Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 16:50 AFP — A drone strike killed two members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in northern Iraq on Friday, a senior official from the exiled party said, blaming the attack on Iran.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 16:32 AFP — Iran's latest internet blackout has lasted more than 14 days, connectivity monitor Netblocks said Friday.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 15:46 AFP — Iraq's economy depends almost entirely on its crude oil sales, now seriously threatened by the Middle East war with Iran choking the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 15:08 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday:

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 14:24 AFP — French President Emmanuel Macron Friday vowed to keep up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion of Ukraine after Washington partially rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices sent soaring by the Middle East war.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 13:46 AFP — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said Russia was "mistaken" if it thought the Middle East war would ease pressure on it, after Washington partially rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 12:58 AFP — President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France's position in the Middle East war remained "purely defensive" despite an Iranian drone having killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 12:12 AFP — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday for talks aimed at ramping up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 11:42 AFP — An Iranian drone has killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, his commanding officer said on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the first French military death in the Middle East war.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 11:32 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday: