EU chief: Phasing out nuclear power was ‘strategic mistake’ – dw.com

  1. EU chief: Phasing out nuclear power was 'strategic mistake'  dw.com
  2. Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was 'strategic mistake', EU chief says  Reuters
  3. Today we are presenting a new European strategy for Small Modular Reactors. Our goal is simple. We want this new technology to be operational in Europe by the early 2030s. And to back this we will create a €200M guarantee, to support private investment i  x.com
  4. Brussels backs mini-nuclear power plants to secure low-carbon power  Euronews.com
  5. EU Made a ‘Mistake’ in Phasing Out Nuclear, Von Der Leyen Says  Bloomberg
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Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year – Axios

  1. Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year  Axios
  2. What are the Ukrainian drone interceptors sent to counter Iranian attacks?  Al Jazeera
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 8, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Ukraine Helps U.S. Bases in the Mideast With Stopping Drones  The New York Times
  5. Ukraine says it's fought over 57,000 Shaheds. Now, the US and its allies are clamoring for help with the same battle.  Business Insider
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Iran fires drones toward Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Follow live updates. – The Boston Globe

  1. Iran fires drones toward Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Follow live updates.  The Boston Globe
  2. Should the Gulf states join attacks on Iran?  The Economist
  3. Iranian barrages target Israel and Gulf countries as Hegseth warns Iran of 'most intense day of strikes'  PBS
  4. Day 8 of Middle East conflict — Trump signals plans to escalate attacks, Iran vows to continue retaliatory strikes  CNN
  5. ‘Reprehensible’: New wave of Iranian missiles, drones target Gulf nations  Al Jazeera
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Human Rights Watch says that Israel has been illegally using white phosphorus in Lebanon – Reuters

  1. Human Rights Watch says that Israel has been illegally using white phosphorus in Lebanon  Reuters
  2. Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: HRW  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel accused of using white phosphorus in Lebanese residential areas  France 24
  4. HRW accuses IDF of unlawful white phosphorus use  The Jerusalem Post
  5. White Phosphorus: HRW alleges Israel used banned shells in Lebanon  Deccan Herald
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North Korean leader’s sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills – AP News

  1. North Korean leader’s sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills  AP News
  2. North Korean leader's sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills  abcnews.com
  3. North Korea denounces ‘muscle-flexing’ US-South Korean military exercises  Al Jazeera
  4. North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says US-South Korea drills to harm regional stability  Reuters
  5. US, South Korea Hold Reduced Drills as China Prepares Trump Trip  Bloomberg
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China-North Korea trains to restart, six years after Covid brought them to stop

Travel operators say Chinese and North Koreans can now buy tickets for services leaving this week

Passenger train services between China and North Korea are to resume this week, six years after their suspension because of the Covid-19 pandemic, travel operators have said.

Train journeys between the two countries were halted in 2020 as strict border closures were imposed to prevent the virus spreading.

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Fears for women’s rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

José Antonio Kast, who voted against legalising divorce in 2004, has pushed for return to total abortion ban

Women’s rights activists in Chile are bracing as the most conservative president since the Pinochet dictatorship prepares to take office on Wednesday.

José Antonio Kast, a 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, has consistently blocked progressive bids for women’s rights and equality across his three-decade career in politics.

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Trump gives mixed messages about when the war with Iran will end – NPR

  1. Trump gives mixed messages about when the war with Iran will end  NPR
  2. Live updates: US will end war with Iran ‘on our timeline,’ Hegseth says  CNN
  3. Iran war may end ‘pretty quickly’: What Trump told Republicans  Al Jazeera
  4. 5 takeaways from Trump’s Iran presser at Doral  The Hill
  5. Iran live: Markets bet that Trump will end war soon despite threats from both sides  Reuters
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Russia is the only winner of Middle East war, EU’s Costa says – Reuters

  1. Russia is the only winner of Middle East war, EU's Costa says  Reuters
  2. Why Vladimir Putin may be the big winner in Trump's Iran war  NBC News
  3. Russian oil prices soar though tanker costs eat into gains  Reuters
  4. As the Iran war upends energy flows, Russia is emerging as the real winner  CNBC
  5. Russia Set for Oil-Revenue Surge in Coming Weeks on Iran War  Bloomberg
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The ‘Fourth Successor’: Iran’s plan for a long war with the US and Israel – Al Jazeera

  1. The ‘Fourth Successor’: Iran’s plan for a long war with the US and Israel  Al Jazeera
  2. A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran?  The Atlantic
  3. Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast US, Israel  Reuters
  4. Iran’s Desperate, High-Risk Survival Strategy  The New Yorker
  5. Why Escalation Favors Iran  Foreign Affairs
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