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A police officer and two pedestrians stand near a lava flow making its way through a forested area crossing the RN2 road near Sainte-Rose close to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the southeast of the French overseas island of Reunion on March 13, 2026. Two lava flows spewed out by Piton de la Fournaise, a volcano that has been erupting for a month on Réunion Island, have cut the national road linking the south to the east of the island something that has not happened in nearly 20 years, the prefecture said on Friday. (Richard Bouhet/AFP via Getty Images)
By Epoch Times Staff
3/13/2026Updated: 3/13/2026
A fireball erupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the southern Lebanese village of Al-Aabbassiyah on March 13, 2026. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Israel and terrorist group Hezbollah to ‘stop the war’ at the start of a visit to Beirut, saying it was ‘no longer the time of armed groups.’ (Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images)

A fireball erupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the southern Lebanese village of Al-Aabbassiyah on March 13, 2026. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Israel and terrorist group Hezbollah to ‘stop the war’ at the start of a visit to Beirut, saying it was ‘no longer the time of armed groups.’ (Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images)

Incumbent President of the Republic of Congo and presidential candidate Denis Sassou Nguesso (C) waves to supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally in Brazzaville, Congo, on March 13, 2026, ahead of Congo's presidential election scheduled for March 15, 2026. (Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP via Getty Images)

Incumbent President of the Republic of Congo and presidential candidate Denis Sassou Nguesso (C) waves to supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally in Brazzaville, Congo, on March 13, 2026, ahead of Congo's presidential election scheduled for March 15, 2026. (Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP via Getty Images)

Demolition work begins on the fire-damaged building at Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 13, 2026. A major fire and explosion in buildings on Union Street on Sunday kept Glasgow's main station closed, with major disruptions to travel. (Jeff J Mitchel/Getty Images)

Demolition work begins on the fire-damaged building at Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 13, 2026. A major fire and explosion in buildings on Union Street on Sunday kept Glasgow's main station closed, with major disruptions to travel. (Jeff J Mitchel/Getty Images)

Police take part in an operation in Las Palmas neighborhood of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, following the arrest of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastian Marset during a raid carried out with agents of the Special Anti-Narcotics Force and the Tactical Police Operations Unit (UTOP) on March 13, 2026. Marset, who has a ‘paramilitary security group,’ was captured in Santa Cruz, the Ministry of Government of Bolivia said. (Rodrigo Urzagasti/AFP via Getty Images)

Police take part in an operation in Las Palmas neighborhood of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, following the arrest of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastian Marset during a raid carried out with agents of the Special Anti-Narcotics Force and the Tactical Police Operations Unit (UTOP) on March 13, 2026. Marset, who has a ‘paramilitary security group,’ was captured in Santa Cruz, the Ministry of Government of Bolivia said. (Rodrigo Urzagasti/AFP via Getty Images)

An employee rides his bicycle in front of the oil storage tanks at a Kobe Oil Terminal in Kobe, Japan, on March 13, 2026. Japan will release oil reserves to address the rise in gasoline and other petroleum products prices starting on Monday, said Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. The International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that its member countries agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, responding to the disruption in energy markets caused by the Middle East war. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

An employee rides his bicycle in front of the oil storage tanks at a Kobe Oil Terminal in Kobe, Japan, on March 13, 2026. Japan will release oil reserves to address the rise in gasoline and other petroleum products prices starting on Monday, said Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. The International Energy Agency (IEA) stated that its member countries agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, responding to the disruption in energy markets caused by the Middle East war. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

Members of the National Guard patrol Penn Station in New York City on March 13, 2026. NYPD is expected to increase security at synagogues and other Jewish institutions and transportation hubs in NYC after a man armed with a rifle rammed his vehicle into a synagogue in Michigan. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Members of the National Guard patrol Penn Station in New York City on March 13, 2026. NYPD is expected to increase security at synagogues and other Jewish institutions and transportation hubs in NYC after a man armed with a rifle rammed his vehicle into a synagogue in Michigan. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Firefighters try to extinguish a warehouse blaze that occurred amid a barrage of Iranian missiles in Holon, Israel, on March 13, 2026. The warehouse appeared to have been struck by parts of a projectile after its interception. Iran has continued to launch waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli-led air strikes on Iran. (Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

Firefighters try to extinguish a warehouse blaze that occurred amid a barrage of Iranian missiles in Holon, Israel, on March 13, 2026. The warehouse appeared to have been struck by parts of a projectile after its interception. Iran has continued to launch waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli-led air strikes on Iran. (Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

FBI agents are seen outside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, after Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, drove his car into the synagogue a day earlier drawing a huge police response. The driver was killed by security guards. U.S. media reported he had recently lost family members in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, as part of the ongoing Middle East war. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)

FBI agents are seen outside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, after Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, drove his car into the synagogue a day earlier drawing a huge police response. The driver was killed by security guards. U.S. media reported he had recently lost family members in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, as part of the ongoing Middle East war. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)

A container ship is docked at the Port of Los Angeles on March 13, 2026, where cargo volumes rose 3 percent in February compared with a year earlier. That makes it the second-busiest February on record, the port said, as retailers and manufacturers were moving shipments ahead of the Lunar New Year despite ongoing uncertainty tied to global conflicts and shifting U.S. trade policy. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

A container ship is docked at the Port of Los Angeles on March 13, 2026, where cargo volumes rose 3 percent in February compared with a year earlier. That makes it the second-busiest February on record, the port said, as retailers and manufacturers were moving shipments ahead of the Lunar New Year despite ongoing uncertainty tied to global conflicts and shifting U.S. trade policy. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on March 13, 2026. Zelenskyy has been visiting European leaders to discuss support for Ukraine and strategies for increasing pressure on Russia. (Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, on March 13, 2026. Zelenskyy has been visiting European leaders to discuss support for Ukraine and strategies for increasing pressure on Russia. (Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey visits an Alpaca farm as he arrives in Yorkshire ahead of the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference on March 13, 2026. The Liberal Democrats meet in York, England, this weekend ahead of the local elections on May 7, 2026. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey visits an Alpaca farm as he arrives in Yorkshire ahead of the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference on March 13, 2026. The Liberal Democrats meet in York, England, this weekend ahead of the local elections on May 7, 2026. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

USAF military personnel work on AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff cruise missiles, near a U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber jet, on the tarmac after it landed at RAF Fairford in southwest England on March 13, 2026. Fairford is one of two bases, along with Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, that the UK has given the United States permission to use for specific defensive operations into Iran to destroy Iranian missiles at source, the British defense minister said in a statement. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)

USAF military personnel work on AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff cruise missiles, near a U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber jet, on the tarmac after it landed at RAF Fairford in southwest England on March 13, 2026. Fairford is one of two bases, along with Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, that the UK has given the United States permission to use for specific defensive operations into Iran to destroy Iranian missiles at source, the British defense minister said in a statement. (Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images)

An American soldier hitches an MRAP vehicle to an Abris Design Group Unex UGV for towing during a demonstration of capabilities at the xTech Edge Strike: Ground robotics technology evaluation of the U.S. Army at the training grounds near Grafenwoehr, Germany, on March 13, 2026. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment has been hosting the competition, in which soldiers have been testing unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) from a variety of manufacturers in realistic scenarios since March 3 to assess future procurement options of ground-based drones. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

An American soldier hitches an MRAP vehicle to an Abris Design Group Unex UGV for towing during a demonstration of capabilities at the xTech Edge Strike: Ground robotics technology evaluation of the U.S. Army at the training grounds near Grafenwoehr, Germany, on March 13, 2026. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment has been hosting the competition, in which soldiers have been testing unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) from a variety of manufacturers in realistic scenarios since March 3 to assess future procurement options of ground-based drones. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Skiers compete during the third stage of the 40th edition of the Pierra Menta ski mountaineering race in Areches-Beaufort on March 13, 2026. (Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images)

Skiers compete during the third stage of the 40th edition of the Pierra Menta ski mountaineering race in Areches-Beaufort on March 13, 2026. (Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images)

Asian Women at Work Inc. (AWatW) lead fellow activists through the central business district during the Sydney International Women's Day rally in Sydney, Australia, on March 13, 2026. International Women's Day is celebrated around the world on March 8 and is the focal point for the women's rights movement. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Asian Women at Work Inc. (AWatW) lead fellow activists through the central business district during the Sydney International Women's Day rally in Sydney, Australia, on March 13, 2026. International Women's Day is celebrated around the world on March 8 and is the focal point for the women's rights movement. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

An oil pump at an obsolete oilfield, with wind turbines in the background, in Sargentes de la Lora, near Burgos in northern Spain, on March 13, 2026. Spain's leftist government yesterday said it would soon present a plan to contain the Middle East war's impact on electricity and fuel prices in one of the most dynamic developed economies. (Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images)

An oil pump at an obsolete oilfield, with wind turbines in the background, in Sargentes de la Lora, near Burgos in northern Spain, on March 13, 2026. Spain's leftist government yesterday said it would soon present a plan to contain the Middle East war's impact on electricity and fuel prices in one of the most dynamic developed economies. (Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images)

Host U.S. comedian Conan O'Brien is featured on an Oscars billboard outside the Dolby Theatre ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on March 13, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Host U.S. comedian Conan O'Brien is featured on an Oscars billboard outside the Dolby Theatre ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on March 13, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

A member of the Taliban security personnel walks past rubble at the site of an overnight Pakistan airstrike, at a residential area in Pol-e-Charkhi on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 13, 2026. Afghan authorities said that Pakistan had carried out new strikes on Kabul and border provinces, killing four people in the capital. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

A member of the Taliban security personnel walks past rubble at the site of an overnight Pakistan airstrike, at a residential area in Pol-e-Charkhi on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 13, 2026. Afghan authorities said that Pakistan had carried out new strikes on Kabul and border provinces, killing four people in the capital. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

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