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The ongoing war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran has entered its sixth week, triggering a severe global fuel crisis. A blockade imposed by Iranian authorities on the Strait of Hormuz has stranded thousands of tankers carrying oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG). In peacetime, this strategic chokepoint handles one-fifth of the world's oil and LNG shipments from Gulf producers, making its closure a critical blow to global energy supplies.

The Israeli government has stated it will "not be intimidated" following an apparent failed attack on its consulate in Istanbul. Turkish authorities reported that a gunfight outside the consulate in the Levent district, where armed individuals attempted to reach the seventh floor of the building, resulted in one attacker dead and two others detained with injuries. Two police officers sustained minor injuries during the incident.

India's most advanced nuclear reactor, the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, achieved criticality on Monday, marking a significant leap in the country's atomic energy program. This stage allows a nuclear chain reaction to sustain itself independently, bringing India closer to reducing its dependence on uranium. Once fully operational, India will become only the second country after Russia to possess a commercial fast breeder reactor.

According to an Associated Press (AP) report, the Iranian government has called on all “young people, athletes, artists, students, and their mentors” to form a “human chain” around power plants, as the deadline for an ultimatum issued by US President Donald Trump to Tehran approaches. In a statement, Ali Reza Rahimi, Secretary of the Supreme Council for Youth and Adolescents of the government, emphasized: “Regardless of political views or tastes, power plants, which are our national wealth and investment, belong to the future of Iran and Iranian youth.”

A shootout occurred in broad daylight near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul's Besiktas district, resulting in one gunman killed and two police officers slightly injured. Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci stated that the injured officers were not in life-threatening condition, with one shot in the leg and the other in the ear.

The National Sports Council of Bangladesh has announced the dissolution of the country's cricket board, citing "gross irregularities" in an election held last year. Officials stated that an independent committee found significant violations during the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election in 2025. Aminul Ehsan, director of sports at the government body, told reporters that "a significant number of irregularities took place" during the BCB poll.

Former Australian international cricketer David Warner, a 39-year-old sportsman, has been charged with drink-driving after being pulled over by police in Sydney on Sunday, according to reports from local media in his native Australia. Warner, who still plays Twenty20 cricket for franchises worldwide, was allegedly driving a van that stopped short of a random testing site.

US President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States will destroy Iranian "civilization" if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz and submit to his terms. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will." These threats target Iran's millennia-old Persian heritage and mark a new escalation in the military pressure that the US regime has been applying for over two weeks, with warnings to destroy civilian infrastructure like bridges and power stations.

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has called on the European Union to act as a mediator in political dialogue between North and South Korea, during a meeting with a European Parliament delegation in Seoul last week. Chung reportedly stated that the EU is "an optimal mediator" due to its "history of resolving centuries of animosity and achieving regional integration," according to Yonhap News.

Israel's latest invasion of Lebanon has forced more than 1.2 million people, including 350,000 children, to flee their homes, resulting in one of the world's fastest-growing and most severe displacement crises. According to independent monitor Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), since March 2, Israeli forces have launched over 1,840 attacks on Lebanon, killing more than 1,497 people and injuring 4,639, as reported by Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health.

The presented photographs from the cities of Jeonju, Gwangju, and Naju in South Korea were taken by Gazeta photojournalist Madina A’zam. Currently studying at Chungbuk Health & Science University in Jeonju, Madina has captured the country's spring season through her lens.

The Iranian government has put forward a 10-point peace plan aimed at ending the war initiated by the United States and Israel. This proposal comes as a deadline set by US President Donald Trump approaches, demanding that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The near-closure of the strait has triggered a global energy crisis, with 20% of the world's oil and gas supplies passing through it.