The death toll from heavy rains and flash flooding in Kenya has risen to at least 45, police confirmed Monday, with 2,224 displaced as military and emergency teams continue search and rescue operations across the capital Nairobi and other affected regions.
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Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of unlawfully using white phosphorus munitions over a residential area in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor on March 3, saying the attack endangered civilians and calling on countries supplying such weapons to suspend military assistance.
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Sri Lanka has granted free one-month visas to 240 Iranian sailors rescued from two distressed naval vessels following a US submarine attack, providing humanitarian protection while maintaining neutrality and coordinating with Iranian diplomats on repatriation.
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Global oil prices have surpassed $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022 as the escalating Iran-Israel-US war disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, removing 20 million barrels from daily supply and forcing G7 ministers to consider emergency reserve releases.
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Iran’s Assembly of Experts has appointed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, succeeding his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, as the war with the United States and Israel enters its tenth day.
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India produced a commanding performance to defeat New Zealand by 96 runs in the T20 World Cup 2026 final, successfully defending their title with a record-breaking 255/5 before bowling out the Black Caps for 159.
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Iran’s Assembly of Experts has finalized a decision on a successor to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior clerics said Sunday, though the name is being withheld amid security concerns.
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A Sri Lankan hospital has released 22 Iranian sailors rescued after their warship IRIS Dena was sunk by a US submarine, as Colombo navigates a humanitarian and diplomatic balancing act amid the widening US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
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Israeli warplanes hit multiple oil storage facilities in Tehran for first time since war began, as Iran retaliates with missile strikes on Haifa refinery.
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Twelve years after disappearance, renewed MH370 seabed search covering 7,571 sq km yields no clues; families press Malaysia to extend hunt.
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Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP secures two-thirds majority in Nepal election, defeating four-time former PM KP Sharma Oli.
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At least 41 killed in Israeli airborne operation in eastern Lebanon as troops withdraw after ground incursion; overall toll surpasses 290.
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The International Crisis Group’s February 2026 report warns of widening wars in Sudan, the Sahel, and eastern DRC, with the African Union at its weakest point since inception and mounting risk of interstate conflict.
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The ILO’s Employment and Social Trends 2026 report reveals stable global unemployment at 4.9% masks deteriorating job quality, with 2.1 billion in informal work and 260 million youth disengaged from employment or education.
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UNICEF’s January 2026 report warns that antimicrobial resistance and mass displacement are converging to create unprecedented infectious disease risks for children worldwide
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