Opinion

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the world on Sunday to mark International Women's Day and denounce the war in the Middle East.

The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries, concluded in January without yielding any findings, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Sunday.

What began in the early 20th century as a movement calling for fair wages, safer working conditions and the right to vote has since grown into a worldwide movement.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, a self-declared opponent of "undefined wars" and regime change, is now going on the offensive against critics of President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, while unapologetically backing the conflict.

Around 20,000 seafarers and 15,000 cruise ship passengers are stuck in the Gulf because of the Middle East war, the UN's International Maritime Organization told AFP.