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Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Israel keeps eliminating Iran's top leaders. How is it impacting the war?
Iran continues to launch missiles, raising questions as to whether its mosaic defence doctrine has enabled the country to fight on despite the decapitation of its top leadership.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:50:00 EDT
Cuba's president lashes out at Trump's threats to take the island as regional support weakens
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has lashed out after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he can do "whatever he wants" with the Caribbean island and that Washington could take "imminent action" against it.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:36:23 EDT
Tehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field
Qatar, a key source of natural gas for world markets, said firefighters put out a blaze at a major LNG facility after it was hit by Iranian missile attacks.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:38:27 EDT
Iran will not play World Cup games in U.S., says soccer chief
Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the finals but their participation has been in doubt since the conflict between the Islamic Republic and the United States began in late February.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:16:33 EDT
Trump has delayed the Beijing summit. China wonders if he'll ever come to the negotiating table
The question echoing through Beijing’s diplomatic and political circles is whether U.S. President Donald Trump will show up for a summit in Beijing that was originally supposed to take place this month. Distracted by a self-launched war in Iran and...

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:35:27 EDT
U.S. civil rights leader Dolores Huerta says Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her in the 1960s
Civil rights ​leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades to expand labour rights in the U.S., on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:45:08 EDT
Iran hits Qatar energy hub after its Pars oil field struck
Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices ‌shooting higher, and retaliated ‌by vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gu...

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:41:10 EDT
Last detainee from Trump’s 2025 Gaza war protest crackdown freed after a year
For Leqaa Kordia, her newfound freedom means little to her until “everybody is free." “There is a lot of injustice in this place,” Kordia told reporters after emerging from a U.S. immigration detention centre in Texas on Monday. “There are a ...

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:27:50 EDT
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting
Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:30:00 EDT
An AI Val Kilmer is set to posthumously appear in a new movie
A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:44:17 EDT
Israeli airstrikes in Beirut intensify, demolishing a 10-storey building and striking bridges
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building near the city center in the third week of its war with Hezbollah, Lebanese authorities said.

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:09:01 EDT
While Canada pumps the brakes on robotaxis, China hits the gas
Canada is still figuring out regulations when it comes to driverless vehicles, like robotaxis, on its roads. China, on the other hand, has embraced the technology, rolling out fully autonomous vehicles in select areas of cities like Beijing, Wuhan an...

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDT
As gas prices rise, ride-hail drivers feel especially pinched at the pump
Gas prices worldwide have soared since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and the widening war has pinched tanker traffic in the crucially important Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Ride-hail drivers, many of whom are on the road for hours...

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:26:35 EDT
4-day work weeks, rationing, dressing down: How some Asian countries are coping with the Iran oil crisis
Much of the oil produced in the Middle East is exported to Asian countries, which are now using a range of different methods to adjust to the fuel crunch caused by Iran's partial blockage of the Strait of Hormuz amid its war with the U.S. and Israel....

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:53:11 EDT
Cuba reconnects electrical grid, but millions are still without power
Cuba has reconnected its electrical grid across much of the country, the Energy and Mines Ministry said early on Tuesday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against the communist-run ‌island, saying he could do anyt...

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:32:19 EDT
Netanyahu posts video to dispel rumours of his death after disinformation spreads online
​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a coffee on Sunday in an apparent attempt to prove that online rumours of his death have been greatly exaggerated.

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:09:35 EDT
Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump's war on Iran
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in Iran.

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:25:20 EDT
International Olympic Committee urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athletes
More than 80 human rights and sport advocacy groups have called on the ‌International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex co...

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:06:31 EDT
IN PHOTOS | Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Canada and abroad
St. Patrick's Day is marked annually on March 17, the traditional death date of Ireland's patron saint, and has become a celebration of Irish culture and heritage worldwide.

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