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U.S. strike against alleged drug smugglers in eastern Pacific kills two, Coast Guard says

The survivor and remains were transferred to the Costa Rican Coast Guard, a Coast Guard spokesperson said

21 Mar 2026 12:44 am
Czechs investigate fire at warehouse after reports of anti-Israel group claiming responsibility

The company had previously said it was planning to open a center to develop and produce drones and train personnel in cooperation with Israeli Elbit Systems, a military technology company

20 Mar 2026 11:15 pm
Trump administration sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars

This lawsuit comes less than two months after President Trump said his administration was seeking $1 billion from Harvard to settle probes into school policies

20 Mar 2026 8:14 pm
Sri Lanka refused ground access to U.S. warplanes

Sri Lanka maintains close ties with the United States, its biggest export market, and Iran, which is a key buyer of tea, its main export commodity

20 Mar 2026 1:01 pm
Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices: International Energy Agency

The U.S-Israel war with Iran has driven up energy prices, causing concerns over inflation across the world

20 Mar 2026 12:13 pm
Judge rules U.S. government overreached with transgender health care declaration

Another federal judge in Boston on Monday (March 16, 2026) temporarily blocked several of Mr. Kennedy's vaccine policy changes

20 Mar 2026 12:04 pm
Indonesian billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono dies at 86

The cause of death was not immediately clear. Alongside his brother Robert, Budi Hartono, Michael Hartono was worth an estimated $43.8 billion, according to Forbes in 2025, putting them at the top of Indonesia's rich list

20 Mar 2026 9:11 am
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Trump, Netanyahu differ on gas field attack; Iran fires at Israel after Netanyahu boasts of war gains

UAE authorities said they had dismantled a errorist network funded and operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran, and arrested its members

20 Mar 2026 7:16 am
Trump draws parallel between Pearl Harbor and U.S. strikes on Iran in meeting with Japanese PM

The Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, killed 2,390 Americans, and the U.S. declared war on Japan the next day

20 Mar 2026 5:09 am
Trump, Netanyahu split on gas field attack, raise questions about whether theyre in sync on war

The attack by Israel on the South Pars gas field prompted Iran to retaliate against energy infrastructure in other West Asian countries

20 Mar 2026 4:48 am
UAE says it dismantled 'terrorist network' funded by Iran and Hezbollah

According to the state news agency, the network was involved in money laundering, financing terrorism and threatening national security

20 Mar 2026 4:48 am
U.S. F-35 stealth fighter hit by suspected Iranian fire: reports

The United States has lost multiple aircraft during the conflict including three F-15s mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti forces, and a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq but none that are known to have been hit by Iranian fire

20 Mar 2026 2:08 am
Oil, power, and politics of disruption

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupts a vital artery of the global economy, triggering price increases and turmoil in energy markets; as supply shocks reshape the geopolitics of energy, countries like India, the U.S., and Russia recalibrate strategies amid shifting oil flows and rising dependence

19 Mar 2026 11:08 pm
EU lawmakers vote to advance U.S. trade deal

Many lawmakers have complained the trade deal is one-sided, with the EU required to cut most import duties while the U.S. sticks to a broad rate of 15%

19 Mar 2026 10:11 pm
China calls killing of Irans Larijani, leaders unacceptable

We have always opposed the use of force in international relations. The acts of killing Iranian state leaders and attacking civilian targets are even more unacceptable, Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman said

19 Mar 2026 4:07 pm
Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to remain in power following Parliament vote

The leader of the Bhumjaithai Party garnered 293 votes, exceeding the required majority of the 498 members who attended the session in the House of Representatives

19 Mar 2026 1:04 pm
Russia-Ukraine peace talks paused amid Iran war: report

Izvestia said the Kremlin had confirmed the pause and that the Iran war could push Kyiv towards compromise.

19 Mar 2026 12:07 pm
Hong Kong's deadliest fire: Probe begins evidence hearings

Committee's lead lawyer Victor Dawes said the evidence showed that multiple factors came together to produce the disaster

19 Mar 2026 11:44 am
FBI investigating whether departed U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent leaked classified info

It comes as the U.S. Justice Department has undertaken multiple investigations over the last year into political foes of President Donald Trump

19 Mar 2026 9:12 am
Children have borne the brunt of Israel-U.S. aggression | Data

Israel accounted for about 41% of all external attacks that ended with a child fatality, while the U.S. accounted for 21% of such attacks

19 Mar 2026 7:06 am
U.S. eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

The Treasury issued a broad authorization allowing Petrleos de Venezuela S.A., or PDVSA, to directly sell Venezuelan oil to U.S. companies and on global markets

19 Mar 2026 6:16 am
Csar Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta and others

Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among women and girls who say they were sexually abused by Csar Chavez, the long-admired Latino icon, while he led the United Farm Workers union

19 Mar 2026 5:15 am
FBI on hunt for Indian national in mail and wire fraud conspiracy

In a post on X, the FBI said Patel, also known as Kenny Patel, would be about 35 and is believed to be residing or travelling between Illinois and Pennsylvania

19 Mar 2026 5:15 am
Nigerian soldiers repel an attack on a base and kill 80 Islamic militants, Army says

The militants, suspected members of Boko Haram or the Islamic State West Africa Province, were supported by multiple armed drones when they attacked the base in Mallam Fatori in the State of Borno

19 Mar 2026 5:13 am
QatarEnergy reports 'extensive damage' after missile attacks on Ras Laffan industrial city

Qatar condemned in a statement the attack saying that it represents a direct threat to its national security

19 Mar 2026 1:07 am
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce Eid 'pause' in hostilities

Pakistans Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, said the government agreed to a halt to its operations from March 19 to March 23 in good faith and in keeping with the Islamic norms

18 Mar 2026 11:15 pm
Helicopter crashes while landing in Eastern Nepal while landing, one injured

The helicopter of Air Dynasty crashed while landing in Khotang District of Eastern Nepal while landing on a field, officials confirmed

18 Mar 2026 2:12 pm
One dead, another wounded in shooting at U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico

Security officials confirmed the base is safe and the lockdown was lifted

18 Mar 2026 10:12 am
Early indications show Israel tank fire hit U.N. Lebanon base, Ghanaian peacekeepers wounded

UNIFIL faces increased risks amid Israeli-Hezbollah tensions; Mission fired on sporadically in recent months

18 Mar 2026 8:09 am
U.N. says more than 36,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli settlement drive

The United Nations said in a report covering 12 months to October 31, 2025, that Israel had accelerated the annexation of large parts of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

18 Mar 2026 5:09 am
U.S. encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, Damascus is hesitant, sources say

Despite historic enmity towards Hezbollah and Tehran - both fought alongside Bashar al-Assad during Syrias 2011-24 civil war - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has moved cautiously since U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran began on February 28

18 Mar 2026 4:59 am
Top U.S. counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

As head of the National Counterterrorism Centre, Joe Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats

17 Mar 2026 9:12 pm
Kurds seek a democratic Iran; we do not fight other powers wars, says Iranian Kurdish party

We do not act according to any other power. We ourselves will do what is necessary and we will make the necessary decisions accordingly, PJAK co-chair Peyman Viyan said

17 Mar 2026 8:19 pm
Irans security chief Larijani is killed, says Israel Defence Minister

Israel targeted Irans powerful national security chief Ali Larijani in an overnight strike, Israeli media reported

17 Mar 2026 3:14 pm
Trump administration cannot implement 'sweeping' funding freeze, U.S. court rules

The freeze implicated up to $3 trillion in federal funding

17 Mar 2026 12:11 pm
PDG Targets USD 5 Billion Debt Raise

Expands HoldCo Facility to USD 750 Million and Converts to Sustainability-Linked Structure

11 Mar 2026 12:40 pm