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LEBANON: Smoke billows over southern Beirut after series of morning strikes More bombardments of Beirut’s southern suburbs were reported on Monday, March 9, following days of Israeli strikes pounding the capital and southern Lebanon.

LEBANON: Smoke billows over southern Beirut after series of morning strikes esn.ebu.ch?p=780656

OMAN: Spanish nationals board repatriation flight out of Oman, hundreds more departing Tuesday [MUTE] The Spanish military on Monday organised a third repatriation flight out of Oman, departing for Madrid's Torrejón Air Base, as thousands have fled various countries in the Middle East engulfed by war following joint U.S-Israel strikes on Iran.

OMAN: Spanish nationals board repatriation flight out of Oman, hundreds more departing Tuesday [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780593

IRAN: Rescuers search for bodies beneath rubble in Tehran following strikes Rescuers with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) have been searching for bodies buried beneath the rubble in Tehran on Monday, as U.S.-Israeli strikes on the capital and across the country continue to intensify.

IRAN: Rescuers search for bodies beneath rubble in Tehran following strikes esn.ebu.ch?p=780605

IRAN: Satellite images capture destroyed aircraft at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport [PHOTOS] New satellite images capture destroyed aircraft and damage at Mehrabad Airport -- one of Tehran's two main airports. Mehrabad was targeted by U.S.-Isaeli strikes overnight into Saturday, March 7, with reports of over a dozen aircraft destroyed.

IRAN: Satellite images capture destroyed aircraft at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport [PHOTOS] esn.ebu.ch?p=780581

UK: Glasgow Central remains closed following massive blaze near station [MUTE] A massive fire in central Glasgow has forced the closure of Scotland’s busiest railway station and disrupted rail travel across the country.

UK: Glasgow Central remains closed following massive blaze near station [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780562

UAE: Vessel activity drops following fires at Fujairah oil terminal [ANIMATION] The vessel-tracking platform MarineTraffic released a new video Monday after several fires disrupted bunker operations at the Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminal in the United Arab Emirates along the Gulf of Oman.

UAE: Vessel activity drops following fires at Fujairah oil terminal [ANIMATION] esn.ebu.ch?p=780554

GAZA: Mourners in Nuseirat bid farewell to journalist killed in Israeli airstrike, Wafa reports [SENSITIVE] Mourners in Nuseirat gathered for the funeral of a journalist killed in an Israeli airstrike Sunday night, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

GAZA: Mourners in Nuseirat bid farewell to journalist killed in Israeli airstrike, Wafa reports [SENSITIVE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780548

IRAN: Red Crescent rescuers search for victims, assess damage after U.S.-Israeli strikes [PHOTOS] The Iranian Red Crescent Society released photos showing rescuers and firefighting units operating in areas that were targeted by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.

IRAN: Red Crescent rescuers search for victims, assess damage after U.S.-Israeli strikes [PHOTOS] esn.ebu.ch?p=780536

ISRAEL: Rescuers respond after Iranian missile attack on central Israel One person has died after succumbing to injuries they sustained when an Iranian ballistic missile attack targeted central Israel, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. Two others were injured in the attack which hit two locations in the area, according to reports.

ISRAEL: Rescuers respond after Iranian missile attack on central Israel esn.ebu.ch?p=780530

GAZA: Paramedics mourn colleague killed in Gaza City airstrike [SENSITIVE] Mourners bid farewell to three people killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City Sunday night, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. One of the victims was a paramedic, whose colleagues gathered on Monday to pay their respects.

GAZA: Paramedics mourn colleague killed in Gaza City airstrike [SENSITIVE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780535

GAZA: Mourners in Khan Younis attend funeral of young girl killed in Israeli airstrike [GRAPHIC] Mourners in khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, attended the funeral of a young girl who succumbed to her injuries after an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Monday, March 9. 

GAZA: Mourners in Khan Younis attend funeral of young girl killed in Israeli airstrike [GRAPHIC] esn.ebu.ch?p=780521

AUSTRALIA: Rescuers use boats to navigate floodwaters in Queensland [MUTE] Authorities carried out a number of water rescues across the state of Queensland after a tropical low pressure system brought heavy downpours over the weekend, according to media reports.

AUSTRALIA: Rescuers use boats to navigate floodwaters in Queensland [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780518

AUSTRALIA: Police officer helps motorists trapped by floodwater after heavy rain in Queensland [MUTE] Authorities carried out a number of water rescues across the state of Queensland after a tropical low pressure system brought heavy downpours over the weekend, according to media reports. 

AUSTRALIA: Police officer helps motorists trapped by floodwater after heavy rain in Queensland [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780515

PACIFIC OCEAN: Strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific kills 6, U.S. military says [MUTE] The United States military said it carried out a strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, March 8, sinking it and killing six people on board.

PACIFIC OCEAN: Strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific kills 6, U.S. military says [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780512

UAE: Footage shows air defences intercepting and destroying Iranian drones, defence ministry says The defence ministry of the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday its air defences  had intercepted and destroyed 113 Iranian drones as well as 16 Iranian missiles, according to news reports. The ministry added that four drones had fallen within the country and that one missile fell into the sea.

UAE: Footage shows air defences intercepting and destroying Iranian drones, defence ministry says esn.ebu.ch?p=780508

UKRAINE: Rescuers continue search for survivors after Russian attack on Kharkiv Search and rescue operations are ongoing in Kharkiv, after 10 people, including two children, were killed in a Russian attack on the city on Saturday, the State Emergency Service said Sunday, March 8.

UKRAINE: Rescuers continue search for survivors after Russian attack on Kharkiv esn.ebu.ch?p=780503

IRAN: Rescuers search rubble following U.S.-Israeli strike on residential area of Tehran Rescuers from the Iranian Red Crescent Society search for survivors following air strikes on a residential area of Tehran, footage shared on Sunday, March 8 showed.

IRAN: Rescuers search rubble following U.S.-Israeli strike on residential area of Tehran esn.ebu.ch?p=780455

MIDDLE EAST: U.S. aircraft carrier launches jets as part of Operation Epic Fury The U.S. Navy released footage on Saturday of fighter jets taking off from and landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as part of Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

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ISRAEL: Netanyahu thanks ally Trump for ‘historic leadership’, says ‘seeking to free Iran’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video address late on Saturday thanked his "friend" U.S. President Donald Trump for his "historic leadership" and "brave friendship" as strikes targeting Iran escalate in the Middle East.

ISRAEL: Netanyahu thanks ally Trump for ‘historic leadership’, says ‘seeking to free Iran’ esn.ebu.ch?p=780412

IRAN: Israel struck flour factory in northwestern Iran, Red Crescent says Israel struck a flour factory in the city of Naqabeh in northwestern Iran overnight from Saturday to Sunday, a spokesman for the Iranian Red Crescent Society said.

IRAN: Israel struck flour factory in northwestern Iran, Red Crescent says esn.ebu.ch?p=780421

UK: Thousands march in London calling for end to U.S.-Israeli war with Iran Thousand of protesters took to the streets of London to demand an end to the war between the U.S. and Israel and Iran on Saturday, March 7, news reports said. The march started in Westminster and headed to the U.S. embassy in London on the Southbank. 

UK: Thousands march in London calling for end to U.S.-Israeli war with Iran esn.ebu.ch?p=780433

UAE: Passengers evacuate Dubai airport following nearby explosion Operations at Dubai International Airport were temporarily suspended on Saturday morning, March 7, following a reported Iranian drone strike which landed close to the airport’s concourse A, the BBC reported.

UAE: Passengers evacuate Dubai airport following nearby explosion esn.ebu.ch?p=780387

UAE: Dubai airport terminal almost empty following nearby explosion Operations at Dubai International Airport were temporarily suspended on Saturday morning, March 7, following a reported Iranian drone strike which landed close to the airport’s concourse A, the BBC reported.

UAE: Dubai airport terminal almost empty following nearby explosion esn.ebu.ch?p=780382

EGYPT: World’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, transits Suez Canal [PHOTOS] U.S. officials shared photos on Friday showing the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, as it crossed the Suez Canal on Thursday, as it operates in the Middle East amid U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

EGYPT: World’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, transits Suez Canal [PHOTOS] esn.ebu.ch?p=780354

LEBANON: Smoke rises across southern Beirut as death toll from Israeli strikes climbs Israel continued to bomb Beirut during the day and into the evening on Friday, March 6, after it launched major strikes on the city's southern suburbs. This video shows billowing smoke rising over Haret Hreik, a neighbourhood in the southern suburb of Beirut, on Friday afternoon.

LEBANON: Smoke rises across southern Beirut as death toll from Israeli strikes climbs esn.ebu.ch?p=780338

NEW ZEALAND: Royal New Zealand Air Force departs Auckland to Middle East for repatriation flight [MUTE] A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft departed from Auckland on Saturday, headed for the Middle East, to assist in the repatriation of New Zealand nationals back home amid regional conflict sparked by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran last weekend.

NEW ZEALAND: Royal New Zealand Air Force departs Auckland to Middle East for repatriation flight [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780301

SPAIN: Spanish citizens arrive home after repatriation flight from the Middle East [MUTE] A flight operated by the Spanish Air Force carrying evacuees arrived at the Torrejón Air Base north of Madrid in the late hours of Friday after it departed from the Middle East. 

SPAIN: Spanish citizens arrive home after repatriation flight from the Middle East [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780290

MIDDLE EAST: Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria amid Israeli strikes The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported Friday that Syrian refugees in Syria have been fleeing back into Syria amid ongoing Israeli strikes across Lebanon which sparked last week.

MIDDLE EAST: Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria amid Israeli strikes esn.ebu.ch?p=780284

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli fighter jets enroute to Tehran [MUTE] The Israel Defense Forces published video on Friday they said showed their jets on the way to Tehran. Israel carried out a new wave of strikes on Iran on Friday, March 6, with massive explosions reported in several locations.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli fighter jets enroute to Tehran [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780235

HUNGARY: Seven Ukrainians detained after cash and gold seized in Hungary [MUTE] Hungary’s government is demanding an explanation from Ukraine after authorities intercepted large shipments of cash and gold passing through the country, officials said Friday.

HUNGARY: Seven Ukrainians detained after cash and gold seized in Hungary [MUTE] esn.ebu.ch?p=780242