Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 mn to settle Epstein sex-trafficking suit

Epstein committed suicide while being held at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019
28 March 2026, 09:46 AM

Rubio says Iran war to last 'weeks not months,' no US ground troops needed

Meanwhile, an Iranian attack on an airbase in Saudi Arabia seriously wounded two US military personnel and injured another 10, a US official told Reuters, as drones and missiles continued to strike around the Gulf.
28 March 2026, 09:39 AM

Trump says US may not be there for NATO if needed

"Why would we be there for them if they're not there for us? They weren't there for us."
28 March 2026, 09:26 AM

Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says

The latest ​casualties add to the more than 300 US ​military service members ​who have been wounded since ‌the ⁠war against Iran started on February 28
28 March 2026, 08:31 AM

Iran hardliners push for nuclear bomb

The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating US-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources in the country say.
28 March 2026, 03:56 AM

US deploys uncrewed drone boats for patrols

The United States has deployed uncrewed drone speedboats for patrols as part of its operations against Iran, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has confirmed using such vessels in an active conflict.
28 March 2026, 03:54 AM

Houthis ready to join war if needed

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, whose attacks on the Red Sea caused international shipping and trade chaos during the Gaza war,
28 March 2026, 03:52 AM

Pentagon eyes Ukraine military aid shift to ME

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains supplies of some of the US military’s most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
28 March 2026, 03:51 AM

Teens as young as 12 to guard checkpoints in Tehran: official

Iran’s security forces are recruiting children as young as 12 to man checkpoints and perform other duti
28 March 2026, 03:50 AM

China stations jets-turned-drones at six air bases: report

China has stationed obsolete supersonic fighters converted to attack drones at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait, according to a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
28 March 2026, 03:49 AM

2 aid boats en route to Cuba missing

Mexico’s navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba after the vessels failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled.
28 March 2026, 03:48 AM

Trump’s name to mark US currency

US paper currency will bear President Donald Trump’s signature starting this summer, the first time a sitting president has signed American money, the Treasury Department said on Thursday.
28 March 2026, 03:12 AM

‘Steer clear of US forces’

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned civilians across the Middle East yesterday to stay away from areas near US forces, in a mark of defiance after President Donald Trump claimed talks to end the month-long war were “going well”.
28 March 2026, 02:40 AM

More than 300 US troops injured since start of Iran war

Thirteen US troops killed in Gulf and Iraq as conflict spreads
27 March 2026, 22:33 PM

Saudi Arabia, Ukraine sign defence procurement memorandum

Saudi state news agency SPA reports today
27 March 2026, 22:11 PM
27 March 2026, 22:02 PM

US can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed

Estimates of Iran's missile stockpile vary widely
27 March 2026, 20:17 PM

Balendra Shah sworn in as Nepal's new prime minister

35-year-old rapper-turned-politician dominated polls this month after youth-driven political change
27 March 2026, 14:26 PM

US weighs sending up to 10,000 troops to Middle East: Reports

The troops would join thousands of paratroopers and Marines who have already been ordered to the region
27 March 2026, 14:12 PM

Trump extends deadline for striking Iran's energy plants into April

Trump has not identified who the US is negotiating with in Iran, with many high-ranking officials killed in the war
27 March 2026, 14:09 PM