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Iran state-linked hospital ordered shut in Dubai: AFP sources

Straits Times 21 Mar 2026
Iran-linked entities, including schools, have also been shut ....
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Iran 'unsuccessfully' targeted Diego Garcia base, UK official source to AFP

LBC International 21 Mar 2026
Indian Ocean military base at Diego Garcia, a UK official source confirmed to AFP on Saturday, ... AFP.
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Explosions heard in Bahrain capital: AFP journalist

LBC International 21 Mar 2026
... to an AFP journalist, as Iran presses its aerial campaign against Gulf states ... AFP.
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Drone attack in residential Baghdad neighbourhood: AFP

LBC International 21 Mar 2026
An upscale Baghdad neighbourhood came under drone attack Saturday morning, a security official told AFP, with ... AFP.
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Trump says considering 'winding down' Iran war but rules out ceasefire

Lebanon Democrat 21 Mar 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States was considering "winding down" military operations against Iran but was not seeking a ceasefire with the Islamic republic ....
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Stocks drop, oil jumps as Mideast war persists

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
Stocks tumbled while oil prices pushed higher Friday at the end of a turbulent week in which attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure rattled global markets and sparked fears of a global economic slowdown ... .
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Attacked Russian tanker drifting toward Libya: Italian authorities

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
A Russian tanker that was badly damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean last week is drifting without crew towards the Libyan coast, Italy's civil protection service said on Friday ... .
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Coroner 'not satisfied' boxer Hatton intended to take own life

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
A coroner said Friday she "cannot be satisfied" that former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton intended to take his own life, with the inquest into his death hearing how he had made significant future plans ... .
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Gulf's decades-long strategy of sporting investment rocked by Mideast war

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
Around 80,000 fans were hoping to see Lionel Messi take on Lamine Yamal in Doha, while thousands more were gearing up for the F1 grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the war in the Middle East had other ... .
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Rap group Kneecap says crisis-hit Cuba being 'strangled'

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
The members of the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap said Friday that they joined an international aid convoy to Cuba because they could not stay silent while the island -- gripped by crisis under a US fuel blockade -- was being ... .
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Trump mulls 'winding down' Iran war

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering "winding down" military operations against Iran three weeks into the war, but warned the Strait of Hormuz would need to be policed by other countries ... .
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Souped-up VPNs play 'cat and mouse' game with Iran censors

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
Iranians are managing to get online during the current war with the US and Israel despite drastic censorship and frequent blackouts, throwing the spotlight on to providers of tools such as VPNs (virtual private networks) ... .
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Chuck Norris, roundhouse-kicking action star, dead at 86

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood tough guy most famous for his role in the "Walker, Texas Ranger" television series, has died, his family said Friday. He was 86 ... .
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Toronto mayor seeks to block US immigration agents at city's World Cup matches

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
Toronto's mayor moved Friday to ban US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the Canadian city during this summer's World Cup, saying their recent conduct proves they bring "fear and disorder." ... .
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Vanishing glacier on Germany's highest peak prompts ski lift demolition

Princeton Daily Clarion 21 Mar 2026
Vanishing glaciers atop Germany's highest mountain prompted the start of demolition operations of a ski lift Friday, as global warming reshapes the Alps ... .
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