• Fri, 27 Mar 2026

• Israel launches a new wave of strikes on Iran with no sign of diplomatic breakthrough
• Scathing UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year
• Rubio tries to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 diplomats after Trump insults allies
• The Latest: Israel launches strikes on 'heart of Tehran' as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline
• Somali children are 'on the edge' as hunger spreads. UNICEF says Iran war has worsened the crisis

• Thu, 26 Mar 2026

• The Latest: Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline as Wall Street has biggest loss of war
• North Korean and Belarussian leaders sign friendship treaty
• The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices
• After markets rattle, Trump once again punts on following through with threat on Iran power plants
• Spanish woman, 25, dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight
• What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations
• AP is calling Israel's attack on Lebanon an invasion. What does that mean and why does it matter?
• Costa Rica to accept 25 'third country' deportees from US every week
• In a southern Lebanese city emptied by Israel's offensive, some vow to stay put
• Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war
• Zelenskyy visits Saudi Arabia as Ukraine provides expertise against Iranian drones
• Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive
• A knife-wielding man kills a woman at a Tokyo Pokemon shop before taking his own life
• EU lawmakers approve trade deal with US but add safeguards
• Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say
• EU lawmakers vote to make it easier to set up migrant detention centers outside the bloc
• Balen Shah's political rise in Nepal reflects a broader shift after youth-led protests
• Hungary's government files charges against prominent journalist for alleged espionage

• Wed, 25 Mar 2026

• Cuban president says Ral Castro involved in US talks that are in early stages
• Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium
• The Latest: Iran dismisses US ceasefire plan and issues its own counterproposal
• Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say
• UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans
• Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
• Brazil's Bolsonaro to be discharged from hospital to return to house arrest
• Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
• Prime Minister Carney says Air Canada CEO's English-only condolences lacked compassion
• South Africa arrests 12 senior police officers on suspicion of corruption
• UK police arrest 2 men over arson attack on ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity
• Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages
• Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says
• Cancer nurse turned archbishop celebrates election as first woman to lead Church of England
• Danish election produces inconclusive result that leaves prime ministers future unclear

• Tue, 24 Mar 2026

• The Latest: US offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
• Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
• Brazil's Bolsonaro to serve sentence at home due to ill health, judge to review in 90 days
• Bahrain's UN proposal calling for 'all necessary means' to open Strait of Hormuz faces opposition
• Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
• Petro questions use of secondhand planes by Colombia's military after deadly crash
• As US pressure grows for leadership change in Cuba, a Castro could be the next president
• Poland faced a surge in cyberattacks in 2025, including a major assault on the energy sector
• Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
• Iran's parliamentary speaker Qalibaf is floated as a possible US contact in talks as war rages
• Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies
• Libya tows drifting Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker to avert a Mediterranean spill
• An arson attack leaves Britain's Jewish community feeling vulnerable
• A 1,000-year-old cliff-top temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
• Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case
• Rebels in Congo used containers to hold journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group says
• Kim vows to 'irreversibly' cement North Koreas nuclear status
• At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says

• Mon, 23 Mar 2026

• EU and Australia sign free trade pact and announce a new defense partnership
• 229 migrants calling for help found in back of truck in eastern Mexico
• UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire
• Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy
• The Latest: Trump says Iran 'wants to make a deal' but the Islamic Republic denies any talks
• Europe's far right backs Orbn as Hungary's coming election puts his brand to the test
• Zimbabwe releases on bail top opponent of changes extending the president's rule
• Italian voters reject judicial reform in a setback for Premier Giorgia Meloni
• Orbn's top opponent says Hungary's alleged Russian backchannel 'treason' to be investigated
• After years of grief, trial opens over Greek rail disaster that killed college students
• International Energy Agency head says global economy faces major, major threat from Iran war
• 50 years after Argentinas bloody coup, families still search for and bury the disappeared

• Sun, 22 Mar 2026

• Japanese national returns home after monthslong detention in Iran
• Iran threatens to 'completely' close Strait of Hormuz and hit power plants after Trump ultimatum
• The Latest: New threats from Trump and Iran heighten risks to energy supplies
• Socialist Grgoire becomes Paris mayor as the far right wins Nice in key municipal elections
• Slovenia's liberals and populists neck and neck, preliminary results show
• Cuba begins to restore power after nationwide grid collapse
• Italys justice referendum becomes a high stakes test for conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni
• A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says

• Sat, 21 Mar 2026

• Cubas power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month
• Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants
• The Latest: Israel intensifying attacks, Iran shows defiance as its nuclear site hit
• Tens of thousands of protesters rally in Prague against new government of Czech prime minister Babi
• 4 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade attacks ahead of US talks
• As Netanyahu prepares for elections, his foes in Iran and Lebanon could get a vote
• Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war
• Officials say 14 were killed in fire at South Korean auto parts plant
• Russia thwarts protests over the blocking of a popular messaging app, but frustration persists
• Israel strikes Hezbollah's civilian as well as military wings in an attempt to crush the group

• Fri, 20 Mar 2026

• The Latest: US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sites
• Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down
• A US strike on a suspected drug boat off Costa Rica leaves 2 dead, 1 critically hurt
• Iranians mark Persian new year with heavy hearts as war cuts contact with loved ones
• DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers
• US attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat leaves 2 dead, 1 survivor in eastern Pacific
• War, through food's lens: How Iranian Americans are celebrating their new year or not
• As the US shifts missiles towards Iran, officials raise concerns of gaps in European air defenses
• Fire at South Korean auto parts factory injures at least 55
• Ukraine faces growing pressure because of the war in Iran as Russia readies a new offensive
• Ukraine is using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks, Zelenskyy says

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