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14.03.2026 12:02 There are no indications that the United States is withdrawing its military assets from the Philippines despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, a senior military official said Friday.

14.03.2026 12:02 The Philippine Navy's Naval Defense Command on Friday said its guided missile frigate, BRP Diego Silang , and the naval contingent aboard it have safely arrived in Darwin, Australia for the "International Fleet Review" and this year's iteration of Multilateral Naval Exercise "Kakadu."

14.03.2026 12:02 Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. reiterated the value of a resilient military infrastructure in a nation's defense particularly an archipelagic one.

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14.03.2026 12:02 Hezbollah's secretary-general issues a strong warning to Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister threatened to assassinate him.

14.03.2026 12:02 A series of Hezbollah rocket operations targeting Israeli troop concentrations along the border triggered widespread sirens across northern Israel early Friday, with Israeli media reporting at least 50 people were injured, as an Iranian missile also struck the community of Zarzir, wounding some 60 settlers.

14.03.2026 12:02 As the UN Secretary-General touched down in Beirut on Friday in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, UN agencies highlighted the dangers for civilians and particularly pregnant women and migrant workers, amid ongoing airstrikes and rocket fire between Hezbollah fighters and Israel.

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14.03.2026 12:02 UN experts* today raised the alarm over a rapidly escalating displacement crisis in Lebanon, after intense Israeli airstrikes and evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut.

14.03.2026 12:02 The International Organization for Migration is appealing for USD 19 million to scale up its emergency response in Lebanon, where the number of people forced to flee their homes has surged to nearly one million people following a sharp escalation of hostilities since 2 March.

14.03.2026 12:02 Norway is allocating NOK 25 million from the humanitarian reserve to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the region. The funds will be disbursed to the Red Cross and the UN.

14.03.2026 12:02 The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation , the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States , and the African Union Commission affirm the central status of the Holy City of Al-Quds , as well as the established religious rights and the eternal bond of Muslims with the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first of the two qiblas and the third

14.03.2026 12:02 Iceland and the Netherlands have filed declarations to intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice , the United Nations' highest court.