Mine Collapse Kills 200 at DRC Coltan Site
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — A catastrophic landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Congo has killed at least 200 people, including approximately 70 children, according to Congolese…
Cuba Receives Emergency Aid Amid Power Grid Crisis
HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed multiple times in March 2026, plunging the island’s 10 million residents into darkness and prompting an international humanitarian response as the…
Israel strikes Iran’s South Pars gas field
Israel attacked Iran's South Pars gas field, the world's largest, prompting Iranian retaliation against Gulf energy facilities and sending global oil prices above $119 per barrel.
Hormuz Strait Traffic Slows in Iran War
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plunged since the Iran war began, with attacks and threats putting commercial shipping at risk, according to AP,…
Hormuz Disruption Shakes Energy Markets
SINGAPORE — Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz during the ongoing Iran war have jolted global energy markets and intensified inflation worries, as reported by AP, PBS NewsHour,…
Israel Hits Iran Gas Field, Gulf on Alert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel has struck Iran’s South Pars natural gas field, marking the first time Israeli forces have targeted Iranian natural gas facilities during the war and…
Israel Kills Iran Security Chief Larijani in Airstrike
TEHRAN, Iran — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Tuesday that Israeli airstrikes overnight killed Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, commander…
Pakistan Airstrike Kills 400+ at Kabul Drug Hospital
KABUL, Afghanistan — A Pakistani military airstrike struck the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, a 2,000-bed drug rehabilitation facility in Afghanistan’s capital, late Monday night, killing more than 400 people and…
Cuba Power Grid Collapses, 10 Million Without Electricity
Cuba's electrical grid has collapsed, leaving approximately 10 million people without electricity amid chronic fuel shortages caused by US oil blockade.
Trump Demands NATO Help Secure Strait of Hormuz; Allies Reject Call
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump demanded Monday that NATO allies and other global partners send warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, warning that lack of support would be…