Headlines: 23-31 March 2026

Saturday, 28 March 2026

Israeli military said early on Saturday it had identified a launch of a missile from Yemen, hours after Iran-aligned Houthis said they were prepared to take action — 28 March 2026 (LINK)

12 US troops wounded, 2 seriously, in Iranian attack on Saudi base — 28 March 2026 (LINK)

Friday, 27 March 2026

Daily Beast: Intel leak blows up Trump's big war boasts: the Trump administration can only confirm that it has destroyed about one-third of Iran's missile arsenal and drone capacity, despite the president saying Iran has "very few rockets left" — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

What we know on Day 28 of the US and Israel's war with Iran: Israel vowed Friday to "escalate" its offensive in Iran. A fresh wave of overnight strikes killed dozens in Iran, according to the country's authorities and state media, while strikes hit southern Lebanon and southern Beirut early Friday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

Chinese ships were turned back when trying to exit Strait of Hormuz — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

New UN Task Force aims to ease trade flow through Strait of Hormuz restoring the flow of fertilizer and humanitarian goods — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

Epstein victims to get $72.5M from Bank of America settlement — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

— In 2023, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay Epstein victims $290 million and separately to pay the U.S. Virgin Islands $75 million. Deutsche Bank, that same year, agreed to pay victims $75 million.

FBI director's personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers: Handala Hack Team published more than 300 emails from Kash Patel’s inbox between 2010 and 2019 — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

US: Florida Democrat found guilty of House ethics violations over using federal disaster funds as campaign contributions — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump signs order to pay TSA employees amid shutdown standoff: other DHS staff continue to go without pay — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump's Treasury drops sanctions on two Putin henchmen — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' star a 'foreign agent' — (LINK)

Russian court bans Oscar and BAFTA-winning documentary 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

Bitcoin fell to $68,507 on Friday morning, down 3.2% over the past 24 hours and 2.7% on the week. Ether dropped 4.6% to $2,050. Solana fell 5.3% to $85.93. XRP lost 2.8% to $1.36, now down 6.5% on the week. BNB slid 2.3% to $626. Dogecoin dropped 2.8% to $0.091. Tron was the only major in the green at 1.2% daily and 2.4% weekly — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

Golf star Tiger Woods charged with DUI after rollover crash in Florida: Sheriff — 27 March 2026 (LINK)

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Thursday, 26 March 2026

Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline until 6 April as Wall Street has biggest loss of war — 26 March 2026 (LINK)

Ukrainian drone strike forces one of Russia’s largest oil refineries to close — 26 March 2026 (LINK)

President Trump's signature is set to appear on U.S. currency — a first for a sitting president — 26 March 2026 (LINK)

— Traditionally, U.S. bills carry the signatures of the Treasury secretary and treasurer — not the president.

California renames César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations — 26 March 2026 (LINK)

Senate Republican Susan Collins busted violating stock trading disclosure law she helped pass — 26 March 2026 (LINK)

Meta stock slides as court held the Facebook parent company liable for harm to young people — 26 March 2026 (LINK)

Hegseth reportedly cuts two Black men and two women from military promotion list to general — 26 March 2026 (LINK)

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Five Guys CEO gave away his $1.5m bonus to his to employees in 1500 US stores after a special promo went horribly wrong: 'I felt I screwed up': 40th anniversary special proved more popular than expected, overwhelming locations, crashing the app and forcing some restaurants to close early as supplies ran short — 25 March 2026 (LINK) Guardian — (LINK)

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Iranian source says US initiated 'outreach' to end war, as Israel and Tehran continue to trade strikes — 24 March 2026 (LINK)

Japan moves to release oil stockpiles as energy crisis deepens — 24 March 2026 (LINK)

Russian attack on World Heritage sites in Lviv: damage to 17th-century church and archive building — 24 March 2026 (LINK)

Bitcoin, ether, solana prices move higher as Gulf allies inch toward joining Iran war — 24 March 2026 (LINK)

Scientists cloned a mouse, then cloned the clone for 58 successive generations. Over 1,200 clones later, the experiment stopped because the mice kept dying immediately after being born, despite displaying no outward physical abnormalities, suggesting there's a hard limit to duplicating mammals — 24 March 2026 (LINK) Nature — (LINK)

A truck transported a container with a payload of 92 antiprotons within the CERN complex near Geneva for the first time: opens the door to new possibilities for the study of the world's most expensive, volatile and rare substance — 24 March 2026 (LINK)

Monday, 23 March 2026

WMO State of Climate report confirms 2015-2025 hottest 11 years on record: Earth's energy imbalance is highest in sixty five-year record — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump says ultimatum for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz postponed amid negotiations: stock markets swing and oil prices fall after Trump postpones strikes on Iran power plants — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

CNN: Day 24 of the US and Israel's war with Iran: Iran has denied any dialogue with Washington, several Iranian state-affiliated outlets reported shortly after Trump's announcement, citing the Foreign Ministry. They dismissed Trump's claim as an attempt to lower energy prices and buy time for his military plans — (LINK)

FoxNews: Trump postpones strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure amid 'constructive' talks to end war — (LINK)

China limits fuel price hike to cushion impact of rising oil prices — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

As the war entered its fourth week, the International Energy Agency said the reduction of global oil supply from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz was larger than the loss caused by the oil shocks of the 1970s — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

More than 40 Middle East energy assets in 9 countries 'severely damaged,' IEA chief says — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

Jewish volunteer ambulances set on fire outside London synagogue in antisemitic attack — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

ICE officers deployed to 14 airports as TSA callouts worsen — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

Colombian military plane crash kills at least 66, wounds dozens — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

Jury orders Bill Cosby to pay $19m to ex-waitress after finding he abused her in 1972 — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

Seven jailed in Ireland over international cocaine smuggling operation — 23 March 2026 (LINK)

All 5 fundamental units of life's genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample — 23 March 2026 (LINK)