Large fire breaks out at Kuwait's sole international airport following drone strike on fuel depot; government says firefighters battling blaze https://www.factal.com
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Large fire breaks out at Kuwait's sole international airport following drone strike on fuel depot; government says firefighters battling blaze https://www.factal.com
Suspected Israeli strike targets hotel on west side of Beirut https://www.factal.com
Bahrain says crews responding to fire after Iranian attack hits unspecified facility near Salman Port in Manama https://www.factal.com
Iranian state media says oil depot in southern Tehran hit by US-Israeli alliance airstrikes
Dubai authorities report one person killed after debris from projectile interception hit vehicle in Al Barsha https://www.factal.com
Police: At least 23 people killed after overnight flash flooding destroys multiple homes across Nairobi, Kenya; toll likely to rise as search and rescue continues https://www.factal.com
NWS issues tornado warning for more than 550,000 in portions of Kansas City, Mo., and surrounding areas until midnight CT https://www.factal.com
At least three people killed, 12 others injured after tornado-warned storm in and around Union City area in Branch, Mich., local media reports
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Hezbollah tells Israeli civilians within three miles of Lebanese border to evacuate, countering many Israeli-issued evacuation warnings for south Lebanon https://www.factal.com
Bahrain reports two hotels and residential building struck in Manama following new Iranian strikes https://www.factal.com
President Trump names Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as new Homeland Security secretary, effective March 31; Kristi Noem to become special envoy https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116178030946996760
Bahrain's Interior Ministry says a facility in Ma'ameer, south of Manama, has been "targeted" in attack, following air raid sirens in area https://www.factal.com
Flights suspended at Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Airport, close to border with Iran, after suspected drone hits facility, local media reports; damage unclear
Tanker anchored near Kuwait reports explosion, oil leak after suspected attack by smaller vessel; UK's maritime agency reports crew safe, probe underway https://www.factal.com
Explosions heard over Sokhumi in Russia-backed Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia amid air defense response to reported Ukrainian drones, local media says
Cuban utility officials report mass power outages for areas west of Camaguey following failure at hydroelectric plant; restoration work ongoing https://www.factal.com
Iraq reports nationwide shutdown of electrical grid; investigation into cause underway
Sri Lanka says at least 80 people dead after US submarine sunk Iranian frigate off its coast; over 30 rescued and hospitalized so far https://www.factal.com
US submarine sunk Iranian Navy ship in international waters with torpedo overnight, US defense secretary says; news comes as Sri Lanka continues recovery off coast https://www.factal.com
Turkey's military says NATO downed Iranian ballistic missile flying toward Turkish airspace in first confirmed incident involving Ankara https://www.factal.com
Sri Lankan Navy says Iranian frigate completely sunk after earlier incident off southwest coast; sinking treated as accident as investigation, recovery continues
Israeli military tells residents of all towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate up toward Litani River ahead of strikes targeting Hezbollah locations https://www.factal.com
Eyewitnesses report smoke rising from vicinity of US consulate in Dubai, according to Reuters; cause not immediately clear
Israeli Defense Minister says military authorized to advance and seize additional territory in southern Lebanon to protect Israeli border communities
Saudi defense ministry spokesperson confirms drone attack on US Embassy in Riyadh; reports fire, minor damage to building based on initial details https://www.factal.com
Fire reported at US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following Iranian missile activity in region, according to Reuters citing unnamed sources https://www.factal.com
US Embassy in Jordan says all personnel evacuated from Amman compound due to unspecified threat as Jordanian authorities issue shelter-in-place warning to nearby people https://www.factal.com
Video: Smoke seen as Iraqi forces reportedly fire stun grenades and gas to disperse protesters near bridge leading to Baghdad's Green Zone https://www.facebook.com/100064530166827/videos/769321445873685