Lebanon grapples with death, displacement and widening Hezbollah-Israel conflict

A world at war: The Iran conflict goes global

<p>Ten days into President Trump's <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> campaign, the war has gone global.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/iran-war-countries-gulf-qatar-us" target="_blank">At least 20 countries</a> are now militarily involved — shooting, shielding or quietly supplying — while a widening energy shock punishes nations far from the front lines.</li></ul><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>This isn't World War III. But it may be the closest we've come in decades — drawing in more countries, more great powers and more overlapping conflicts than any crisis since the Cold War.</p><hr><p><strong>Zoom in: </strong>Iran has <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/iran-war-expanding-israel-lebanon-gulf-cyprus" target="_blank">struck at least 10 countries</a> since the war began, hitting U.S. and Israeli bases, Persian Gulf capitals, oil infrastructure and civilian areas in an attempt to impose maximum pain on Washington and...

Israel threatens to strike ambulances in Lebanon in Hezbollah fighting

⁠The Israeli military warned ​on Saturday that it may strike ambulances and medical facilities which it said were being used unlawfully by Hezbollah in Lebanon, ​though it did not provide evidence for the claim. At least 26 medics and first responders have been killed in Israeli strikes since March 2 according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The Israeli military says it ​takes precautions to try to reduce any harm to civilians. More details with FRANCE 24 Senior Reporter in Beirut, Catherine Norris-Trent.

More than 500,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israel escalates attacks - Al Jazeera

Former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Iran conflict: ‘I worry about this getting drawn out’

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mike Mullen said Sunday that he has anxiety around a lasting U.S. conflict in Iran — which has led to the deaths of seven U.S. service members as of Sunday. “We’ve got friends and allies out there. We’ve got the economy of the world, in great part, depending on…

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man who didn’t kill anyone

Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, participated in a 1991 robbery that led to a death but had left the building when an accomplice killed the victim inside.

Alabama governor spares death row inmate set for nitrogen gas execution

<p>Kay Ivey commutes sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, saying death penalty would be unfair as he did not fire the fatal shot</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>The governor of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alabama">Alabama</a> commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week, even though he was not in the building when the victim of the murder he was sentenced for was killed. <br><br> Kay Ivey, the Republican governor of the state, reduced Charles “Sonny” Burton’s sentence to life in prison without possibility of parole this week. The move marks the second time the governor has gr...