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Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:02:07 EDTCuban officials report country-wide blackout amid U.S. energy blockade
The Ministry of Energy and Mines on X noted a "complete disconnection" of the country's electrical system and said it was investigating.
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTWhy allies aren't leaping to Trump's aid in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling to persuade other countries to help protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a development analysts say is partly the result of how he has treated allies since returning to the White House...
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:37:41 EDTWhy the U.S. is sending 2,500 marines to the Gulf — and what they might do there
While U.S. President Donald Trump tries to convince allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he is also sending 2,500 marines to the region — the first deployment of U.S. troops since it and and Israel first attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:24:57 EDTAfghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly strike on Kabul hospital that it says killed hundreds
Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has seen repeated...
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:06:10 EDTTrump expects to have the 'honour' of taking Cuba
Calling Cuba a 'failed nation' with a 'nice landscape,' U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he thinks he will have the 'honour' of taking Cuba, adding he could do anything he wants with it.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:14:05 EDTStranded footwear and stuffed warehouses: How the Middle East conflict is hitting China’s economy
For a snapshot of how the U.S.-led war in the Persian Gulf is affecting global trade and supply chains, look at Yiwu, China. Shipping containers of household goods are backing up as logistics come under pressure.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:48:32 EDTThe broken economic argument for Trump’s war on Iran | About That
Andrew Chang explains the economic impact of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran and how it contradicts President Donald Trump's claim that rising oil prices benefit the U.S. economy.
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Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:58:17 EDTTrump upset as key U.S. partners shun call for Hormuz warship escorts
Israel said on Monday it had detailed plans for at least three more weeks of war as it pounded sites across Iran overnight while Iranian drone attacks temporarily shut the Dubai airport and hit a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:33:08 EDTSusie Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, diagnosed with breast cancer but plans to keep working
Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but will continue working while undergoing treatment, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:13:40 EDTCanada joins allies in warning against Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon
"The humanitarian situation in Lebanon, including ongoing mass displacement, is already deeply alarming," said a statement by Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy.
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:23 EDTEU shows 'no appetite' to expand naval mission in Mideast
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says despite U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal for other countries to help police the Hormuz Strait, there is "no appetite" to change the EU's current mission in the region, which consists of a fleet patrolling ...
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:20:35 EDTThousands of flights grounded as storms bring heavy snow, tornado risks to U.S. East, Midwest
Chaotic weather coast to coast in the U.S. — from unusual heat in California to damaging winds around Washington, D.C. — put more than 100 million people in the path of extreme conditions on Monday.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTShadow fleets of sanctions-skirting ships facing global crackdown: analysis
A CBC News analysis reveals the global scope of an enforcement crackdown on ships belonging to shadow fleets — vessels often flying under false flags in order to skirt sanctions — as the scale of seizures and detentions has skyrocketed in recent ...
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:18:02 EDTSides in WNBA labour talks report progress but work remains on 'big items'
Both the WNBA and players' union feel progress is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement, but they both say there's still work to be done to get a deal to the finish line.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:52:16 EDTIsraeli soldiers shoot at family car, killing 4, in occupied West Bank
Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said. The Palestinian Red Crescent rescue service said that Ali and Waed Odeh, and tw...
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:12:09 EDTMilano-Cortina Paralympics come to a close with another boycott by Ukraine at Games marked by Russia's return
A closing ceremony boycotted by Ukraine signalled the end of the Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics on Sunday, hours after the U.S. Para ice hockey team won the final gold medal of the Games that were marked by the return of the Russian flag and natio...
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:09:33 EDTIsrael says Michigan synagogue attacker was brother of killed Hezbollah commander
The brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week, who was killed earlier this month in an Israeli airstrike, was a Hezbollah commander, Israel's military said Sunday.
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:27:56 EDTTrump urges allies to defend the Strait of Hormuz, but no one's fully signed on
U.S. President Donald Trump is calling for help from allies — and even geopolitical rivals like China — to defend the Strait of Hormuz from attacks on commercial shipping. So far, the countries Trump mentioned have responded cautiously.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:13:51 EDTRussian strike on Kyiv region kills 4, wounds 15
A combined Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded 15, a Ukrainian official said Saturday, after the United States postponed Russia-Ukraine talks due to the war with Iran. Ukrainian President Volody...
Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:25:43 EDTIPC president disappointed with Ukraine, suggests team shifted focus to politics at Milan-Cortina Paralympics
The president of the International Paralympic Committee was disappointed with the complaints made by Ukraine's National Paralympic Committee during the Milan-Cortina Games, saying they appeared to be an attempt to shift the focus from sports to polit...