Iran says women’s football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid (2026-03-15 17:26 UTC)
Kurz: Captain Zahra Ghanbari, a striker and the national team’s top goal scorer, has withdrawn her asylum application and will now head from Australia to Malaysia and from there fly back to Iran
BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah (2026-03-14 22:55 UTC)
Kurz: A relative tells BBC those killed were civilians and not Hezbollah operatives, but the Israel Defense Forces says it was targeting “terrorist infrastructure”.
Large-scale Chinese military flights return after long absence: Taiwan (2026-03-15 17:36 UTC)
Kurz: The Ministry detected 26 Chinese military aircraft around the island on March 14, 2026, with 16 of them entering its northern, central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone
Closure of Hormuz could have ‘immense impact’ on humanitarian operations, UN Relief Chief warns (2026-03-13 20:26 UTC)
Kurz: Closure of Hormuz could have ‘immense impact’ on humanitarian operations, UN Relief Chief warns TCD_042025_WFP_041A7040_Asma_Achahboun.jpg Jaspreet Kindra 13 Mar. 2026 8.26 p.m. Statement by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coord…