CIA faces furious backlash after hidden document with potential cure for cancer is declassified after 60 years | 9 March 2026 | A newly surfaced CIA document suggests U.S. intelligence once reviewed research that hinted at a possible cancer treatment more than 60 years ago. The document, produced in February…

Israeli fire kills Maronite priest in south Lebanon | 9 March 2026 | A south Lebanon parish lost its priest on March 9 when Father Pierre al-Rai of Al-Qlayaa died of wounds sustained from Israeli tank fire, according to state media and a medical source. The National News Agency (NNA)…

Right-wing AfD makes historic gains in west German election | 9 March 2026 | The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has scored a record result in Baden‑Wurttemberg's regional elections, doubling its vote share from the previous election and achieving its highest result outside its traditional heartland. The right-wing party finished…

U.S. to Reinsure Maritime Losses in Gulf Up to $20B | 8 march 2026 | The U.S. will provide reinsurance for losses up to $20 billion in the Gulf region, to help provide confidence for oil and gas shippers during the war on Iran, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation…

IDF threatens to kill Iran's new leadership | 9 March 2026 | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has threatened to assassinate anyone who replaces the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran's supreme leader. Khamenei and several other senior Iranian officials were killed in the first wave of U.S.‑Israeli airstrikes launched…

Trump says ending Iran war will be 'mutual' decision with Netanyahu | 8 March 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump ​said on Sunday ‌that when to end the war ​with Iran will ​be a "mutual" decision made ⁠with Israeli ​Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking ​by phone with The Times of…

Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba is confirmed as Iran's next Supreme Leader after his father was killed in U.S. strikes in Tehran | 8 March 2026 | Mojtaba Khamenei has been named as Iran's next supreme leader, Iranian state TV said on Sunday. Mojtaba is the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…

Ukrainian drone strikes kill two civilians in Russia | 6 March 2026 | Two civilians have been killed and at least 21 others injured in separate Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia's Kherson Region and in Sevastopol in Crimea, according to local officials. Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo said two were…

UK has just TWO DAYS' worth of natural gas stored - sparking fears of a supply shortage as Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz | 8 March 2026 | Britain has just two days' worth of natural gas in storage, sparking fears of a shortage crisis as the Middle East conflict…

Wall Street braces for huge sell-off as oil hits highest level in four years and gas prices hit $8-a-gallon | 8 March 2026 | Wall Street is bracing for another turbulent week after oil prices surged above $100 a barrel on Sunday night as the war with Iran continues to…

7th U.S. service member killed as war between Iran and Israel-America rages on | 8 March 2026 | A seventh U.S. service member has been killed as the war between Iran and Israel-America rages on. The unidentified service member died after being "seriously wounded" during an Iranian attack on U.S.…

Trump claims Iran bombed its own school in Minab strike | 7 March 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump has denied American responsibility for the strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, most of them children, suggesting instead that a faulty Iranian missile was to blame. His remarks…

Leavitt says ground troops in Iran not currently being considered, doesn't rule it out | 4 March 2026 | White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt would not rule out the possibility of the U.S. sending ground troops to Iran, though she said Wednesday it is not being considered at the…

Noem thanks Trump for new Shield of the Americas special envoy role after DHS ouster | 7 March 2026 | During the Shield of the Americas summit in Florida Saturday, outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Donald Trump for appointing her to a newly created…

Trump taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin after firing Kristi Noem as DHS secretary | 5 March 2026 | President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was ousting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from that post and replacing her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican. Noem's chief advisor, Corey Lewandowski, will…

Trump Weighing Special Ops Raid to Secure Iran's Enriched Uranium Stockpile --U.S. forces could move in at a later stage of the conflict, Trump said. | 8 March 2026 | President Donald Trump is weighing options that could include deploying special operations forces into Iran to secure or destroy highly…

Kansas City International Airport is evacuated as passengers flee on to tarmac and flights are grounded | 8 March 2026 | Kansas City International Airport was evacuated on Sunday following reports of a "potential threat" inside the building. Confused and terrified passengers were seen dragging their bags out of the…

'Bomb threat' sparks mid-air panic amid Iran war terror fears | 7 march 2026 | A mid-air Southwest flight was forced to land in Georgia after a passenger triggered a security alert, coming amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Southwest Airlines Flight 2094, bound for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from…

U.S. approves emergency sale of heavy bombs to Israel --West Jerusalem has requested 12,000 munitions 1,000 pounds each as the war with Iran enters its eighth day | 7 March 2026 | The U.S. State Department has approved the emergency sale of 1,000-pound bombs to Israel, bypassing congressional review. The…

Oil prices surge to highest since 2023 | 6 March 2026 | Oil prices hit a two-and-a-half year high on Friday as the escalating US-Israeli war against Iran disrupts energy supplies from the Middle East to global markets. Global benchmark Brent crude futures were up over 8% to over $92…