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Zelensky accuses EU allies of seeking to 'blackmail' Kyiv into reopening pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
— Hungary depends on Russian energy and is blocking both fresh EU sanctions on Moscow and a vital €90bn ($103bn) loan for Kyiv until the pipeline is reopened.
Cuba: Protesters attack ruling party's office amid blackouts — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why — (LINK)
Explosion rocks Amsterdam Jewish school in what mayor says is 'targeted attack' against Jewish community — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
US judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump administration invokes emergency powers to restart oil operations off California coast — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
— Restarts an oil pipeline that state officials have kept offline since 2015. The Energy Department: "Today, more than 60 percent of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz — presenting serious national security threats."
The Atlantic: Why Trump didn't plan for the Strait of Hormuz: officials assumed that such a move would hurt Iran more than the United States — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
'Groundbreaking' UN agreement on justice for women to include those in prison for first time — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Myanmar's military commissions unstated number of jets to boost air power as it recaptures a key town from rebels — (LINK) ground.news: 9 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency for 3 months over crime: it has spent roughly 10 of the last 14 months under an emergency. — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
France returns sacred talking drum looted in 1916 to Ivory Coast — (LINK) ground.news: 33 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
UN: Venezuela's repressive State apparatus 'intact' despite leadership change — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
Breaking news
Iran continues strikes on Gulf states day after US threatens oil facilities — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
— Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE warned people that they were working to intercept incoming projectiles, a day after Iran called for port evacuations, threatening for the first time a neighbouring country's non-US assets.
CNN: What else we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
- Trump said he is not yet ready to make a deal with Iran to end the war
- Iran's foreign minister said the critical waterway was closed only to Tehran's "enemies", and its military warned it could target ports in the United Arab Emirates following US strikes on an island crucial to Iranian oil exports.
- US gas prices have spiked by 23% since the war began, according to the AAA, a US body that represents drivers.
Trump claims that "hopefully" an international coalition will send war ships to reopen the strait of Hormuz — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again 'just for fun' — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Switzerland bars US overflights linked to combat in Iran war, citing neutrality — 14 March 2026 (LINK limited)
US attacks military sites on Iran’s Kharg island, home to vast oil facility — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Iran, in turn, threatened on Saturday to reduce US-linked oil facilities to “a pile of ashes” if oil structures on the island were attacked
Six killed in attacks on Ukraine as EU extends sanctions against Russians — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
— The EU Council announced that the bloc's 27 member states had agreed on Saturday to extend sanctions targeting some 2,600 individuals and entities with measures like travel restrictions and asset freezes until September 15, breaking an earlier deadlock caused by Hungary and Slovakia's opposition to the move.
U.S. State Department slashes fee for renouncing citizenship by 80% to $450 — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
whitehouse.gov: CNN is lying to undermine Operation Epic Fury's crushing success — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
8 accused of antifa ties convicted on terrorism charges over shooting at Texas immigration facility — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Major news
Zelensky accuses EU allies of seeking to 'blackmail' Kyiv into reopening pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
— Hungary depends on Russian energy and is blocking both fresh EU sanctions on Moscow and a vital €90bn ($103bn) loan for Kyiv until the pipeline is reopened.
Cuba: Protesters attack ruling party's office amid blackouts — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why — (LINK)
Explosion rocks Amsterdam Jewish school in what mayor says is 'targeted attack' against Jewish community — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
US judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Trump administration invokes emergency powers to restart oil operations off California coast — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
— Restarts an oil pipeline that state officials have kept offline since 2015. The Energy Department: "Today, more than 60 percent of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz — presenting serious national security threats."
The Atlantic: Why Trump didn't plan for the Strait of Hormuz: officials assumed that such a move would hurt Iran more than the United States — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
'Groundbreaking' UN agreement on justice for women to include those in prison for first time — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Myanmar's military commissions unstated number of jets to boost air power as it recaptures a key town from rebels — (LINK) ground.news: 9 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency for 3 months over crime: it has spent roughly 10 of the last 14 months under an emergency. — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
France returns sacred talking drum looted in 1916 to Ivory Coast — (LINK) ground.news: 33 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
UN: Venezuela's repressive State apparatus 'intact' despite leadership change — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
Miscellaneous
March 16 could be a big day for the stock market: Nvidia's GTC AI conference and expo begins — 15 March 2026 (LINK)
US: March storm ramping up, bringing snow, strong winds to millions: warnings stretch from Montana to Michigan — 14 March 2026 (LINK)
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