EV adoption avoided the use of 2.3 million barrels of oil per day in 2025
Published: March 18, 2026 06:51
Fossil fuel savings are expected to increase every year for the rest of the decade.
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Iranās nuclear doctrine not likely to change, says its Foreign Minister
Published: March 18, 2026 06:46
He cautioned that the new Supreme Leader is yet to publicly express his view on the matter.
Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel: Judiciary
Published: March 18, 2026 06:15
The man was arrested during Iranās 12-day war with Israel in June 2025.
Iran vows revenge for security chief Larijaniās killing, hits Tel Aviv with cluster bombs
Published: March 18, 2026 05:14
Iran has retaliated with deadly strikes, signalling escalation and rejecting ceasefire calls.
Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill six people, say Lebanese authorities
Published: March 18, 2026 04:26
Israeli air strikes also pounded the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut.
Illinoisā Juliana Stratton wins Senate Democratic primary to replace retiring US senatorās seat
Published: March 18, 2026 03:28
She was endorsed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and was viewed as the most progressive of the top three candidates.
Dinner and no drinks: Restaurants are struggling as Americans drink less
Published: March 18, 2026 03:20
Traditionally a reliable revenue stream for restaurants, alcoholic drinks are down markedly.
A smelly ice cream ad tempts few London commuters
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/a-smelly-ice-cream-ad-tempts-few-london-commuters
Published: March 18, 2026 03:10
Spritzes of sweet chocolate aroma have been released at King's Cross as part of a Magnum campaign.
Iraqi government, Kurdish authorities reach deal to resume oil exports to Turkeyās Ceyhan port
Published: March 18, 2026 02:56
The two sides also agreed to take the necessary security measures to protect oilfields.
Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
Published: March 18, 2026 02:43
The Trump administrationās filing says Anthropic is unlikely to succeed on its claims.
Will Larijani killing weakenĀ chance of US exit strategy for Iran war?
Published: March 18, 2026 02:43
He was Iran's de facto leader and could potentially have been a conduit to talks.
Many teens face strong peer pressure to share sexual images, US study finds
Published: March 18, 2026 02:41
They were far more likely to do so at the request of a dating partner.
In rural New York, some see proposed AI centre as a needless intrusion
Published: March 18, 2026 02:33
Americaās AI boom has created a need for data centres across the country that can support the technology involved.
Trump expects Xi summit in āfive or six weeksā as Iran war rages
Published: March 18, 2026 02:17
The Chinese embassy in Washington said it had no new information to provide about the timing of the summit.
Irish PM Martin pushes Trump on Iran ā politely
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/irish-pm-pushes-trump-on-iran-politely
Published: March 18, 2026 01:57
Irish PM Micheal Martin still had a couple of tense exchanges with Mr Trump.
Projectile hits near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, no damage or injuries reported
Published: March 18, 2026 01:56
March 17 - A projectile hit an area near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening, however it caused no damage or injuries, Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Peru names new prime minister after surprise resignation
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/peru-names-new-prime-minister-after-surprise-resignation
Published: March 18, 2026 01:37
Denisse Miralles unexpectedly resigned on March 17, three weeks into her tenure as PM.
Brazil starts to restrict minorsā access to social media
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/brazil-starts-to-restrict-minors-access-to-social-media
Published: March 18, 2026 00:55
Adolescents up to 16 years of age must now have their accounts linked to that of a legal guardian.
Drone attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard
Published: March 18, 2026 00:51
March 18 - A drone attack targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and an explosion was heard in the area, security sources said early on Wednesday, a day after a series of strikes.
Russian forces take control of two more Ukrainian villages, defence ministry says
Published: March 18, 2026 00:51
MOSCOW, March 17 - Russian troops have taken control of the village of Sopych in Ukraine's northern Sumy region and Kalenyky in the eastern Donetsk region, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024, says UN
Published: March 18, 2026 00:26
Most of the deaths were preventable with better access to healthcare.
US judge orders Trump admin to bring VOA employees back to work
Published: March 17, 2026 23:56
The judge also ordered the administration to resume VOA broadcasts.
Sexual abuse allegations made against late US labor icon Cesar Chavez
Published: March 17, 2026 23:31
NEW YORK, March 17 - Allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior and abuse of young women or girls have emerged against iconic late labor organizer Cesar Chavez, and the union he co-founded will not take part in annual celebrations of him, according toā¦
El Salvador reforms constitution to allow for life sentences
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/el-salvador-reforms-constitution-to-allow-for-life-sentences
Published: March 17, 2026 22:41
March 17 - El Salvador's Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to allow for life sentences for charges including murder, rape, and terrorism, as the government of President Nayib Bukele continues its crackdown on the country's criminalā¦
Pentagon plans to mass produce attack drone used in Iran war
Published: March 17, 2026 22:10
The LUCAS attack drones were created by reverse-engineering Iranās cheap and deadly Shahed system.
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 18, 2026
Published: March 17, 2026 22:08
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 18, 2026.
Russia's Rosatom condemns strike on territory of Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
Published: March 17, 2026 22:01
March 17 - Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, condemned a strike on the territory of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday and called for de-escalation around the facility.
Facts about deceased Iranian security chief Ali Larijani
Published: March 17, 2026 21:56
March 17 - Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed at the age of 67 by a U.S.-Israeli air attack in Tehran, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency said on Tuesday.
Five people die in fire outside Pemex's Olmeca refinery in Mexico
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/five-people-die-in-fire-outside-pemexs-olmeca-refinery-in-mexico
Published: March 17, 2026 21:51
MEXICO CITY, March 17 - Five people died outside Pemex's Olmeca refinery after \"oily waters\" around the perimeter of the site caught fire, the Mexican state energy company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Iran confirms security chief Larijani killed; his death is seen as a major blow to the regime
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-confirms-death-of-security-chief-ali-larijani
Published: March 17, 2026 21:25
Israel has also vowed to 'neutralise' Tehran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Ali Larijani, Iranās ultimate backroom powerbroker, killed in Israeli airstrike
Published: March 17, 2026 21:21
After the US-Israeli strikes began on Feb 28, he was one of the first major Iranian figures to speak.
US carrier Ford, deployed in war with Iran, to go to port temporarily after fire
Published: March 17, 2026 21:11
WASHINGTON, March 17 - The U.S. aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, deployed in operations against Iran, is expected to temporarily pull into port after a fire on board, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, the 18th day of the war with Tehran.
Ilia II, patriarch who led Georgian Church out of the Soviet Union, dies at 93
Published: March 17, 2026 21:06
March 17 - The spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church for just shy of half a century, Ilia II oversaw its transformation from an institution repressed under the Soviet Union into the most powerful non-state body in one of the world's oldestā¦
Cubans clamor for dialogue with Trump, not confrontation
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/cubans-clamor-for-dialogue-with-trump-not-confrontation
Published: March 17, 2026 20:26
HAVANA, March 17 - U.S. President Donald Trump has offered competing narratives on Cuba: one of dialogue with the longtime rival, one of confrontation.
Britainās Starmer tells Zelensky āfocus must remain on Ukraineā amid Iran war
Published: March 17, 2026 20:20
The Middle East conflict is overshadowing Ukraineās four-year fight against Russiaās invasion.
Early indications show Israel tank fire hit UN Lebanon base, source says
Published: March 17, 2026 19:51
PARIS, March 17 - Initial findings by an internal U.N. inquiry suggest Israeli tank fire hit a U.N. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers, according to a Western military source, underscoring the growing risks as Israeliā¦
Chile begins construction of anti-migration trenches at Peru border
Published: March 17, 2026 19:31
SANTIAGO, March 17 - Chile's new right-wing government has begun deploying heavy machinery to dig trenches along its northern border with Peru, moving to deliver on President Jose Antonio Kast's campaign pledge to crack down on illegal migration andā¦
Peru's Balcazar shuffles cabinet a month into presidency
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/perus-prime-minister-resigns-weeks-before-elections
Published: March 17, 2026 18:46
LIMA, March 17 - Peruvian President Jose Balcazar shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, just one month into his interim presidency, after his prime minister resigned.
Iranian rescue workers struggle under relentless bombardment
Published: March 17, 2026 18:42
More than 1,300 people have been killed in the strikes on Iran, according to local authorities.
France and Germany to discuss troubled fighter project, sources say
Published: March 17, 2026 17:57
BERLIN/PARIS, March 17 - Leaders of France and Germany will discuss the crisis-hit FCAS fighter programme on the sidelines of a European Union summit on Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter said.
UAE could join international effort led by US to secure Strait of Hormuz, says adviser
Published: March 17, 2026 17:56
TEL AVIV, March 17 - The United Arab Emirates could take part in a U.S.-led effort to safeguard shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Emirati official said on Tuesday, though he also said that no formal plan had been agreed and discussions wereā¦
Four dead after scaffolding collapses at Vienna building site
Published: March 17, 2026 17:46
A fifth person, a 45-year-old man, was said to be seriously injured.
Congo Republic's Sassou wins re-election with nearly 95% in tightly controlled vote
Published: March 17, 2026 17:16
BRAZZAVILLE, March 17 - Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected with 94.82% of the vote, state television said on Tuesday, extending his nearly 42-year rule over the Central African oil producer.
Security source says US embassy struck as explosions heard in Baghdad
Published: March 17, 2026 17:11
An Iranian-backed Hezbollah group later demanded that every āforeign soldierā leave Iraq.
Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war
Published: March 17, 2026 17:11
LONDON/LAGOS, March 17 - Nigeria's president described attacks in the northeast's most heavily defended city as \"the final desperate\" acts of militants trying to spread fear. Many experts say the opposite is true, that the blasts were a sign of strengthā¦
Israel has āwonā war with Iran, foreign minister says, but goals remain unmet
Published: March 17, 2026 16:56
JERUSALEM, March 17 - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday the country had effectively won its war with Iran, but gave no indication of when the conflict might end, saying only that the campaign would continue until its objectives wereā¦
Global airlines hike fares, cut routes as fuel costs balloon
Published: March 17, 2026 16:51
The US-Israeli war against Iran, now in its third week, has thrown global aviation into turmoil.
Britain probes information leak from meeting about US request to use military bases
Published: March 17, 2026 16:31
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was in favour of the US using the bases, but faced opposition.
Ukraine accepts EU offer to help restoreĀ Druzhba pipeline, repairs to take time
Published: March 17, 2026 16:26
BRUSSELS, March 17 - Ukraine accepted the European Union's offer of technical support and funding to restore oil flows through the damaged Druzhba pipeline on Tuesday but also signalled any resumption of Russian crude deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia wasā¦
Trump postpones trip to Beijing as Iran war delays China reset
Published: March 17, 2026 16:21
WASHINGTON, March 17 - President Donald TrumpĀ on Tuesday said he was postponing a highly anticipated trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the war with Iran upends U.S. foreign policy and delays an effort to ease tensions between theā¦
US Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, who led immigration sweeps, to retire at end of March
Published: March 17, 2026 16:16
Mr Bovino led confrontational immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, Chicago and other major US cities.
Italy's Meloni joins rapper's podcast to sway justice referendum
Published: March 17, 2026 16:11
ROME, March 17 - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has turned to an unlikely platform in her push for a 'yes' vote in next week's justice referendum, joining an irreverent podcast hosted by a popular rapper in a bid to reach younger voters.
Trump blasts āfoolishā NATO on Iran, says US needs no help
Published: March 17, 2026 16:11
Mr Trump has called on nations to help ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz.
Colombia's Petro says 27 bodies found after bombings on Ecuador border
Published: March 17, 2026 16:01
March 17 - The charred remains of 27 people were found in Colombia after bombings near the border with Ecuador, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday as his Ecuadorean counterpart, Daniel Noboa, said his country bombed drug traffickers in itsā¦
US strikes against suspected drug boats have killed 157 people, official says
Published: March 17, 2026 15:51
WASHINGTON, March 17 - The United States military has so far killed 157 alleged members or affiliates of drug organizations in 45 strikes against drug trafficking vessels in the Western Hemisphere, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
France rules out Hormuz ship escorts under ābombingsā
Published: March 17, 2026 15:43
US President Donald Trump has demanded allies help secure the vital waterway.
France will never take part in operations to unblock Hormuz Strait amid hostilities, says Macron
Published: March 17, 2026 15:42
PARIS, March 17 - President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday France would never take part in operations to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that Paris was willing to help.
US says it may be forced to shut down some airports over funding standoff
Published: March 17, 2026 15:42
A shortage of security personnel may force the shutdown of some smaller airports in the coming weeks.
US encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, Damascus is hesitant, sources say
Published: March 17, 2026 15:41
DAMASCUS, March 17 - The United States has encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle East andā¦
Turkey ready to host next round of Russia-Ukraine talks, Fidan tells Lavrov
Published: March 17, 2026 15:36
ANKARA, March 17 - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reiterated that Turkey is ready to host the next round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, during a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, Turkey's foreign ministryā¦
UN says more than 36,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli settlement drive
Published: March 17, 2026 15:26
BERLIN, March 17 - More than 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank were forcibly displaced over a year by Israeli settlement expansion and associated violence, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.
Inside the Ukrainian interceptor drones wanted around the Gulf
Published: March 17, 2026 15:21
March 17 - Streaking across the sky with a terrifying wail, a Ukrainian-made quadrocopter swerves with unlikely agility for a device resembling a winged lava lamp.
UN body finds Saudi executions on drug charges 'inexcusable', document shows
Published: March 17, 2026 15:16
GENEVA, March 17 - A U.N. body said the execution of Egyptians in Saudi Arabia on drug-related charges was inexcusable and urged Riyadh to pay reparations and change its laws to stop the use of the death penalty for such crimes.
Chad to gradually replace Kenyan force in Haiti through October, Dominican Republic says
Published: March 17, 2026 15:16
SANTO DOMINGO, March 17 - The U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force - an international mobilization intended to help Haiti's police fight powerful armed gangs in the Caribbean country - should fully deploy by October this year, Roberto Alvarez, foreignā¦
Ukraine accepts EU offer to help restoreĀ Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil
Published: March 17, 2026 15:12
Hungary was blocking a loan to Ukraine over the pipeline outage, which was caused by a Russian attack.
Israeli spy firm's alleged visit to Slovenia raises tensions on eve of vote
Published: March 17, 2026 15:07
SARAJEVO, March 17 - Slovenia's prime minister on Tuesday accused \"foreign services\" of interfering in Sunday's election after a report alleged officials from Israeli private spy firm Black Cube visited the country in December and met the main oppositionā¦
Cuba gradually restores power amid US oil blockade
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/cuba-reconnects-electrical-grid-but-millions-still-without-power
Published: March 17, 2026 15:06
HAVANA, March 17 - Cuba has reconnected much of its electrical grid and brought online its largest oil-fired power plant, energy officials said on Tuesday, one day after a nationwide blackout left 10 million people in the dark amid a U.S. move to choke offā¦
Iran authorities urge nationwide pro-Islamic republic rallies
Published: March 17, 2026 15:05
The call came after Israel said it had killed Iranās security chief Ali Larijani.
Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo's Lumumba
Published: March 17, 2026 14:52
BRUSSELS, March 17 - A Brussels court on Tuesday ordered a former high-profile Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Congo, in a final attempt to shed light on the still murky circumstancesā¦
Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says
Published: March 17, 2026 14:46
Dutch prosecutors said on March 16 that the suspects had terrorist intent.
Iran tightens internet curbs on eve of festival tied to protests
Published: March 17, 2026 14:45
The move is an apparent effort to curb the use of virtual private networks.
Russia says it supports Cuba after Trump says he will 'take' the Communist republic
Published: March 17, 2026 14:06
MOSCOW, March 17 - Russia said it had unwavering solidarity with Cuba on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected to have the honour of \"taking Cuba\" and that \"I can do anything I want\" with the Communist-run island republic.
US National Counterterrorism Centre director Joseph Kent resigns over war in Iran
Published: March 17, 2026 14:01
Mr Kent said in a statement on X that Iran posed no imminent threat to the US.
Britain rushes to contain āunprecedentedā meningitis outbreak
Published: March 17, 2026 13:58
The UK Health Security Agency has reported two deaths from the outbreak in Kent in south-eastern England.
Israeli strike kills three people in Gaza as Iran war strains truce
Published: March 17, 2026 13:31
The three deaths included a child, with 12 people also wounded in the air strike.
Syrian authorities ban alcohol in capital Damascus
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/syrian-authorities-ban-alcohol-in-damascus
Published: March 17, 2026 13:16
the decree requires that nightclub and bar licences be converted into cafe licences.
EU's Kallas rejects Belgian PM's call to normalise Moscow ties, get cheap Russian energy
Published: March 17, 2026 13:06
BRUSSELS, March 17 - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas pushed back on Tuesday against a call by Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever to normalise relations with Moscow and regain access to cheap Russian energy.
Iran detains dozens, warns of risk from 'enemy' during festival
Published: March 17, 2026 13:01
DUBAI, March 17 - Iran arrested 10 foreigners among dozens rounded up on suspicion of collaborating with Israel and the U.S., Iranian media said on Tuesday, as officials warned people to stay at home during a festival that they said could be exploited byā¦
Explainer-How does the Iran war affect fertiliser supplies, prices and food security?
Published: March 17, 2026 12:46
LONDON, March 16 - As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, analysts warn it is severely disrupting fertiliser markets and endangering food security for developing countries in the near term.
Italy dance gala bans Russian ballerina, irking League party
Published: March 17, 2026 12:46
ROME, March 17 - Celebrated Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova has been excluded from a dance gala beginning in Rome this month, organisers said, in the latest political dispute over the participation of Russian artists in cultural events in Italy.
Report on Spain's nationwide blackout will not assign blame, antitrust chief says
Published: March 17, 2026 12:26
MADRID, March 17 - The upcoming report by Spain's antitrust and energy watchdog CNMC on the massive blackout that hit the Iberian Peninsula last year will not assign blame for the outage, the watchdog's chief said on Tuesday.
Some Israeli strikes in Lebanon may be war crimes, UN rights office says
Published: March 17, 2026 12:17
Israelās strikes have killed at least 886 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities.
White House says US seeking fertiliser from Venezuela, Morocco
Published: March 17, 2026 12:16
The US-Israeli war against Iran cut off critical nitrogen fertiliser supplies to the world's farmers.
Poland will not send its troops to Iran, PM Tusk says
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/poland-will-not-send-its-troops-to-iran-pm-tusk-says
Published: March 17, 2026 12:16
WARSAW, March 17 - Poland will not send troops to Iran as the conflict does not directly affect its security, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, adding that the United States and other powers understood Warsaw's decision.
Sudan clinics face stock-out in weeks due to Middle East war, NGO says
Published: March 17, 2026 12:01
GENEVA, March 17 - Medical supplies to clinics dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan could run out within two weeks unless shipments are rapidly rerouted after disruptions due to the conflict in the Middle East, the charity Save the Children said.
EU foreign policy chief Kallas calls on US, Israel to end Iran war
Published: March 17, 2026 11:46
BRUSSELS, March 17 - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called on the United States and Israel on Tuesday to end their war with Iran and said the EU was consulting with governments in the Middle East about how to bring the conflict to aā¦
Iran war may push 45 million people into acute hunger by June, says UN agency
Published: March 17, 2026 11:26
The war is expected to lead to rises in food, oil and shipping costs.
Fetching votes: In Paris mayor's race, dogs dominate campaigns
Published: March 17, 2026 11:22
PARIS, March 17 - Paris will choose a new mayor on Sunday, with one unlikely issue dominating campaigns alongside all the partisan acrimony - dogs.
Northern Ireland's Gerry Adams tells bombings trial he was never in IRA
Published: March 17, 2026 11:21
LONDON, March 17 - Gerry Adams, one of Northern Ireland's most prominent political figures, told London's High Court on Tuesday he had never been a member of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army, but said he would not distance himself from the group.
Kenyan court charges two men including Chinese citizen with smuggling live ants
Published: March 17, 2026 11:16
NAIROBI, March 17 - A court in Kenya on Tuesday charged two men with transporting wildlife illegally after one of them, a Chinese national, was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with more than 2,000 live ants last week.
āUnprecedentedā 36,000 Palestinians displaced in West Bank in a year: UN
Published: March 17, 2026 11:03
Rapid settlement growth is driving mass displacement and raising ethnic cleansing concerns.
Russia's Novosibirsk region declares cattle disease emergency as culls spark farmer protests
Published: March 17, 2026 10:56
MOSCOW, March 17 - Russia's Siberian Novosibirsk region has declared a state of emergency to tackle a cattle disease outbreak after weeks of forced removals for culling triggered protests by small farmers who say the measures threatened their livelihoods.
Russian official say Ukraine's drone development means no region can feel safe, TASS reports
Published: March 17, 2026 10:26
MOSCOW, March 17 - A senior Russian security official warned on Tuesday that the pace and development of Ukrainian drone production meantĀ that no Russian region was safe from attack.
Key moments of EU Foreign Policy chief's interview with Reuters
Published: March 17, 2026 10:26
BRUSSELS, March 17 - Kaja Kallas, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told Reuters on Tuesday there is no appetite among the bloc's countries to return to business as usual with Russia as energy prices soar inā¦
US Pacific Fleet to deploy wall-climbing, flying robots on ships
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-pacific-fleet-to-deploy-wall-climbing-flying-robots-on-ships
Published: March 17, 2026 10:17
WASHINGTON, March 17 - Gecko Robotics has landed a $71 million contract to deploy wall-climbing robots and artificial intelligence across U.S. Navy ships in the Pacific Fleet, the Pittsburgh-based company said, in what executives described as aā¦
Iranās new supreme leader rejects proposals for reducing tensions with US, senior official says
Published: March 17, 2026 10:17
The US-Israeli war with Iran is in its third week with at least 2,000 people dead and no end in sight.
Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait
Published: March 17, 2026 10:16
ATHENS, March 17 - Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enterĀ and exitĀ the Strait of Hormuz but wants a durable solution to safeguard peace in the region, its Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Tuesday.
Mette Frederiksen, Denmarkās Trump-defying prime minister, seeks third term
Published: March 17, 2026 10:11
The March 24 election will test support for a leader who has navigated a sequence of crises.
Civilians pay a heavy price as war in Lebanon drives death, displacement, UN says
Published: March 17, 2026 10:01
GENEVA, March 17 - Civilians are paying a heavy price as the war in Lebanon continues to expand, driving death, injuries and displacement the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Quest to identify street artist Banksy uncovers much more than a name
Published: March 17, 2026 10:00
This is the story of the art, commerce and paradox of Banksy, one of the worldās most popular and enigmatic artists.
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