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Pentagon weighs redirecting some Ukraine-bound weapons to Middle East amid Iran war strainWorld
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Pentagon weighs redirecting some Ukraine-bound weapons to Middle East amid Iran war strain

Washington, United States. The Pentagon is considering whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East as the war in Iran strains supplies of key U.S. munitions, the Washington Post reported,…

March 26, 2026
Dutch court orders xAI and Grok to stop generating nonconsensual “undressing” images in NetherlandsWorld

Dutch court orders xAI and Grok to stop generating nonconsensual “undressing” images in Netherlands

Amsterdam, Netherlands. A Dutch court ordered Elon Musk’s xAI and its chatbot Grok to stop generating and distributing…

March 26, 2026
Maduro appears in New York court seeking dismissal of U.S. drug trafficking chargesWorld

Maduro appears in New York court seeking dismissal of U.S. drug trafficking charges

New York, United States. Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday to argue…

March 26, 2026
Israel says it will seize area in southern Lebanon to create buffer zone against HezbollahWorld

Israel says it will seize area in southern Lebanon to create buffer zone against Hezbollah

Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has said it will seize a chunk of southern Lebanon to create a buffer zone…

March 26, 2026
Houthi leader says group ready to resume Red Sea attacks in solidarity with IranWorld

Houthi leader says group ready to resume Red Sea attacks in solidarity with Iran

Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement is ready to strike the Red Sea waterway again in solidarity with…

March 26, 2026
Maduro returns to U.S. court as prosecutors face challenges under rarely tested narcoterrorism statuteWorld

Maduro returns to U.S. court as prosecutors face challenges under rarely tested narcoterrorism statute

Washington, United States. Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a U.S. court on Thursday on criminal charges…

March 26, 2026
Trump urges Iran to “get serious” on deal as intermediaries relay messagesWorld

Trump urges Iran to “get serious” on deal as intermediaries relay messages

Washington, United States. U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to “get serious” about a deal to end nearly…

March 26, 2026
Israel removed two Iranian officials from hit list after Pakistan urged U.S. intervention, source saysWorld

Israel removed two Iranian officials from hit list after Pakistan urged U.S. intervention, source says

Islamabad, Pakistan. Israel removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf from its hit…

March 26, 2026
US juries find Meta and Google liable in child harm lawsuits, setting stage for Section 230 appealsWorld

US juries find Meta and Google liable in child harm lawsuits, setting stage for Section 230 appeals

Los Angeles, United States. Jurors in the first two U.S. trials in a wave of lawsuits over alleged…

March 26, 2026
Starmer authorises British forces to board and detain Russian ships in UK watersWorld

Starmer authorises British forces to board and detain Russian ships in UK waters

Helsinki, Finland. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he has authorised the British military to board and detain Russian…

March 26, 2026
Reuters investigation details Russia’s rail and infrastructure buildout in occupied Ukrainian territoriesWorld

Reuters investigation details Russia’s rail and infrastructure buildout in occupied Ukrainian territories

Donetsk region, Ukraine. Footage posted online by Ukrainian fighters shows repeated sabotage attacks on a railroad network Russia…

March 26, 2026