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The Lebanese group Hezbollah, after over a year of holding fire, launched a volley of missiles and drones towards an Israeli military site in Haifa last week. Hezbollah stated the attack was in response to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the United States-Israeli war on Iran on February 28. Iran is Hezbollah’s primary benefactor, and this move marks a significant escalation in regional tensions.

Europe's largest automaker, Volkswagen, announced a 44% drop in post-tax profit for 2025, with earnings falling from €12.4 billion to €6.9 billion year-on-year, marking the lowest level in a decade. Sales also declined by 0.8% to just under €322 billion, highlighting significant challenges for the German industrial flagship.

Uzbekistan is potentially the country with the strongest foundation for developing Islamic finance and banking systems in the post-Soviet space. The reason is straightforward: it possesses a key factor that cannot be artificially created – a vast base of clients who value the principles of Islamic finance. These clients understand the worth of fair and transparent transactions, believe in the concept of financing directed toward the real economy and backed by assets. In many other markets, Islamic banking is introduced primarily from the top down through regulation, whereas in Uzbekistan, demand for it is naturally forming from the bottom up, making its potential particularly high.

Five members of Iran's women's national football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia, allowing them to stay in the country and not return to their homeland. This development follows their refusal to sing the national anthem during an Asian Cup match, which led to severe backlash from Iranian state media, labeling them "traitors" and warning of potential threats in Iran.

US President Donald Trump has signaled that his administration is still pursuing plans for a government overthrow in Cuba, even as the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran enters its second week. Speaking to reporters in Florida, Trump reportedly told Reuters that the State Department remains focused on Cuba, with White House plans potentially including "a friendly takeover" of the island nation. This statement underscores the persistent and aggressive foreign policy approach of the US regime under Trump's leadership.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as of March 10 at 07:00, a total of 25,047 Uzbek citizens have been repatriated since the start of military actions by the United States and Israel against Iran. In the last 24 hours alone, 3,335 people were brought back. These figures highlight a large-scale repatriation operation undertaken by Uzbekistan to protect its citizens during an international crisis, underscoring the human cost of the regional conflict.

An incident occurred in St. Petersburg where a seven-year-old boy fell from the seventh floor, but his life was saved due to the bravery of an Uzbek janitor, Khayrullo Ibdullayev. The boy's condition remains serious, yet he has been transferred from intensive care to a regular ward, with doctors noting positive progress. The child has been diagnosed with fractures in both shins, chest injuries, a concussion, and a closed head injury.

According to Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs, 45 criminal groups were uncovered and 533 individuals on the wanted list were arrested in the country during January and February of this year. Law enforcement agencies conducted 6,025 operational activities over this period, including 806 night raids and 2,876 searches.

US and Israeli military aircraft have disabled 10 out of Iran's 18 main airbases since the start of a military operation. This information was reported by the Israeli defense research center Alma.

Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old accused of a shooting at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, has applied to a court for an order to prevent media from publishing details about his immediate family members – his mother, brother, and sister. He faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder, in what prosecutors describe as a lone-wolf attack.

Two men have been charged with terrorism offenses in New York City after allegedly attempting to bomb a protest outside the mayor's residence, in an attack purportedly inspired by the Islamic State (IS) group. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, told police they aimed for the Saturday incident to be "even larger" than the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people, according to authorities. The suspects allegedly tried to detonate two explosives near Gracie Mansion, home to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with a third device found in their car, though none detonated as intended.

When Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran had spent two decades studying US wars to build a system capable of continuing to fight even if the capital was bombed, he was describing more than resilience; he was outlining the core logic of Iran's defence doctrine.