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South Korea Launches Energy-Saving Campaign Amid Crisis
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has initiated a national energy-saving campaign, drawing parallels between the current energy crisis, exacerbated by the Iran war, and past national emergencies l
Argentina Cuts Funding to Human Rights Groups
Fifty years after Argentina's military dictatorship, the current government is actively defunding human rights organizations and promoting a revisionist narrative of the junta's atrocities. This move
Fars: Iran Gas Pipeline, Isfahan Facilities Hit
Fars News Agency reports strikes on gas infrastructure across Iran, hitting a pipeline feeding the Khorramshahr power station and Isfahan facilities the outlet attributes to US-Israeli action, broaden
Kim Jong Un says nuclear status, South Korea hostile
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un proclaimed the nation’s nuclear status permanent and branded South Korea its most hostile enemy, while the legislature boosted defense spending and moved to rewrite th
Drone footage Tel Aviv damage from Iranian missiles
Al Jazeera released drone footage on 24 March 2026 showing extensive damage to a multi‑storey residential building in Tel Aviv after a wave of Iranian missile strikes, with the façade collapsed and de
Pentagon Deploys 2000 Airborne Troops to Middle East
The Pentagon is deploying 2,000 airborne troops to the Middle East, potentially expanding President Trump's military options following a diplomatic proposal sent to Iran via Pakistan, a move that also
Three Indian cities rank among world's four most
A new report by IQAir reveals that three of the world's four most polluted cities are in India, highlighting a significant environmental crisis. This comes as Rahul Gandhi sharply criticizes Prime Min
Russia Fires 400 Drones, Kills 6 in Spring Offensive
Russia fired nearly 400 long-range drones and 30 missiles at Ukraine overnight in its biggest attack in weeks, killing six and injuring at least 46 as the Institute for the Study of War assessed Russi
India Rice Exports Stall as 400,000 Tonnes Stranded
India's rice export trade is stalling as the Middle East conflict strands roughly 400,000 tonnes of shipments at ports and at sea, with exporters warning of a profitless year and fertilizer supply ris
Iran fires at Israel, mocks Trump’s Hormuz plan
On March 24 Iran launched missile waves at Israel, sparking sirens and damage in Tel Aviv, while Tehran mocked President Trump’s proposal for joint Hormuz control and diplomatic talks remained dispute
Russia gives Iran targeting data, raising U.S. strike risk
Russia has begun feeding Iran advanced targeting intelligence, boosting Tehran’s precision strikes against U.S. assets and deepening a military partnership that now spans drones, missiles, and space‑b
Partisan Divide Now Shapes Nearly All US Foreign Policy Views
Nearly five decades of Chicago Council polling show that partisanship now drives Americans' foreign policy views on nearly every major issue, with the divide widening steadily since the early 1990s.
Trump Issues Iran Ultimatum, Then Calls Off Strikes
President Donald Trump warned Iran with a 48‑hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, then paused planned US airstrikes after back‑channel talks, while he toured Graceland and touted a crime‑rate
Kim Yo Jong Rejects Summit With Japan's Takaichi
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, publicly rejected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's reported interest in a Pyongyang summit, saying North Korea's leaders
Gaza residents face limbo amid Iran war fallout
While the new war with Iran directly impacts Gazans through panic buying and soaring food prices, the conflict's ripple effects are far-reaching, causing acute gas shortages in India and raising conce
Bangladeshi Villagers Track Iran-US War Online
Villagers in Bamonghona, a rural community in Bangladesh's Gazipur district near Dhaka, are tracking Iran-US war developments on online news portals, highlighting how distant great-power tensions reac
Iran's surviving leaders: Who can make a US peace deal
Trump teased he's moving closer to a deal with Iran to end the war, but declined to identify which surviving Iranian leaders the U.S. is negotiating with as mediators try to arrange a meeting with par
Taiwan Lawmakers Debate Defense Spending Amid
Taiwan's Nationalist Party faces internal strife this week as lawmakers debate increased defense spending aimed at countering Beijing's escalating military power. This comes amidst complex choices for
70000 Afghans flee Iran amid dual conflicts
The ongoing conflict in Iran has triggered a mass exodus of at least 70,000 Afghan workers and students, forcing them to return to an Afghanistan already grappling with its own internal strife. This d
Air travel crisis: jet fuel doubles, TSA goes unpaid
A partial government shutdown and an Iran-driven oil price spike are converging into a 'spring of hell' for air travelers, with jet fuel costs more than doubling in three weeks, TSA workers going unpa
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