04 Mar: Nanoparticle vaccine approach takes on a new target: Hepatitis C virus

05 Mar: UK: NFU welcomes vaccine trial in fight against avian influenza

05 Mar: Duke-NUS scientists identify more effective way to detect poultry viruses in live markets

06 Mar: How Mosquitoes “Smell” Danger and Why It Matters

09 Mar: Recent Pandemic Viruses Jumped to Humans Without Prior Adaptation, UC San Diego Study Finds

09 Mar: Mpox immune test validated during Rwandan outbreak

10 Mar: Antibiotic resistance can vary depending on where the bacteria live

11 Mar: How One Flu Virus Can Hamper the Immune Response to Another

11 Mar: Building protection against infectious diseases with nanostructured vaccines

11 Mar: Flea-treatments and sheep-dips at damaging levels in Welsh rivers (UK Gov Plan)

11 Mar: Dengue vaccine remains 80.5% effective against severe cases after five years

11 Mar: Ticks carrying more than one pathogen are on the rise in US Northeast

12 Mar: Scientists reveal how deadly Marburg virus enters human cells, identify therapeutic vulnerability

12 Mar: Surface treatment of wood may keep harmful bacteria at bay

12 Mar: SMART Researchers Uncover How Bacteria Suppress Immune Defences in Stubborn Wound Infections

12 Mar: Scientists develop hydrogel platform that mimics human tissue

16 Mar: Vitamin D supplements don’t cut COVID health care use, symptom severity, trial shows

16 Mar: Revolutionary PKU Breakthrough Enables Disease Detection from a Single Drop of Blood

16 Mar: Inappropriate Antibiotic Use for COVID-19 Is Linked to Resistance

16 Mar: A built-in warning system: How mosquitoes detect a common compound in plant-based mosquito repellent

17 Mar: Shingles Vaccine Drastically Cuts Risk of Serious Cardiac Events

17 Mar: Engineered lipid nanoparticles reprogram immune metabolism for better mRNA vaccines

17 Mar: Tackling Mercury Risks in the Mackenzie River Basin

17 Mar: Smart bandage could heal and monitor wounds at the same time

18 Mar: Study shows breath test can confirm bacterial infection

18 Mar: Snail-derived compound could be a safer anticoagulant compared to heparins

19 Mar: Microbial warfare helps bacteria evolve

20 Mar: New Estimates of Uncounted COVID-19 Deaths Reveal Critical Gaps in US Death Investigation System

20 Mar: Smart wound dressing delivers antibiotics on-demand, accelerating healing and reducing resistance

20 Mar: Study reveals potential way to fully regenerate skin without scarring

23 Mar: Sylvester Research Identifies Genetic Changes Linked to Bone Marrow Cancer In Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange

24 Mar: Surgical stitches loaded with anti-inflammatory medications

24 Mar: Use of controversial weedkiller inadvertently selects for drug-resistant bacteria that can spread to hospitals

24 Mar: New flu drug discovery could help fight future pandemics

25 Mar: Genetic breakthrough uncovers evolutionary limits of the COVID-19 virus

25 Mar: How New Jersey’s Limits on “Forever Chemicals” in Tap Water Brought Levels Down

25 Mar: Tracking bacteria’s protective armour could help find targeted vaccine targets

25 Mar: Doctoral thesis confirms algae have strong wound-healing, skin-protective, and immune-supporting properties

26 Mar: New Antibiotic Alternative Fights Foodborne Salmonella

26 Mar: Different plastics, different threats: Tracking antibiotic resistance on riverborne debris

27 Mar: Endosulfan: A pesticide tragedy that haunts Kerala

27 Mar: Why Aging Lungs Turn Mild Infections Into Life-Threatening Illness

28 Mar: Globally, meninigitis killed over 250,000 people in 2023, around a third of whom were kids under 5

30 Mar: How Bacteria Outsmart the Immune System: Unveiling Their Two-Pronged Defense Strategy

30 Mar: Common Disinfectant Chemicals Far More Toxic When Inhaled, Study Finds

30 Mar: World-first discovery of noma-linked bacteria opens path to early diagnosis and prevention

30 Mar: Inhibiting tick salivation prevents infection

30 Mar: Researchers move closer to preventing pandemics

30 Mar: Natural peptide in sweat may help block flu infection before symptoms start

30 Mar: Copper-loaded starch nanoparticles can target bacteria in microbial communities

31 Mar: Wastewater harbours high-risk antimicrobial resistance genes

31 Mar: Common antidepressant eases fatigue associated with long COVID, study finds

Technology – Nuclear

02 Mar: Macron says France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades

04 Mar: Capenhurst forklift truck incident caused uranium leak: Urenco ChemPlants Ltd. and Babcock Critical Services Ltd. to be prosecuted

04 Mar: NRC approves TerraPower construction permit

05 Mar: Finland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons

06 Mar: Russia says it will respond if Finland hosts nuclear weapons, accuses Helsinki of stoking tension

08 Mar: US tests unarmed nuclear missile over Pacific Ocean

09 Mar: New START might be dead, but legally binding arms control isn’t

12 Mar: Switzerland edges toward lifting ban on new nuclear plants

13 Mar: Earthquake-prone Greece long shunned nuclear power. Could that be about to change?

17 Mar: UK: Kier-led team wins £200m nuclear fusion job

17 Mar: ‘Worst-case scenario’: Middle East nuclear concerns haunt top health officials

25 Mar: What’s next for defunct nuclear site Hinkley A? (ONR)

27 Mar: G7 Weighs $575 Million Chernobyl Repair As France Insists Ukraine Not Overshadowed

Technology – Other

26 Feb: New technology could use sunlight to break down ‘forever chemicals’

03 Mar: New sulfur-iron biochar shows powerful ability to lock up arsenic and cadmium in contaminated soils

04 Mar: Transforming Herbal Waste into Advanced Biochar for High-Performance Water Purification

06 Mar: GPS jamming is emerging as an increasingly prevalent — and troubling — weapon of war

15 Mar: Norway and Canada’s space cooperation is about Arctic security

17 Mar: AI firm Anthropic seeks chemical weapons and high-yield explosives expert to stop users from ‘misuse’

17 Mar: Jeonbuk National University Researchers Reveal Safer Way to Manage Chemical Sewage Sludge Using Pyrolysis

20 Mar: Saudi Arabia gears up to export green hydrogen

20 Mar: Risk of groundwater contamination is still poorly monitored in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, researchers warn

20 Mar: Transforming Waste into Innovation: Micro-Nano Bone Biochar Enhances Rice Yield and Reduces Toxic Cadmium

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