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The Swiss government said it will not permit weapons export licenses to the United States while attacks on Iran continue, citing a long-standing neutrality policy that bars supplying arms to states engaged in armed conflict. The ban is to remain in place for the duration of the conflict with Iran, the government said.
Intelligence briefings from federal and state officials and FIFA have highlighted the potential for extremists and criminal actors to target the World Cup, including transportation infrastructure and public gatherings, at a time when $625 million in federal security grants intended for the event were delayed. FEMA has since announced the awards, bu…
Chad plans to dispatch 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to join an international Gang Suppression Force aimed at assisting Haitian police against heavily armed gangs. A senior Chadian police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the contingent is expected to arrive by June after training from "European and American …
Greenlandic politicians competing for two seats in Denmark’s upcoming election are attempting to use the intense international scrutiny generated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland to press Copenhagen for concessions on sovereignty, defence and economic control. Candidates across the political spectrum propose measures…
Israel launched another series of strikes on Iran targeting infrastructure in Tehran, following tensions over recent attacks on regional energy installations. The exchanges have widened into a broader U.S.-Israeli campaign that began after diplomatic talks over Iran’s nuclear program failed, with consequences for regional security and global energy…
A Colombian journalist employed by a Spanish-language news outlet in Nashville was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after 16 days, the reporter's legal team said. Detained in early March, the journalist was freed on a $10,000 bond while immigration proceedings continue. Her attorneys are pursuing legal measures t…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke were booed and forced to leave Lakemba Mosque in western Sydney during Eid al-Fitr prayers after worshippers protested the government’s position on Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Demonstrators called the leaders "genocide supporters," security intervened to remove a heckler, and the …
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) secured unanimous approval for a new budget on Thursday, ending a five-year impasse. The Vienna-based body agreed to cuts that diplomats said amount to about 15 million euros, or roughly 10% of the 2021 budget, prompting staff reductions and affirmations from its rotating chair that the…
On March 19, Russia called for an immediate end to fighting in the Gulf, demanding that the United States and Israel stop attacks first and offering to use its diplomatic influence, alongside China, Turkey and other partners, to help negotiate a political resolution. The foreign ministry emphasized that Moscow supports creating collective Gulf secu…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that at least 13 people held in its custody died between January 2026 and early March 2026. The agency released case-by-case details for each death, which include medical emergencies, alleged suicides, and ongoing investigations. Last year saw 31 deaths in ICE custody, a two-decade high. Sever…
California legislators and local officials are pursuing a change to the March 31 holiday that honored Cesar Chavez, proposing to rename it Farmworkers Day after public allegations of sexual assault against Chavez. Actions include pending legislation in the state assembly, a Los Angeles proclamation, cancellations by the United Farm Workers, and pla…
The Kremlin described negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine as on a "situational pause" following the outbreak of the Iran war, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv expects a new round of discussions in the United States this weekend. U.S. officials and Russian leaders have offered differing assessments of prospects for…
A 19-year-old Mexican national, identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as Royer Perez Jimenez, died while detained at the Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida. ICE has characterized the death as a presumed suicide and said the cause is under investigation. He was found unresponsive in the early hours and staff effo…
A national poll of 1,545 U.S. adults finds 65% believe President Trump will order a large-scale ground war in Iran, while only 7% back such an outcome. The survey shows public approval of the war and presidential standing remain mixed, with notable partisan divides on strikes and limited special forces deployments. Proposed military options under c…
General Francis Donovan, head of U.S. Southern Command, told a Senate panel that the U.S. military is not conducting rehearsals to invade Cuba or to seize control of the island. He said U.S. forces remain prepared to defend the U.S. embassy and the base at Guantanamo Bay, support government efforts to manage any mass migration, and respond to physi…
Mexico has invited Spain's King Felipe VI to attend the opening match of the 2026 World Cup at Azteca Stadium, President Claudia Sheinbaum said. The invitation, sent by Mexico's 2026 World Cup government representative Gabriela Cuevas to all diplomatically recognised countries, comes after the king unexpectedly acknowledged colonial-era abuses and …
Lawyers for plaintiffs say the University of California, Berkeley has agreed to new measures intended to curb antisemitic harassment on campus. The settlement, announced by the plaintiffs' counsel, includes bans on excluding speakers who support Israel or Zionism from student forums, mandatory antisemitism and anti-discrimination training for facul…
President Donald Trump drew an explicit parallel between recent U.S. strikes on Iran and Japan’s December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor while defending the operations in a Washington meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Trump questioned why Japan had not warned him about Pearl Harbor and said the notion of surprise was shared, prom…
Rafael Caro Quintero, the 73-year-old founder of the Guadalajara Cartel now detained in Brooklyn, is engaged in early-stage plea discussions with U.S. prosecutors, his attorney said at a federal hearing. Prosecutors have indicated there is no formal offer, and a trial remains tentatively scheduled for March 8, 2027. Caro Quintero faces charges incl…
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and former Revolutionary Guards commander, has assumed an increasingly pivotal role within Tehran's political architecture as Israeli and U.S. strikes have removed several senior figures. Positioned at the crossroads of political, security and clerical networks, Qalibaf has articulated a hardline po…
The air campaign against Iran has rearranged political and strategic calculations across the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerges politically fortified as public attention pivots from Gaza to Iran, where there is broader national consensus. By contrast, U.S. President Donald Trump faces constrained choices and growing expo…
Three unnamed Israeli officials told reporters that Israel coordinated its strike on Iran's South Pars gas field with the United States, but they said the operation would likely not be repeated. The attack prompted Iranian aerial assaults on energy infrastructure across the Middle East, causing significant harm to facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia …
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States has not altered its goals in the campaign against Iran since strikes began on February 28. Pentagon figures cited in the briefing said roughly 7,000 targets inside Iran have been struck, including more than 40 mine-laying vessels and 11 submarines. Military leaders reiterated intentions to …
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has settled confidentially with three British men who had brought civil claims alleging sexual assault between 2000 and 2013. A London High Court order dated March 13 recorded the settlement and stayed the lawsuits, cancelling a trial that had been set for October. Two of the claimants had testified in Spacey’s 2023…
Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on March 19, after nearly three weeks, permitting a small number of wounded Palestinians and family members to cross into Egypt for medical care. The move follows talks involving envoys from President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" and Hamas officials in Cairo aimed at preserving the Gaza ceasef…
