Schools, hospitals, playgrounds: Iran's civilian sites hit by US-Israeli strikes Despite claims by the US and Israel that strikes are solely targeting Iran’s leadership and military infrastructure, Iranians on the ground are seeing their homes, hospitals and schools bombarded. Many civilians are also dying in the onslaught. Tasnim news agency puts the civilian death toll at more than 1,230 since the war began on Saturday. Middle East Eye delves into the damage and death tolls resulting from the attacks:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-civilian-sites-hit-us-israeli-strikesYemen's Houthis say they're ready to support Iran 'when required'In July 2025, they agreed to a ceasefire with Washington following American strikes targeting the movement and have been relatively quiet since the war on Iran began. Al-Houthi accused Israel of engaging in an open war against the countries and peoples of the Middle East, saying it "wants to keep its hand completely free to target any people or force in the region without controls or restrictions".
https://www.newarab.com/news/yemen-houthis-say-theyre-ready-support-iran-when-required‘Segregation’: Multimillion-dollar crime wall causes uproar in S AfricaThe lack of services in the settlement has again come under the spotlight after Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced controversial plans to build a wall to keep criminals at bay along the N2 highway, which abuts a series of townships, along with Cape Town International Airport. “I’m surprised they’ve got money for a wall but no money to buy land,” Jolingana said, referring to promises to relocate her community to an area where they would be provided with proper housing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/6/segregation-multimillion-dollar-crime-wall-causes-uproar-in-s-africahttps://archive.ph/Lsp1cCommunist Party Marxist-Kenya leader Booker Omole released on bail, others arrestedThe Kenyan state has allowed Booker Ngesa Omole, General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist–Kenya (CPM-K), to leave remand on punitive bail while maintaining the fabricated charges against him and escalating repression against the party and its supporters. On February 23, Omole was violently abducted in Isiolo town by plainclothes police officers who produced no warrant and offered no identification. He was beaten severely, tortured and brutalised—his tooth was broken and his finger was cut with a penknife.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/06/ngbe-m06.htmlRapper-mayor Balendra Shah poised to become prime ministerFinal results, covering 165 seats decided by direct vote and 110 through proportional representation, are expected within days. The Nepali Congress, currently in second place, has already conceded defeat, and analysts said the RSP’s dominant showing means it will likely form the next government.
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/03/06/rapper-mayor-balendra-shah-poised-to-become-prime-ministerhttps://archive.ph/RMI4y Filipino migrants in Hong Kong denounce MWO verification fee hike The verification fee rose from HK$80 (₱595) to HK$320 (₱2,380). The “verification fee” certifies that a migrant worker’s employment contract complies with Hong Kong’s labor and immigration laws. The increase covers the contract verification for newly hired workers. Employers are supposed to shoulder the fee but they usually deduct it from the worker’s salary.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/filipino-migrants-in-hong-kong-denounce-mwo-verification-fee-hike/Partner in Malaysia’s ruling bloc says it is reviewing ties as rifts deepen over graft scandalA key partner in Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition is reconsidering its role in the pact ahead of the next elections, a senior leader said, as frustration mounts among the premier’s reformist allies over the government’s response to a scandal at the anti-graft agency.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/partner-malaysias-ruling-bloc-says-it-is-reviewing-ties-rifts-deepen-over-graft-2026-03-06/Reid ‘voluntarily’ suspended by LabourLABOUR MP Joani Reid has “voluntarily” suspended herself from the party while her husband remains under investigation on allegations he spied for China. Lobbyist David Taylor was one of three men arrested on Wednesday as part of an operation, led by Counter Terrorism Policing London, which Security Minister Dan Jarvis told MPs was an investigation into “foreign interference targeting UK democracy.”
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/reid-voluntarily-suspended-labourBP’s new boss will take home at least £11.7m this year, more than double her predecessorThe former ExxonMobil executive will earn a base salary of £1.6m, narrowly above the salary paid to her predecessor, Murray Auchincloss, but the bulk of her pay packet will be payments made by BP to compensate O’Neill for the share awards she was in line to receive over the next five years in her previous role.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/06/bp-new-boss-will-earn-more-than-double-predecessorEcuadorian Tribunal Prescribes Citizen’s Revolution CaseDespite the National Electoral Council’s initial allegations, the Electoral Tribunal’s ruling has declared the action prescribed, effectively dismissing the current complaint on procedural grounds. The case file will now be forwarded to the Comptroller General of the State and the Attorney General’s Office to act within their respective competencies, in accordance with Ecuador’s current legislation.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/ecuador-close-citizens-revolution-case/Jamaica to end decades-long agreement with Cuba over medical missions criticized by USLast month, the Jamaica Gleaner, a local newspaper, quoted the island’s health minister as saying that while the agreement between both countries had expired, nearly 300 Cuban doctors and specialists remained in Jamaica under existing contracts. Jamaica’s announcement comes a day after more than 150 Cuban medical staff departed Honduras after its newly elected right-wing government abruptly canceled the agreement.
https://apnews.com/article/jamaica-ending-medical-mission-cuba-agreement-178372b1d14402c7951810d61f09a804Peruvian state responsible for mother’s death in forced sterilisation, court rulesThe landmark ruling by the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR) is the first on Peru’s forced sterilisation programme, which operated between 1996 and 2000 and was directed against poor, rural and Indigenous women. The court held the Peruvian state “internationally responsible” for the violation of Ramos’s right to life, health, personal integrity, family, access to information and equality before the law.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/06/peruvian-state-responsible-for-mothers-death-in-forced-sterilisation-court-rules