US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapseA "multitude" of intelligence reports provide "consistent analysis that the regime is not in danger" of collapse and "retains control of the Iranian public," said one of the sources, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss US intelligence findings.
https://www.newarab.com/news/us-intelligence-says-iran-government-not-risk-collapse Base hosting UK troops in Iraq hit by Iranian drones It marks the third successful strike against British forces since war began nearly two weeks ago. An unknown number of one-way attack bombs eluded air defences at the base, lightly wounding US troops stationed there. Brigadier Guy Foden, assistant chief of staff for operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), said: "Erbil and Baghdad were both struck a number of times last night with increasing coordination.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-base-iraq-hit-iranian-dronesIsraeli military drop charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisonerA leaked video of the abuse was aired last year by Israel’s Channel 12, apparently showing an incident in which the soldiers sodomised the Palestinian detainee from Gaza with a knife. He was seriously injured and required surgery. Israel’s arrest of the soldiers in 2024 prompted fury from ultranationalists, who violently overran the Sde Teiman prison facility in protest.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/israeli-military-drop-charges-against-soldiers-charged-abusing-palestinian-prisonerVeteran Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim dies aged 75For years, Muslim led the Democratic Union Party (PYD), Syria's most powerful Kurdish party. The PYD in a statement mourned Muslim "who devoted his life to serving his people's cause and defending their legitimate rights".
https://www.newarab.com/news/veteran-syrian-kurdish-leader-salih-muslim-dies-aged-75High Court Rules in Favour of Owen Jones in BBC Gaza Libel CaseRaffi Berg, the BBC’s Middle East editor, took legal action in November last year over a report by Jones which laid the blame for the BBC’s biased coverage of the Gaza genocide largely at Berg’s door. The high court has now ruled that the article’s argument was acceptable because it expressed an opinion based on a quoted body of material.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/12/high-court-rules-in-favour-of-owen-jones-in-bbc-gaza-libel-case/Human rights organisations raise alarm over government’s plans for policingThe plans would legislate to overturn a landmark judgment following the fatal shooting of unarmed Jermaine Baker in 2015, which sets a test for police officers to justify their use of force. The government now intends to raise the threshold for challenging a police officer’s defence, a move campaigners warn would dramatically reduce the number of cases progressing to misconduct hearings.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/human-rights-organisations-raise-alarm-over-governments-plans-policingChildren among victims in Pakistan’s shelling in Afghanistan: TalibanFighting between the two countries intensified on February 26 when Afghanistan launched an offensive along their shared borde in retaliation for earlier Pakistani air strikes targeting the Pakistan Taliban, just two days before the United States and Israel attacked Iran, speaking a sprawling regional war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/children-among-victims-in-pakistans-shelling-in-eastern-afghanistanhttps://archive.ph/VNTzw NPA sanctions exploitative agricultural company in Negros Island The New People’s Army (NPA)-South Central Negros (Romeo Nanta Command) carried out an armed action against W.D. Anglo Agri Farm, an abusive agricultural company in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on March 8. The company is owned by Wilfred D. Anglo and is located in Hacienda Baling, Barangay Libacao.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/angbayan/npa-sanctions-exploitative-agricultural-company-in-negros-island/Taiwan parties agree government can sign stalled agreements on US arms dealsLawmakers from both sides agreed during a meeting of parliament's foreign affairs and defence committee that the government can still sign the agreements in advance, even if the reviews of the spending proposals are not approved in time. The weapons to be signed for include TOW anti-tank missiles, M109A7 self-propelled howitzers, Lockheed Martin-made Javelin missiles and the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/taiwan-parties-agree-government-can-sign-stalled-agreements-us-arms-deals-2026-03-12/Uribe’s former fixers convicted for bribing witnessesThe appeals court ruled that Cadena, a.k.a. “the Gangsattorney,” did not jut bribe witnesses, but also committed fraud to shield Uribe and his brother Santiago, from allegations they helped create the “Bloque Metro” paramilitary group in the 1990’s. Because of the added fraud sentence, the court increased Cadena’s sentence from seven years to eight years and eight months of house arrest.
https://colombiareports.com/uribes-former-fixers-convicted-for-bribing-witnesses/Chevron and Shell to Strike Oil Deals Under Reformed Hydrocarbon LawChevron is reportedly looking to secure reduced royalties and taxes under the recently reformed Hydrocarbon Law in order to launch operations in the new area. Petropiar currently produces 90,000 barrels per day (bpd) of upgraded Hamaca crude. PDVSA’s joint ventures with Chevron have a total present output of around 250,000 bpd.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/chevron-and-shell-to-strike-oil-deals-under-reformed-hydrocarbon-law/Guatemala appoints new election tribunal amid corruption fearsThe stakes remain high as Arevalo prepares to select a new attorney general by May. Current chief Consuelo Porras, who has been sanctioned by the United States and the European Union for alleged corruption, is seeking a third term. Arevalo has described her bid for re-election as a "mockery of the Guatemalan people."
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/guatemala-appoints-new-election-tribunal-amid-corruption-fears-2026-03-11/