The Latest: Iran threatens to lay mines and target Gulf energy as Trumps deadline nears
Iran said it would target regional power plants and float mines in the Persian Gulf if U. S. President Donald Trump went ahead with his threat to bomb Iranian energy stations or ordered a land invasion. The top commander of the U. S. military’s Central Command said the campaign against Iran was “ahead or on plan. " The Israeli military early Monday began what it called “a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure. ”The death toll from the war has risen U...
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- International Energy Agency head says global economy faces major, major threat from Iran war
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Sun, 22 Mar 2026
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- Iran threatens to 'completely' close Strait of Hormuz and hit power plants after Trump ultimatum
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- 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
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- Tens of thousands of protesters rally in Prague against new government of Czech prime minister Babi
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- 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
- They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades
- Norway's crown princess talks about her ties to Epstein for the first time
- Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
Thu, 19 Mar 2026
- Japan's Takaichi tries to reaffirm alliance with Trump as he seeks help securing Strait of Hormuz
- Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
- Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at age 73
- Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens
- The Latest: Iran retaliates against Gulf energy sites as stocks sink worldwide
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- EU leaders blast Viktor Orbn over a Ukraine loan veto, accusing him of playing election games
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- EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices
Wed, 18 Mar 2026
- Strikes hit world's largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks
- Concern, anger and hope simmer in Cuba after Trump calls for 'imminent action' against government
- The Latest: US knew Israel would strike an Iranian gas field, AP source says
- Csar Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta and others
- Mexico arrests suspect wanted in the 2023 killing of Ecuadorian candidate and sends him to Colombia
- Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
- At least 17 dead in fighting on Sudan's border with Chad, aid group says
- UNICEF says it's investigating Israels allegations of smuggled tobacco in a Gaza aid shipment
- US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries
- Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout
- Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect
- Many in Egypt struggle as the costs of a distant war drive up prices in local markets
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- About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war
Tue, 17 Mar 2026
- China ignores Trumps Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips
- Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials
- The Latest: Iran confirms security chief Larijani killed as Israel hits more top leaders
- Scottish lawmakers reject bill to let terminally ill people end their lives
- Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike
- Denis Sassou NGuesso reelected president of Congo with 94.8% of the vote, extending 42-year rule
- Zelenskyy and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus
- Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the 'trial of the century' against a cardinal
- UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank
- Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran
- Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital
- Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88
- Irans internet blackout silences voices at home as diaspora creators fill the void
- As winters warm, falling through the ice is becoming more common and deadly
- A look at the top Iranian official and the head of internal security targeted by Israel
- At least 23 killed and 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria
- Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it
Mon, 16 Mar 2026
- Iranian women soccer players granted asylum in Australia are pictured training in Brisbane
- United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran
- The Latest: Trump seeks help opening the Strait of Hormuz as Iran war chokes oil shipping
- Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis
- Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
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- El Salvador has arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US, Human Rights Watch says
- 4 teens are suspected of terror offenses in the Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say
- 'Radiant' mother from Kentucky was among 6 US service members killed in air crash in Iraq
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