Russia Revels in a Sudden Reversal in Fortunes as Oil and Gas Prices Soar – The New York Times

  1. Russia Revels in a Sudden Reversal in Fortunes as Oil and Gas Prices Soar  The New York Times
  2. The Big Winner From the Persian Gulf Energy Crisis? Russia  WSJ
  3. Russia sees chance it may benefit from Middle East war  The Washington Post
  4. Russian Urals oil price tops Brent for first time in Indian market, traders say  Reuters
  5. Moscow sees significant rise in demand for Russian oil, gas amid Iran war  Al Jazeera
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‘An ideological guest list’: Trump invites Latin America’s rightwing leaders to Florida summit

Omission of presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, however, exposes failure of US president’s ‘theatrical’ doctrine, say experts

Donald Trump will welcome the leaders of at least 10 Latin American countries to a palm-dotted golf resort in Miami on Saturday as the president continues his quest to transform the US’s standing in the region and outmuscle China.

Since returning to power last year, Trump has launched a dramatic – and at times deadly – crusade to, as the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, put it, “reclaim our back yard”.

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At Perth’s CPAC conference, Liberal party faithful speak of ‘the lost Australians’ – with no sign of One Nation

Andrew Hastie, Basil Zempilas and Warren Mundine were among the guests at the conservative convention, which focused on immigration and housing

The rightwing Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) made its foray into Western Australia on Friday evening, with no sign of One Nation on a stage dominated by Liberal politicians.

The event, dubbed Reset the West, was a rallying call for conservatives to work together, but what emerged was a Liberal party attempt to rebuild the centre-right with itself at its core.

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Russia is helping Iran target US military forces, officials say – France 24

  1. Russia is helping Iran target US military forces, officials say  France 24
  2. Russia Is Sharing Intelligence With Iran, U.S. Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. Russia gave Iran information that could harm U.S. forces, officials say  MS NOW
  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 6, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say  CNN
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Pakistani man convicted of plotting to kill Trump over death of Iranian commander

Asif Merchant accused of trying to recruit people in 2024 plan to target Trump, Biden and other politicians in retaliation for killing of Qassem Suleimani

A Pakistani man has been convicted of planning to kill Donald Trump and other prominent US politicians two years ago at the behest of Iran.

Asif Merchant was accused of trying to recruit people in the US in a plan targeting Trump and others in retaliation for the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani in 2020, during Trump’s first term as president.

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