World at War (2026-03-18)

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Ereignisse nach Region

Nahost

  • IN BRIEF: Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant comes under attack (2026-03-18 07:03 UTC)
    • Kurz: Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev specified that the strike had hit the area near the office of the facility’s meteorological service, in close proximity to an operating power unit
    • Quelle: TASS (Russia) – Link
  • Israeli air strike flattens residential building in Beirut (2026-03-18 06:37 UTC)
    • Kurz: Video shows the moment a residential building collapsed in Beirut after an Israeli air strike.
    • Quelle: Al Jazeera – Link
  • Iran fires missiles, drones across Gulf, region remains in war crosshairs (2026-03-18 05:52 UTC)
    • Kurz: Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia report new blasts, interceptions, with war edging to 3-week mark.
    • Quelle: Al Jazeera – Link
  • Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to ‘reverse course’ (2026-03-18 02:12 UTC)
    • Kurz: National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump “started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby”.
    • Quelle: BBC (World) – Link
  • Iranian state ‘strong’ despite death of top officials – foreign minister (2026-03-18 02:06 UTC)
    • Kurz: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the country remains stable despite the death of senior officials in US-Israeli strikes Read Full Article at RT.com
    • Quelle: RT (Russia) – Link
  • US Senator Bernie Sanders criticizes cost of US strikes on Iran (2026-03-18 00:27 UTC)
    • Kurz: Lawmaker says US strikes on Iran cost $22.8B, funds could have expanded healthcare, housing, education and cut student debt
    • Quelle: Anadolu Agency (Turkey) – Link

Afrika

  • Residents of Nigeria’s Maiduguri on high alert after coordinated explosions kill 23 (2026-03-17 21:41 UTC)
    • Kurz: Coordinated blasts by suspected suicide bombers tore through a busy market and other areas in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, in one of the worst recent attacks on the capital of Borno state.
    • Quelle: Africanews – Link

Südasien

  • As fire and fury hit MAGA tent, Vance walks the tightrope for 2028 (2026-03-18 06:44 UTC)
    • Kurz: The new war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is triggering a wide range of realignment of personal loyalties and political positions across both parties, but a role reversal within the Republican Party is remarkable.
    • Quelle: The Hindu (India) – Link

Amerikas

  • Colombia’s Petro, France’s Macron discuss Middle East tensions over phone (2026-03-18 03:16 UTC)
    • Kurz: ‘Macron will help us expand the number of countries seeking an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East,’ says Colombian president
    • Quelle: Anadolu Agency (Turkey) – Link

Global / Sonstiges

  • 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…
    • Quelle: UN OCHA – Link