Concern has grown for team after one critic called them "wartime traitors" for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. Continue Reading »

The war's price, measured in damage to the economy and in political costs to Trump, is still coming into view. Continue Reading »

Labour faces pressure to stem the Middle East's impact on energy bills, writes the BBC's political editor. Continue Reading »

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows. Continue Reading »

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• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies Continue Reading »

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

U.S. stock market indexes rose earlier in the day after an initial report that President Donald Trump said he believed the Iran war was largely finished. Continue Reading »

Oil prices plunged after Trump warned that Tehran would be hit "twenty times harder" if it attempted to halt oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

Saudi Aramco beats profit estimates and keeps $85 billion payouts as oil prices surge again. Continue Reading »

Treasury yields fell as oil prices tumbled after Donald Trump warned that Iran would be hit harder if it attempted to halt Strait of Hormuz shipments. Continue Reading »

India is trying to preserve its long-standing neutral foreign policy as escalating tensions around Iran threaten its oil supply and expose New Delhi to pressure from both Washington and Beijing. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Charlotte PLANTIVE © 2026 AFP A cinq jours du premier tour des municipales, l'ex-patron de l'OL Jean-Michel Aulas clôture mardi avec un meeting sa campagne pour reprendre aux écologistes la mairie de Lyon, qu'il a menée dans le fauteuil confortable de grand favori.Candidat adoubé par la droite et le centre, l'entrepreneur de 76 ans, novice en politique, a évité les prises de parole depuis un débat télévisé organisé par BFM et Le Figaro le 24 février, dans lequel il a été mis en difficulté par ses adversaires.Il renoue mardi soir avec le public lors d'une "grande réunion" dans un entrepôt reconverti en lieu culturel sur les quais de la Saône, où il partagera l'affiche avec la maire LR de Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Véronique Sarselli, son alliée et candidate à la Métropole de Lyon.Tous les sondages lui donnent plus de dix points d'avance au premier tour avec 42 à 47% des intentions de vote, face au maire écologiste sortant Grégory Doucet (autour de 30%). Mais ce dernier souligne qu'ils ont été réalisés avant leur confrontation télévisée et veut croire en une "remontada" d'ici à dimanche."Le débat a été un déclic. Je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'il y ait ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le conseil d'administration de Fnac Darty a émis un "avis favorable et unanime" sur le projet d'offre publique d'achat (OPA) lancé en janvier par le milliardaire tchèque Daniel Kretinsky en vue d'une prise de contrôle majoritaire du groupe français, a annoncé ce dernier mardi.Les membres du conseil d'administration du spécialiste de l'électronique et des produits culturels "considèrent que l'offre est conforme aux intérêts de Fnac Darty, de ses actionnaires et de ses salariés", selon un communiqué. L'OPA, qui doit encore être approuvée par l'Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), "devrait être clôturée au cours du second semestre 2026".M. Kretinsky est déjà le principal actionnaire de Fnac Darty, à hauteur de 28,5% du capital. Avec cette OPA, il compte franchir le seuil de 50%. Déposée auprès de l'AMF, l'offre de la société EP Group, contrôlée par M. Kretinsky, propose un prix de 36 euros par action, valorisant l'entreprise à plus d'un milliard d'euros. Dévoilée fin janvier, l'offre, qui n'entraînera pas de retrait de la Bourse, avait déjà reçu un accueil favorable des administrateurs, qui se sont réunis lundi pour rendre leur avis, aidés d'un rapport d'expertise confirmant son "caractère équitable", selon le communiqué.En prenant la ... Continue Reading »

Par Pascale Veysset avec AFP L'Iran a affirmé ce mardi 10 mars qu'il était prêt à se battre "aussi longtemps que nécessaire" contre les États-Unis et Israël, contredisant le président américain Donald Trump qui avait assuré la veille que la guerre allait "se terminer bientôt". De son côté, Benjamin Netanyahu déclare qu'Israël n'en "a pas encore fini" avec le pouvoir iranien. L'Iran a affirmé ce mardi 10 mars qu'il était prêt à se battre "aussi longtemps que nécessaire" contre les États-Unis et Israël, contredisant le président américain Donald Trump qui avait assuré la veille que la guerre allait "se terminer bientôt". De son côté, Benjamin Netanyahu déclare qu'Israël n'en "a pas encore fini" avec le pouvoir iranien."Nous sommes prêts à poursuivre les frappes de missiles contre eux aussi longtemps que nécessaire et chaque fois que cela sera nécessaire", a déclaré le ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères, Abbas Araghchi, ajoutant que des négociations avec Washington "ne sont plus à l'ordre ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Winifred Lartey © 2026 AFP Patrice Ann Robertson serre fermement contre son coeur son certificat de citoyenneté et essuie quelques larmes: après avoir vécu près de dix ans dans la région de la Volta, dans le sud-est du Ghana, elle vient d'être officiellement déclarée Ghanéenne. "C'est ici chez moi", explique à l'AFP cette désormais binationale américano-ghanéenne qui n'est rentrée "qu'une seule fois aux Etats-Unis en près de neuf ans".Mme Robertson fait partie des 150 membres de la diaspora africaine qui ont obtenu la citoyenneté ghanéenne lundi, le dernier groupe en date d'une initiative croissante qui reconnecte les descendants d'Africains à l'étranger avec le continent de leurs ancêtres.Ces dernières années, plus de 1.000 membres de la diaspora ont obtenu la citoyenneté ghanéenne, la plupart des Afro-Américains attirés par un mélange de motivations historiques, culturelles et personnelles. "Famille africaine mondiale" Pour certains, la cérémonie a marqué l'aboutissement d'années de recherche identitaire.Nataki Kambon, qui a obtenu la citoyenneté ghanéenne en 2019 et a assisté à la cérémonie de lundi, a déclaré que sa décision de devenir citoyenne visait à renouer avec une partie de son identité façonnée par ses ancêtres, mais éloignée de sa vie quotidienne. ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Eléonore SENS © 2026 AFP Plus d'un an après son enlèvement en Guinée par des hommes en tenues militaires, Abdoul Sacko compose toujours avec les séquelles physiques et psychologiques des tortures qu'il a subies. Aujourd'hui en exil, ce militant critique des autorités guinéennes est l'un des rares à avoir recouvré la liberté, alors que les disparitions forcées se multiplient dans son pays.Une chape de plomb s'est abattue sur la Guinée après l'arrivée au pouvoir du général Mamadi Doumbouya par un putsch en 2021. Le phénomène des enlèvements d'opposants ou de leurs proches est depuis devenu systémique dans cet Etat d'Afrique de l'Ouest, coutumier des régimes autoritaires depuis son indépendance de la France en 1958."J'ai été molesté, giflé, arme pointée sur la tête", raconte à l'AFP Abdoul Sacko à Dakar, au Sénégal.Kidnappé à son domicile dans la nuit du 19 février 2025 sous les yeux de sa famille, le militant explique avoir subi des séances de tortures dans plusieurs lieux de Conakry qu'il n'a pu identifier, étant constamment cagoulé. Ses ravisseurs lui ont fait subir des simulations de ... Continue Reading »

The outcome could redefine US dominance – and leave Europe and Ukraine scrambling Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Russian humanitarian agency Rossotrudnichestvo has condemned an Israeli strike on its cultural partner in Lebanon Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

RT brings you live updates on the US-Israeli war against Iran, as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes across the Middle East Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Indonesia has said the deal with India to buy BrahMos missiles is part of its defense modernization efforts Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US president has said Iran could have conducted the deadly strike on a girls’ school in Minab using a Tomahawk cruise missile Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Решение президента РФ Владимира Путина о создании комитета было дальновидным и стратегически безупречным, отметила председатель Совета Федерации Continue Reading »

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TRUMP: 'WAR VERY COMPLETE' (Main headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:PRESSURE TO RELEASE OIL RESERVESRECESSION ODDS JUMPHEGSETH: 'IT'S ONLY BEGINNING'CONFUSIONKHAMENEI SON NEW SUPREME LEADERKREMLIN: END OF THE WORLD UPON US Continue Reading »

Ongoing fighting means issue of Hezbollah's disarmament likely to remain on hold, military experts and analysts say. Continue Reading »

A suspected Iranian attack on a high-rise residential building in Bahrain's capital of Manama has killed a woman. Continue Reading »

The US president repeats claims that Cuba is ready to negotiate as it faces a spiralling energy and economic crisis. Continue Reading »

Strikes continue as Trump says US attacks on Iran will dramatically increase if it tries to close Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

Afghanistan were due to host Sri Lanka for a six-match series in the UAE, which has been hit by attacks from Iran. Continue Reading »

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them "wartime traitors" for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem. Continue Reading »

The war's price, measured in damage to the economy and in political costs to Trump, is still coming into view. Continue Reading »

Labour faces pressure to stem the Middle East's impact on energy bills, writes the BBC's political editor. Continue Reading »

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows. Continue Reading »

A shock to oil supplies is rattling financial markets, driving up prices at the pump and raising fears of a bigger economic hit. Continue Reading »

The attack on Iran has led to a surge in energy prices at a moment when the cost of living is a major issue heading into the fall elections. Continue Reading »

While officials look for ways to ease oil shocks, experts say higher prices will likely persist until traffic through the Strait of Hormuz returns. Continue Reading »

Iranian state media posted mangled remnants it claims were from the Feb. 28 attack in Minab. An analysis shows they have the markings of a missile made by American manufacturers Continue Reading »

For two hours, the streets around Gracie Mansion became the stage for a heated protest, reflecting a nation seething with angst and unease. Continue Reading »

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump at a press conference on Monday said the war against Iran will end "very soon," and also said that oil prices will drop. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump said he plans to waive oil-related sanctions, have the US Navy escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and predicted the war with Iran would resolve "very soon" as he confronted mounting economic and political pressures after days of dramatic fluctuations in oil markets. Continue Reading »

President Trump declared the war with Iran "is very complete" and "far ahead of schedule" — as he also considers taking control of the Strait of Hormuz trade route under siege by the Islamic Republic. Continue Reading »

President Trump blamed Iran for the deadly strike on a girls' elementary school in the country following reports saying the US was responsible. "We think it was done by Iran because they're very inaccurate with their munitions," Trump told reporters onboard Air Force One en route to the Shield of Americas summit in Florida Saturday. "They have no accuracy, whatsoever. It was done by Iran."... Continue Reading »

U.S. military investigators think American forces likely were responsible for a strike that killed dozens of children at a girls elementary school in Iran, a U.S. official said. The investigation hasn't reached a final conclusion, the official said. Shajarah Tayyebeh Girls' School, in the town of Minab near the Strait of Hormuz, was hit Saturday on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in what appears to be the deadliest strike of the war. Iran said more than 160 people were killed, including many children, a figure that couldn't be independently verified... Continue Reading »

New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed over 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Mideast. It comes as mounting evidence points to U.S. culpability for the Feb. 28 strike, which hit a school adjacent to a Revolutionary Guard base in Minab, Iran, in the country's southern Hormozgan Province. Experts interviewed by The Associated Press, citing satellite image analysis, say the school was probably struck amid a quick succession of bombs dropped on the compound... Continue Reading »

The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration's campaign against alleged traffickers. Continue Reading »

The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies. The alert, reviewed by ABC News, cites "preliminary signals analysis" of a transmission "likely of Iranian origin" that was relayed across multiple countries shortly after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28. Continue Reading »

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had spoken to Australian Prime ​Minister Anthony Albanese about the Iran women's soccer team after reports that five players had sought asylum in Australia. Continue Reading »

A senior executive at X has today sidestepped allegations that the social media platform has a Right-wing bias. Giving evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament, Wifredo Fernandez, the company's Director of Global Government Affairs, insisted that the platform's users "see all sides of a particular debate", adding: "I truly do think we are a global town square in that regard, and sometimes the local pub, where a lot of banter and discussion happens." Continue Reading »

35-year-old Florida woman named Ivanna Ortiz was arrested in the shooting of Rihanna's home with an AR-15-style weapon, according to a report. Ortiz is being held on $10.2 million bail, and officials have not cited a motive for the attack, the Los Angeles Times reported. She was arrested after at least 10 shots were fired into the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna while the pop star was inside, Los Angeles police said. Continue Reading »

Within the opening days of the Iran-US-Israel war, the State Department urged Americans across 14 countries in the Middle East region to urgently depart. There's since been an ongoing US government facilitated evacuation effort. Private tour groups have also been coordinating to get people out. For example, stranded tourists in Israel have rushed south, across the Egyptian border on buses, where they can safely arrange flights from Cairo. For the first time of the war, Turkey has just been added to the list - a rarity given it has long been viewed as a place of stability and is a prime tourist destination. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump is vowing to reject signing any new bills into law until the SAVE America Act is passed by the Senate, a tall order with just 53 Republicans seated and the 60-vote filibuster threshold a high hurdle. "Great Job by hard working Scott Pressler on Fox & Friends talking about using the Filibuster, or Talking Filibuster, in order to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS," Trump wrote Sunday morning on Truth Social. "It must be done immediately." "It supersedes everything else," Trump added. "MUST GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE." Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump said he would stop signing bills until Congress passes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, a bill that would require individuals to provide proof of citizenship upon registering to vote, as it attempts to get through the Senate. Trump made his latest move in support of the bill on March 8, writing on Truth Social that he would not sign any other bills that pass his desk until the SAVE America Act is through Congress. Continue Reading »

President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections. "I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION – GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY – ILLNESS, DISABILITY," the president wrote in his Sunday morning Truth Social post. Continue Reading »

A counter-protester lit what police said was an explosive device during a protest Saturday against Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City. The counter-protester also was caught on video uttering "Allahu Akbar" as police were arresting him. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Sunday announced that the device was real — not a hoax device or smoke bomb, WNYW reported. "It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death," Tisch said on X... Continue Reading »

New York police have confirmed that counter-protesters threw an improvised explosive device outside Zohran Mamdani's official residence on Saturday when they clashed with anti-Islam demonstrators, led by rightwing influencer Jake Lang. New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed that a preliminary bomb squad analysis of the device that was ignited and thrown during the protest had "determined that it is not a hoax device or a smoke bomb". "It is, in fact, an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death. Further analysis will be conducted, including on a second device," Tisch said in a social media post... Continue Reading »

Israel's strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots Saturday went far beyond what the U.S. expected when Israel notified it in advance, sparking the first significant disagreement between the allies since the war began eight days ago, according to a U.S. official, Israeli official and a source with knowledge. Continue Reading »

The US was surprised by the extent of the Israeli strikes against Iranian oil depots on Saturday, even after being notified in advance about the targets, Axios reported, citing American and Israeli sources. Continue Reading »

Donald Trump is furious after Israel targeted Iran's oil depots in a blitz that shocked the White House amid soaring oil prices. Continue Reading »

London Museum Hides Portrait Behind Cloth To "Reclaim" Caribbean History Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In yet another brazen attempt to erase history, the London Museum Docklands has half-covered a portrait of 18th-century merchant Beeston Long with Madras cloth, all in the name of “reclaim[ing] Caribbean history.” This symbolic shrouding targets Long’s investments in Jamaican plantations, turning a piece of British maritime legacy into a virtue-signaling prop. Critics see this as part of the left’s relentless campaign to erase uncomfortable truths about the past, prioritizing feelings over history and sidelining the achievements of figures who built modern Britain. With new panels lecturing visitors that such artworks can “obscure” or “sanitise” links to slavery and “evoke emotional responses,” the museum is pushing a narrative that gives “voice to those whose cultures have been impacted by colonialism.” The portrait of Beeston Long, a former Bank of England governor who oversaw Docklands expansion, now hangs partially obscured by cloth exported to the Caribbean during colonial times. Museum officials claim this intervention helps “reclaim the histories of colonised Caribbean nations” and celebrates the Windrush Generation’s influence. Museum covers up portrait of former Bank of England governor ... Continue Reading »

Gulf Firms Seek Millions In Political Violence Coverage Amid Rising Tensions Companies across the Gulf are rushing to purchase political violence insurance as regional fighting intensifies, seeking protection for major infrastructure and commercial properties against the growing risk of attacks and collateral damage, according to FT. Insurers and brokers say they have received hundreds of inquiries in recent days from asset owners looking for coverage that protects against war-related threats. The policies typically cover damage caused by terrorism, missile debris, civil unrest, strikes, riots and other forms of political instability. Demand has surged as the conflict in the Middle East expands, with Iran and allied groups launching missile and drone strikes against Israel and nearby countries following a joint U.S.–Israeli bombing campaign. Investors and businesses in Gulf states including Saudi Arabia and Oman are increasingly concerned about the possibility that the violence could spill over into neighboring economies. Industry experts say the financial impact of the conflict could be unusually large. Fergus Critchley, global head of terrorism and political violence at broker WTW, warned the current crisis could produce losses “significantly larger and more catastrophic” than those seen in recent years. FT writes ... Continue Reading »

"How Can Women Trust The System If Gang-Rapists Can't Be Deported?" - Meloni Rages Against Italian Judiciary Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sharply criticized judicial decisions blocking the detention of migrants transferred to Albania, citing the case of a Moroccan rapist with a long criminal record whom authorities say they cannot detain or deport after he applied for international protection. Speaking to RTL 102.5, Meloni said some court rulings preventing the continued detention of migrants transferred to Italian processing centers in Albania were “surreal” and undermined public safety. “I also wonder where the feminists are in the face of these events,” Meloni said during the interview, referring to the case of one of the migrants, Moroccan national Fathallah Ouardi, who had been transferred to Albania but was later returned to Italy after judges refused to validate his detention. Meloni said the man had a lengthy criminal record. “The record of one of these migrants includes convictions for drug dealing, resisting a public official, conspiracy to commit sexual assault, and gang rape,” she said, as cited by Secolo d’Italia. According to the prime minister, the court rejected the ... Continue Reading »

Humanity Crossed A Threshold, And Most Of Us Scrolled Past It Authored by Kay Rubacek via The Epoch Times, Something happened last week that most people scrolled past. Two Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates were struck during Iran’s retaliation for U.S. military action. Another facility in Bahrain was reportedly damaged after a drone landed nearby. The earlier strikes that triggered the retaliation were said to have used AI-assisted targeting systems. It was a brief moment in the news cycle, quickly overtaken by the next political story. But the implications are difficult to ignore. Artificial intelligence has now crossed into active geopolitical conflict. The infrastructure that powers the digital world—the same systems that store family photos, run businesses, and answer questions on our phones—has become strategic wartime infrastructure. Algorithms woven quietly into civilian technology are now helping guide decisions about where weapons land. Humanity crossed a threshold, and most of us scrolled past it. But we know from history that major technological shifts rarely announce themselves with a single dramatic moment. They appear first as signals in small news items, policy disputes, unexplained departures by insiders. Another signal appeared almost at the same time. The federal ... Continue Reading »

Suspected Missile Fuel Precursor Materials Sail From China To Iran, Even As US Bombs Fall A pair of cargo ships tied to a sanctioned Iranian state shipping line have quietly departed a Chinese chemical hub and are now sailing toward Iran carrying what analysts suspect is missile fuel precursor, according to fresh Washington Post analysis of ship-tracking data and satellite imagery. The vessels have been identified as Shabdis and Barzin, which operate under Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), the state carrier sanctioned by Washington and many allies. The IRISL has long been accused of shipping materials tied to Iran's ballistic missile program - something which the US and Israel say they are trying to currently eliminate in the ongoing Operation Epic Fury. via Reuters Both ships recently docked at Gaolan port in Zhuhai on China’s southeastern coast, a major chemical-handling facility that processes large volumes of industrial compounds, including sodium perchlorate - which is critical for producing solid rocket fuel, the report says. Officials and and analysts were cited in the Post as concluding the cargo likely includes sodium perchlorate destined for Iran’s missile program. "Given the track record, the most parsimonious explanation is that they're loading ... Continue Reading »

22 Pounds: The Weight Of A Million Dollars Via WatchesOfEspionage.com, Watches as Tools of Money Laundering and Illicit Finance Luxury timepieces are one of the most effective mediums to move illicit funds around the globe and a tool to integrate those ill-gotten gains into the financial system.  Transnational criminal networks, terrorists, narcotraffickers and corrupt politicians have used watches to launder money as a part of global illicit finance. The Weight of a Million Dollars – 22 pounds A million dollars weighs just over 22 lbs.  I learned this during one of my first tours as a CIA Case Officer.  Like any other morning, I mounted my Gary Fisher mountain bike and rode out the gate of our compound for a quick exercise ride in the hills surrounding the African capital where I was working.  This activity was “in pattern,” should I have surveillance, they would note the departure, but it would not warrant further investigation.  A trained eye might have seen that something was different, however. The dead weight of ten thousand $100 bills in my backpack made the bike top-heavy and awkward to ride.  The operation was simple and routine. After a long Surveillance Detection Route ... Continue Reading »

With World Seemingly At War, DARPA Finds Time To Unveil The X-76 Before Operation Epic Fury began, corporate media published a few very concerning headlines: Fast forward to Monday afternoon: Operation Epic Fury against Iran has entered its 10th day. Jared Cohen, President of Global Affairs and Co-Head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, warned investors on the GS Weekend Macro Call that regional spillover risks worldwide were among his top concerns. Latest headlines in the Middle East: Iran Signals 'Fight To The End' Under New Ayatollah, As US Struggles To Define Israeli-Coordinated Endgame "Let Them Keep Playing Games": Iran Warns Of $200 Crude Oil G-7 Leaders Reject SPR Release Plan, But 'Stand Ready' After Initial Jawbone Efforts Fade The focus of this note is not the energy market or global spillover risks. Rather, it is the fact that DARPA found time to publish a press release about an experimental aircraft with a historic lineage of X-planes. DARPA said the new aircraft, called the X-76 and being built by Bell Textron, is designed to solve one of military aviation’s biggest trade-offs: combining airplane-like speed with helicopter-like runway independence. The program, run jointly with U.S. Special Operations Command, ... Continue Reading »

"Legacy Of Imbeciles": Corpus Christi Careens Toward Water-Shortage Catastrophe Submitted by Dylan Baddour via Inside Climate News (emphasis ours), The imminent depletion of water supplies in Corpus Christi threatens to cut off the flow of jet fuel to Texas airports and other oil exports from one of the nation’s largest petroleum ports, triggering potential shockwaves through energy markets in Texas and beyond. Without significant rainfall, Corpus Christi is headed for a “water emergency” within months and total depletion of the system next year, according to the city’s website. “The impacts are going to be felt tremendously through the state, if not internationally,” said Sean Strawbridge, former CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, the nation’s top port for crude oil exports, in a 40-minute interview Thursday. “This should be no surprise to anybody. We were talking about this over a decade ago.” Other current and former officials, alarmed at what they call a lack of preparations, have suggested the potential for an economic crisis involving mass layoffs, disruption of fuel supplies and billions of dollars in emergency spending to avoid an evacuation of the city.  Strawbridge, who now lives in Houston, laid the ... Continue Reading »

Five Iran Women Soccer Players Defect In Australia, Trump Urges Immediate Asylum  The ongoing Iran war is a rare modern conflict where warring powers can in an unprecedented manner (generally-speaking in terms of the modern age) address each other directly over social media. For example Iranian top official accounts are busy trying to troll Washington in defiance, even as the US bombs fall. "9 days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are skyrocketing. We know the U.S. is plotting against our oil and nuclear sites in hopes of containing huge inflationary shock. Iran is fully prepared. And we, too, have many surprises in store," Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X Monday. But President Trump on the same day had his own card to play, highlighting the plight of the Iranian National Women's Soccer team, which appears stuck in increasingly sensitive and possibly dangerous situation after playing in Australia. Trump wrote: "Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman's Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed. Don’t do it, Mr. Prime Minister, ... Continue Reading »

FBI Obtains Election Records From Arizona Senate Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times, The FBI has collected a large volume of Arizona election records from the state’s Senate as part of a grand jury investigation. The subpoena indicates a broader scope of the investigation into irregularities in the 2020 election. The records pertain to the Arizona State Senate’s 2020 audit of Maricopa County, according to a March 9 X post by the Senate’s president, Warren Petersen. The county, where nearly two-thirds of Arizonans live, has been at the center of multiple controversies, including unsuccessful litigation by multiple Republican campaigns. The subpoena, first reported by Just the News, was confirmed to The Epoch Times by a source familiar with the investigation. The large volume of electronic data includes ballots and voter records, according to the source. The grand jury probe may indicate a wider investigation. In January, the FBI raided election offices of Fulton County, Georgia, which covers the broader Atlanta area, as part of a criminal investigation into potential violations of federal law. Concerned citizens have discovered a plethora of problems with the county’s 2020 election. Even if the issues didn’t ... Continue Reading »

Security Fears Suddenly Emerge Over Trump's Visit To China President Donald Trump’s forthcoming high-stakes visit to China will be restricted to Beijing alone due to both a demanding schedule and heightened security concerns, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. “Unfortunately, his schedule is very tight. There is no room to squeeze in a visit to a second city,” one source told the SCMP. “While the schedule is tight, security is also a top concern,” another source told the newspaper. “Adding a second destination will likely compromise security and create a logistical nightmare, so both sides agreed that the visit will be in Beijing only. There is a chance for Trump to visit Shenzhen during Apec [in November], so why hurry?” “Given the situation [in the Middle East], the visit’s security arrangements must be extremely careful but we are very confident that the summit will be a success,” another source told the newspaper. The White House has confirmed that Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, marking the president's first visit to the country since 2017. Recent U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran, which resulted in the death ... Continue Reading »

From Redcoats To Robots: AI Is Challenging Our Republic's Future Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, thousands of workers are receiving pink slips. They are not being let go due to inflation or outsourcing to foreign countries. To the contrary, they are being fired because booming sectors of the economy no longer need them. Indeed, it is an economy that may need fewer and fewer humans. Amazon this week announced further job cuts due to robotics and AI. Recently, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, announced that his company Block would be laying off 40 percent of its employees. He cited AI as reducing the need for human employees. In my book, “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution,” I discuss not just the economic changes unfolding due to AI and robotics but also the political implications of those changes for the American republic. These economic changes are unfolding all around us. We are looking at one of the greatest job losses in history. In a free-market system, such technological changes tend to offset losses with new jobs in emerging industries. And there will be such growth with the AI and robotic revolutions. But it ... Continue Reading »

Jesse Jackson's Son Rips Obama, Biden For Hijacking Father's Memorial To Attack Trump In a move that is sure to raise eyebrows within Democrat circles, Jesse Jackson Jr. lashed out on former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for hijacking his late father's memorial with not-so-veiled attacks on President Donald Trump. The son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, who passed away last month at 84 after a lifetime battling for the marginalized, unloaded during a private service at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters, calling out the former presidents for speeches that strayed far from honoring his dad's uncompromised "prophetic voice.” “Yesterday, I listened for several hours to three United States presidents who do not know Jesse Jackson,” an emotional Jackson Jr. declared. “He maintained a tense relationship with the political order, not because the presidents were white or black, but the demands of our message, the demands of speaking for the least of these - those who are disinherited, the damned, the dispossessed, the disrespected — demanded not Democratic or Republican solutions, but demanded a consistent, prophetic voice that at no point in time ever sold us out as people." WOW🚨: Jesse ... Continue Reading »

Solar And Storage Could Reshape Rural Electricity Markets Authored by Leonard Hyman & William Tilles via OilPrice.com, Rural electric cooperatives may face disruption from cheaper on-site renewables. Co-ops serve about 12% of the U.S. population but operate over 40% of the nation’s power lines. Financial pressure could grow across the system, as co-ops remain tied to long-term fossil power contracts with generation providers while renewable alternatives become cheaper for rural customers. Rural electric cooperatives may be next in line for meaningful disruption from lower-cost, renewable power generation technologies such as wind and solar.  The co-operative movement, a creation of FDR's New Deal, has survived the past ninety six years with a simple mandate: provide low-cost, reliable electricity in under-served rural areas. From a business perspective rural electrification always seemed like a terrible idea. The electric utility has to spend prodigiously on poles and wires for a sparsely populated area with a few customers per mile who provide an insignificant amount of steady revenues on that enormous investment. And to make it worse from a business perspective,   all the farmers wanted in 1935 was mostly electric light and maybe power for a radio. Urban utilities, ... Continue Reading »

Investigation Suggests US Navy Likely Behind Attack That Killed 150 Schoolgirls In Iran It's looking more and more like the US Navy was responsible for killing more than 150 Iranian schoolgirls in the first hours of Operation Epic Fury, according to separate analyses of new video performed by research firm Bellingcat and the New York Times, who each tapped weapons experts to study the footage. Their conclusions contradict President Trump's casual accusation that inaccurate Iranian weapons were to blame.  Excavators dig more than 100 graves for schoolgirls believed to have been killed by US Navy Tomahawk cruise missiles on Feb 28 The strike occurred in the southern city of Minab on the morning of Saturday February 28 -- Saturday is a school day in Iran. Iran reports that 175 people were killed, mostly children, at the girls' elementary school near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base. While some, including former National Security Advisor John Bolton, reflexively blamed Iran for having a school near a military installation, others were quick to point out that US military bases around the world are peppered with schools, to say nothing of the fact that the United States and Israel ... Continue Reading »

Identity Politics Trumps Public Safety On The Chicago Transit Authority Authored by George Shay via American Greatness, The Legacy of Jesse Jackson Makes All of Us Less Safe If you ride the trains or buses in Chicago with any regularity, you don’t worry about microaggressions. You worry about being maced, mugged, or shoved onto the tracks—or, in one grotesque recent case, set on fire. That’s the lived experience of Chicagoans navigating the Chicago Transit Authority and Metra. Not academic theory. Not seminar-room sociology. Reality. So naturally, when a modest pilot program is introduced allowing the transit agencies to suspend individuals who assault conductors, spit on drivers, punch random riders, or otherwise turn public transportation into a Thunderdome audition, what does the Chicago Tribune decide is the story? Not whether the program works. Not whether it can be enforced. Not whether it deters crime. No. The story, apparently, is that it’s racist. Because roughly 90 percent of the approximately 40 individuals suspended under the program are black or Hispanic. Forty people. In a city of nearly three million. On a transit system carrying hundreds of thousands daily. That’s the scandal. The Exercise in Futility Nobody Wants to Discuss Let’s start with the obvious: The program is likely ... Continue Reading »

Watch: Antifa Activist Accidentally Sets Himself On Fire While Burning American Flag In a stroke of karmic hilarity, an Antifa activist briefly caught fire while attempting to burn an American flag outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon. The incident, which occurred last week, was captured on video during a livestream of the Antifa-led protest. Footage showed a far-left activist dousing an American flag in accelerant and attempting to set it ablaze, according to The Post Millennial. The flames spread to his clothing for several seconds before he extinguished them. Portland, Ore. — Antifa militant accidentally lights himself on fire while torching an American flag outside the ICE facility. pic.twitter.com/rJs6VVuvPv — Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) March 8, 2026 This isn't the first time retards in Portland have set themselves on fire.  As protests continue to rage against ICE, last week, U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio issued an order restricting federal officers’ use of tear gas and other chemical munitions at the facility while a related lawsuit proceeds, the Post Millennial reported. The ruling allows their use only when officers face a reasonable fear for their lives. In her decision, Judge ... Continue Reading »

Travelers To Face 3-Hour Delays In Airports: TSA Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Travelers in the United States are facing significant delays at airports due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stated on March 8 in a post on social media. “Today, travelers are facing TSA lines of up to nearly 3 hours long at some major airports,” said Lauren Bis, deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at TSA, on X. This has resulted in “missed flights and massive delays during peak travel.” Referring to TSA officers, Bis said, “These frontline heroes received only partial paychecks earlier this month and now face their first full missed paycheck, leading to financial hardship, absences, and crippling staffing shortages,” and called on Democrats to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A recent travel update issued by William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, shared by DHS, stated that passengers should arrive at least four to five hours before flight departure to allow enough time for TSA screening, with estimated wait times for the screening exceeding 180 minutes or 2.5 hours. “Houston Airports urges passengers to remain flexible as the ... Continue Reading »

Goldman's Global Affairs Chief Warns Of Middle East Spillover Threats West Texas Intermediate crude futures spiked as high as $111 a barrel on Sunday evening as the deepening Middle East conflict sent panic through oil markets, with supplies from key Gulf producers going offline and the Strait of Hormuz remaining paralyzed into week two. The key question on some energy desks is whether this energy shock will force President Trump to scale back Operation Epic Fury in a TACO-style retreat by Tuesday with WTI in triple-digit territory. That is hard to say, given that U.S. Central Command stated on X over the weekend that the operation will only accelerate from here. But BofA's Michael Hartnett suggests a de-escalation of the Iran war in March (read the note). That's because Trump's approval ratings for the economy (40%) and inflation (36%) are back at their lows. The larger concern now, beyond the energy market, is the risk of a global spillover. As Jared Cohen, President of Global Affairs and Co-Head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, warned investors on the GS Weekend Macro Call, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps maintains cells across multiple ... Continue Reading »

A Cycle-Low For Public Rectitude: Anything Goes To Maintain Democrats' Matrix Of Moneygrubbing Authored by James Howard Kunstler, Farther Along Don’t lose the plot. Embrace the suck. This is the world’s hard time, for now. The birth of anything can be a bloody horror. It can even look like death. Don’t be too afraid to see what comes on the other side of this awful spectacle. So many Americans are rooting and wishing for the Iran war to turn out badly for Western Civ. And why? Because Trump. And why? Because at the same time he is ending Iran’s long-running nuclear blackmail game, he is terminating the rackets of the Democratic Party. The incipient changes in operational order create new categories of winners and losers. Now you know why Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists run on the same track as America’s Woke-Jacobin-Marxists, including the pitifully deluded wine ladies of posh West LA, Grosse Point, Beacon Hill, Fairfax County, et cetera, whose brains have been hijacked by the cable news demon factory (and their sponsors). Chaos does everything possible to avoid meeting order. And this is why passing the SAVE Act is as consequential as ridding ... Continue Reading »