Quotable“I don’t think 2,500 [US] Marines will make any difference whatsoever to opening up the strait.” Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor at King’s College London, says that US plans to deploy 2,500 marines to the Gulf is unlikely to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click

NewsFeedRescuers are combing through the wreckage of a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where Afghan officials say a Pakistani strike has killed at least 400 people.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

Listen to this articleListen to this article | 4 minsinfoMultiple blasts have struck Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing and wounding dozens of people, according to witnesses, with police deploying explosives’ clearance teams to three locations following several “suspected suicide bomb events”.The blasts occurred on Monday at the entrance of

NewsFeedDonald Trump called for international help to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but the proposal has drawn a lukewarm response. Experts say pressure could grow if disruption to the vital energy route continues.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on

NewsFeedFootage shows the aftermath of deadly blasts in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria. Authorities in Borno state say suspected suicide bombings hit two local markets and a university.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, ‘For 40 years, we’re protecting you’: US President Donald Trump criticises allies’ reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

The 33-year-old Columbia University protester had been held in immigration detention centre for a year.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 1 mininfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google

NewsFeedOffering another rationale for the US-Israeli war on Iran, Donald Trump claimed he ordered strikes to prevent a nuclear conflict that would have turned into World War III. He also said not even the “greatest experts” thought Iran would retaliate with attacks on Gulf states.Published On 16 Mar 202616

The US president delays March 31-April 2 trip to China to focus on the escalating war against Iran.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 3 minsinfoBy AP

NewsFeedSpeaking at the Oval office, US President Donald Trump stated that Somalia is a “fourth world nation” while repeating claims without evidence that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar had illegally entered the country by marrying her brother. Omar has consistently denied the “sick” allegations.Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here

NewsFeedEmergency responders carried patients out of a government hospital in Odisha, India, after a fire killed at least 10 ICU patients, according to officials.Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Google