- Iran Update Special Report, March 16, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- A Visual Guide to the Scale of the U.S.-Israeli Air War on Iran WSJ
- Trump and Netanyahu will be defeated by the iron will of the Iranian people Middle East Eye
- US, Israel strikes on Iran: Main developments in Middle East as of Wednesday morning Armenia News
- Iran News in Brief – March 16, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
Drone Strike Sets UAE Natural Gas Field Ablaze, Abu Dhabi Says – Bloomberg.com
- Drone Strike Sets UAE Natural Gas Field Ablaze, Abu Dhabi Says Bloomberg.com
- Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport BBC
- Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war Al Jazeera
- UAE’s Fujairah oil trading hub targeted by a drone attack, causing large fire CNBC
- U.A.E. Suspends Operations at Gas Field After Drone Strike WSJ
Trump says presidents ‘should not have learning disabilities’ as he mocks Newsom’s dyslexia
The National Center for Learning Disabilities said it was "disturbed" by the president's remarks.
Utah mother who wrote book about grief found guilty of poisoning husband
A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.
Utah bereavement author found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband
A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.
Afghanistan says 400 killed in strike by Pakistan on Kabul hospital
Deputy government spokesman says death toll has reached 400 people ‘so far’ as Islamabad denies targeting facility for drug addicts
Hundreds were feared dead after a strike on a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which officials from Afghanistan blamed on the Pakistani military.
Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the death toll had “so far” reached 400 people, while about 250 people had been reported injured. He said most of those killed and wounded were patients undergoing treatment at the facility.
Continue reading...Columbia University protester released after one year in immigration custody
Federal officials say Leqaa Kordia overstayed her student visa. Her lawyer says she was targeted for pro-Palestinian activism.
Cheese from largest US raw milk distributor linked to E coli outbreak
Cheddar cheese from California-based Raw Farm identified as ‘likely source’ of infections across multiple states
Cheese from the country’s largest raw milk distributor have been linked to a multistate E coli outbreak.
Raw cheddar cheese from the California-based company Raw Farm has been identified as the “likely source” of several E coli O157:H7 infections in California, Florida and Texas, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), PBS News reported, though no Raw Farm products have tested positive for E coli.
Continue reading...Surge in US gas prices deepens political peril for Trump over Iran
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.
Trump’s confidence is undimmed – but every Iran option comes with risk
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.
‘Fire came from the sky and burned them’ – life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan
Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.
AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from ‘misuse’
The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent "catastrophic misuse" of its systems.
Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention
Arrest of asylum seeker Elvis Joel TE and his two-year-old, without a warrant, had sparked widespread outrage
A federal judge ruled on Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must release a Minneapolis man and asylum seeker who has been unlawfully detained for 50 days.
The man, identified as Elvis Joel TE in court filings, was arrested on 22 January at the height of ICE’s aggressive raids in Minneapolis. The case sparked widespread outrage as Elvis TE was detained with his two-year-old daughter while they were returning home from the store, and ICE quickly flew both of them to Texas despite a court order barring their transfer out of Minnesota.
Continue reading...Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody
Kordia was taken at a check-in at an ICE office in New Jersey and was held despite court ruling thrice for her release
A New Jersey woman who had been arrested at a pro-Palestine protest and booked into a US immigration detention center in Texas last March has been released on bond, after a year in custody.
Leqaa Kordia, 33, originally from the West Bank, was arrested in April 2024 at a protest against Israel’s war on Gaza outside of Columbia University. Nearly a year later, she was taken into custody after reporting for a check-in at a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in New Jersey.
Continue reading...Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways
Refund systems for individual train operators to be merged into single service under nationalised rail body
Rail passengers will be able to claim compensation for delayed trains directly from the website where they bought their ticket, the government has said, as part of a shake-up to make rail travel simpler.
Passengers who use third-party retailers such as Trainline to buy tickets currently, have to submit applications for refunds to the relevant train operator for processing.
Continue reading...Trump seeks to delay China summit as Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war
Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on Iran
Donald Trump revealed that he had asked China to delay his forthcoming visit to Beijing while the war with Iran was continuing, as he attempted to strike a united front on Monday with his vice-president JD Vance, who is believed to have been skeptical over attacking Tehran’s regime.
Appearing together with Vance for the first time in two weeks, Trump said he did not think the conflict – which started on 28 February after the US and Israel opened hostilities – would be over this week but predicted victory would be achieved soon.
Continue reading...Trump Makes Bombshell Confession He Was Shocked at Middle East War Escalation – The Daily Beast
- Trump Makes Bombshell Confession He Was Shocked at Middle East War Escalation The Daily Beast
- Trump was warned of likely Iranian retaliation on Gulf allies, sources say Reuters
- Trump’s Claim About the Obama Nuclear Deal and Iran’s Nuclear Development FactCheck.org
- Trump 'Shocked' That Iran Attacked Gulf Neighbors in Retaliatory Strikes Haaretz
- Trump Says Iran Could "Blow Up The Entire Middle East" If It Gets Nukes NDTV
From tornadoes to blizzards, severe weather batters parts of the US
Millions are under weather warnings as mix of snow, thunderstorms, and high winds hit parts of the eastern US, while the west coast faces extreme heat.
Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions, says review
International researchers find ‘very little evidence’ medical form of the drug can treat anxiety, anorexia and other disorders
Cannabis is not an effective treatment for common mental health conditions despite the global surge in patients using it for that purpose, a review has found.
Researchers concluded there was “very little evidence for its efficacy” in treating anxiety, anorexia nervosa, psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder or opioid use disorder.
Continue reading...Thousands of flights canceled as winter storm marches across US
Storm system dumps snow in midwest and threatens east coast with high winds and possible ‘long-track tornadoes’
A late winter storm continued a destructive, elemental march across the eastern US, with thousands of flights canceled or delayed as powerful winds combined with a partial government shutdown delayed travelers passing through airport security scanners.
Flight delays and cancellations mounted at some of the nation’s largest airports, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Flight delays within, into, or out of the US totaled 9,112 by late afternoon, with cancellations standing at 4,763, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website.
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