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Middle East
Iran warns US ground troops would be 'set on fire' as diplomats meet on war
Iran’s parliament speaker said the US is plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.
Around 3,500 US sailors and marines arrived in the Middle East on an assault ship yesterday.
The Washington Post quoted anonymous US officials as saying that any potential ground operation 'would fall short of a full-scale invasion'.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel would be expanding operations in Lebanon.
Palm Sunday
Israeli police prevent church officials from entering Jerusalem church for Palm Sunday mass
Saturday
28 Mar
Catholic Church
Pope Leo denounces widening 'chasms between the poor and the rich' on papal visit to Monaco
mandelson files
Met Police reviewing CCTV from the day Irishman Morgan McSweeney had his phone stolen
strait of hormuz
Thailand reaches deal with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
Middle East
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch missile towards Israel for the first time in Iran war
jupiter island
Tiger Woods arrested and charged with driving under the influence after Florida car crash
On the ground in Gaza
Over 7,000 Palestinians missing as families search for those buried or detained
Across much of Gaza, entire neighbourhoods lie flattened. Beneath them, thousands are still unaccounted for.
Extremely hazardous conditions see decomposing bodies exposed in open areas.
Recovery teams are at risk of disease and infection as they carry out identification efforts.
No one in Gaza knows the fate of non militants who were detained on 7 October 2023.
Friday
27 Mar
Middle East
Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities after warning attacks would 'escalate and expand'
Flight from Beirut
Irish Air Corps plane safely out of Beirut after mission to extract army engineers
It is understood that the mission took place this afternoon with the Air Corps C295 cargo aircraft making one of the first wartime resupply flights to Beirut.
Competition and Markets Authority
Just Eat among five firms under investigation by UK watchdog in 'fake reviews' crackdown
Litani River
America's biggest news agency says it will call Israel's attack on Lebanon what it is: invasion
Middle East
As Trump mulls more troops, Iran says hotels housing US soldiers in the region will be targeted
Iran’s military has identified US forces using similar locations in Syria, Lebanon and Djibouti.
Thursday
26 Mar
Hertfordshire Constabulary
UK police force reopens investigation into sex abuse claims against Andrew Tate
Middle East
Trump further postpones US strikes on Iran's power plants and says talks going 'very well'
Oil supply
What happens if the US launches an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island?
Military analysts have voiced concern, and in some cases outright alarm, at the idea of a US invasion.
FactCheck
Debunked: Photo of woman buried in the ground does not show her about to be stoned to death in Iran
New York
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appears in court as Trump says 'other cases to be brought'
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