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Iran threatens world tourism sites and says it is still building missiles 3 weeks into war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 20, 2026 (AP) — Iran threatened to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisted it was still building missiles. Friday’s show of defiance came nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries. Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states as many in the region marked one of the holiest days on the Muslim calendar. Iranians were also celebrating the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, a normally festive holiday that is more subdued this year.

Silver rebounds Rs 1,800/kg, gold eases Rs 650/10g in Delhi

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Silver prices rebounded by Rs 1,800 to Rs 2.40 lakh per kg while gold prices dropped by Rs 650 to Rs 1.52 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The white metal prices increased by Rs 1,800, or nearly 1 per cent, to Rs 2,40,500 per kg (inclusive of all taxes) from Thursday’s closing level of Rs 2,38,700 per kg. However, gold of 99.9 per cent purity extended its losses for the third consecutive day, declining by Rs 650, or 0.42 per cent, to Rs

Iran hits Kuwait refinery, Israel kills Iranian Guards spokesman as war rages on

TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Iran attacked an oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday and Israel killed a spokesman of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran showed no sign ​of ending. Israel promised to avoid further attacks on Iran’s South Pars gasfield the day after an Iranian retaliatory strike on Qatar caused damage that will leave the world short of natural gas ‌for years to come. As Muslims around the region tried to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which ends the fasting month of Ramadan, and Iranians marked Nowruz, the Persian New Year, the prospect of a quick

Indian transparency activists, journalists set for court fight over Modi’s privacy law

NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) – Transparency activists and journalists are taking the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to India’s top court ​over its new privacy law, arguing the legislation will have a “chilling” effect on journalism and enable officials to withhold information of ‌public interest. Four lawsuits are due to be heard in the Supreme Court on March 23, following criticism from media and activists that Modi’s government is diluting a 20-year-old Right to Information (RTI) law that is similar to the Freedom of Information Act in the U.S. Modi’s government has also faced criticism of curbing dissent

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