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Russia is helping Iran, but not with a full-scale military intervention. The support looks like satellite tips, weapons parts, and drone know-how — enough to matter, but not enough to change the balance of power.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a firearm after the two countries signed a friendship treaty during Lukashenko’s first official state visit. The exchange was reported on 26 March 2026.
Mayor Mamdani backed big worker wins on the campaign trail and now faces pattern bargaining, an empty-ish budget cushion, and union momentum that could turn modest raises into massive city costs.
The International Olympic Committee has moved to exclude transgender women and athletes with differences in sex development from the female category at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and beyond, and will require a one-off SRY gene screening to confirm biological sex.
Air Canada chief Michael Rousseau said sorry after posting an English-only condolence video about a deadly LaGuardia crash. Critics, including Quebec’s premier, demanded his resignation and cited the airline’s Montreal roots and the French-speaking victims.
Senior GOP lawmakers blasted Pentagon leaders for giving vague briefings about new troop movements toward Iran, warning that Congress could pull back support if it does not get clearer answers.
Video footage shows damage in Tel Aviv, Kafr Qasim, Haifa and Petah Tikva after Iranian strikes. Israel’s health ministry reports 149 people injured in a 24-hour period.
Giuseppe Conte says it took three years and 15 million referendum No votes to get Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè to resign. He calls Giorgia Meloni a weak leader with a government that is stumbling and ignoring citizens' urgent needs.
A Turkish-managed tanker carrying Russian crude was struck in the Black Sea after midnight. Turkish officials say the engine room was targeted and the attack likely came from an unmanned surface vessel. The crew is safe and the ship has a recent history of sanctions.
Iran's national team has been practicing in Belek, Turkiye, limiting media access as it prepares friendlies against Nigeria and Costa Rica and debates moving World Cup matches from the US to Mexico over safety concerns.
Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel said Raul Castro is taking part in early-stage discussions with the United States, while an oil blockade linked to US policy has left Cuba suffering repeated nationwide blackouts and prompted warnings of a humanitarian crisis.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores will appear in a Brooklyn courtroom as they push to dismiss U.S. drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges tied to an alleged plot to ship cocaine to the United States.