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March 17, 2026

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US forces attempt to board oil tanker after pursuit across Atlantic

On Tuesday, the US military’s Southern Command posted on social media that it “remains ready to support our US government agency partners in standing against sanctioned vessels and actors transiting through this region”. “Our sea services are vigilant, agile, and postured to track vessels of interest. When the call comes, we will be there.” Before any US military operation were launched from the UK, Washington would be expected to inform its ally. For now, the UK Ministry of Defence says it will not comment on other nations’ military activities. The US officials quoted by CBS suggested that the US could

March 17, 2026

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March Travel Nightmare: How a Record-Breaking Megastorm Is Grounding Flights and Trapping Tourists Across the USA!

Home » TRAVEL ALERT » March Travel Nightmare: How a Record-Breaking Megastorm Is Grounding Flights and Trapping Tourists Across the USA! Published on March 17, 2026 Image generated with Ai Nationwide storm impacts have reached a critical level as an atmospheric phenomenon, unofficially named Winter Storm Iona, has moved across the eastern half of the country, affecting over 200 million residents. A rare and powerful storm system has been observed, stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, triggering simultaneous blizzard conditions and tornado threats. This unusual meteorological alignment in mid-March has left millions of individuals under high-level alerts,

March 17, 2026

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US-Iran-Israel Latest News: Drone Hits Royal Tulip Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad Amid Explosions Near US Embassy, Fire & Smoke Rise – Reports

234 A drone struck the Royal Tulip Al-Rasheed Hotel inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday, a site that hosts the European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq and other diplomatic facilities. Around the same time, sirens sounded and an explosion was reported near the United States Embassy, according to a Reuters witness . Videos on social media showed fire and smoke rising from the building. Official confirmation of casualties is pending. BREAKING: European Union mission HQ at Royal Tulip Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq bombed by drone pic.twitter.com/o8y1pCzieI You Might Be Interested In — Rapid Report (@RapidReport2025) March 16,

March 16, 2026

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Federal judge blocks RFK Jr.’s changes to childhood vaccine schedule

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent overhaul of the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule — a major blow to his vaccine agenda. The ruling stems from a lawsuit the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other medical groups brought against the Department of Health and Human Services, arguing that Kennedy’s changes to vaccine recommendations and to an influential vaccine advisory committee violated federal law. In January, Kennedy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, reducing the number of recommended shots from 18 to

March 16, 2026

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‘I’m sick of stupid’: from excoriating Noem to breaking with Trump, Thom Tillis goes for fiery final act in Congress | US Senate

In the last US Senate hearing before Kristi Noem’s ouster, some of the fiercest criticism the homeland security secretary received came not from outraged Democrats, but from an ally of Donald Trump. “What we’ve seen is a disaster under your leadership, Ms Noem, disaster,” said Thom Tillis, the senior Republican senator from North Carolina, at the outset of a 10-minute skewering of the secretary he dubbed a “performance evaluation”. Tillis has become known in Congress for giving people and policies he does not like such treatment in recent months, after he achieved something rare for Republicans: freedom from worrying about

March 16, 2026

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Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas | US news

A group of protesters in Texas was found guilty of providing support for terrorism and other charges on Friday in a closely watched case in which prosecutors alleged anti-ICE activists were actually part of an antifa cell. The case was seen as a major test of the first amendment and whether the government could use a broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters. It marked the first time the government alleged individuals were part of an antifa terrorist cell in a criminal prosecution. Nine defendants – Benjamin Song, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Savanna Batten, Ines Soto,

March 16, 2026

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Why Spain’s prime minister has broken ranks in Europe – and dared to confront Trump | María Ramírez

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, rarely utters the words “Donald Trump” in public. Since the US president took office, Sánchez has typically referred to the US administration and its president without explicitly naming him. This was initially interpreted as a calculation designed to avoid personal confrontation, but even without using Trump’s name, Sánchez has managed to deliver harsher criticism of the US president’s aggression than any of his fellow European leaders. This week, Sánchez did not wait for a joint EU statement to issue judgment on the US’s illegal military intervention to capture the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro: he swiftly

March 16, 2026

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March 16, 2026

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Crisis talks over petrol as Middle East war expands after oil island hit

The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has upended global air travel, disrupted oil exports from the region and sent fuel prices rising across the world. The critical meeting chaired by NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe will include representatives from transport, agriculture, mining and consumer groups. The government will crack down on stations reporting incorrect prices to its “Fuel Check” website after two suppliers were caught lying. (Fuel Check) A cargo ship sails in the Arabian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) First on the table will be

March 16, 2026

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Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture? | Australian foreign policy

Perched high above Canberra stands a stylised American eagle statue on a towering column. Colloquially derided as the Phallus in Blunderland or the Chicken on a Stick, the Australian-American Memorial was paid for by mid-century Australians “to commemorate the service and sacrifice of American men and women in the defence of Australia” during the second world war. But there is perhaps another way to interpret an 80-metre statue high above Australia’s defence headquarters: that of a malevolent power monitoring a subordinate. For seven decades Australia has sought and found security in its alliance with the US. But the alliance depends