Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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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…
Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul was comfortably reelected prime minister in a parliamentary ballot, becoming the country’s first leader to win a second term in two decades. Backed by a coalition that includes Pheu Thai, Anutin must now form a cabinet and confront economic pressures ranging from high household debt to global …
Anutin Charnvirakul was reelected prime minister after a commanding performance in a parliamentary ballot, securing the vote threshold and an alliance expected to hold a majority in the current legislature. His return marks the first time in two decades a Thai premier has been voted back into office, following Bhumjaithai’s unexpected electoral ris…
Anutin Charnvirakul and his Bhumjaithai Party emerged from Thailand’s snap election with a commanding parliamentary position, forming a 16-party coalition that re-elected him as prime minister. His campaign leaned heavily on nationalist sentiment fostered by renewed border clashes with Cambodia. Despite electoral success, Thailand faces economic st…
A U.S. immigration judge has concluded the asylum proceedings for 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, who were detained during a January immigration operation in Minneapolis. The child and his father were held for 10 days in a Texas facility before being released and returning home. The family's attorney has said the ruling will be appeale…
A strike on Iran's South Pars gas field by Israel prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to characterize the action as a violent response, while warning that Israel should not conduct further attacks unless Iran strikes an innocent third party. The assault and subsequent Iranian missile launches at Qatar and Saudi Arabia have inflicted damage on majo…
President Donald Trump stated that Israel was responsible for the attack on Iran’s portion of the South Pars natural gas field and said neither the United States nor Qatar were involved. He warned that Israel would cease strikes on South Pars unless Iran attacked Qatar, and pledged U.S. military action against the field if Tehran targeted Doha. The…
Japan's top government spokesperson has dismissed a U.S. intelligence assessment that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan represent a major change in Japan's stance. Tokyo maintains its position that it judges existential threats based on all available information, while Beijing has responded angrily to Takaichi's remarks by urging c…
Russian-launched drones struck residential buildings in the Black Sea port of Odesa early on Thursday, igniting fires and injuring at least three people, according to local officials. Separate drone attacks were reported in Lviv, the Volyn region and Crimea, while Russian air defences in Stavropol said they had repelled an attack from Ukrainian dro…
