World
Back to homepage
Iran issues March 30 ultimatum, targets US universities in Middle East after reported strikes
TEHRAN, March 29 — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Sunday threatened to target US universities in the Middle East after saying US-Israeli strikes had destroyed two Iranian universities. “If the US government wants its universities in the region to be free
Read More
‘Got milk’ for vegans? Sorry, Danone, Swiss court rules only dairy counts
GENEVA, March 29 — Switzerland’s top court ruled Friday that plant-based drinks may not use the word “milk” in their marketing, rejecting an appeal from French dairy giant Danone. In a decision that echoed a similar ruling in Britain last month,
Read More
Yemen’s Houthis strike at Israel — could Red Sea trade be next on the line?
TEHRAN, March 28 — Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second
Read More
Trump warns ‘Cuba is next’, denies losing MAGA support
WASHINGTON, March 28 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday “Cuba is next” in his latest threat against the Caribbean island, as he dismissed concerns that recent American military actions would cost him political support. Cuba’s communist government has faced
Read More
House Republicans block Senate effort to end TSA pay crisis, prolonging US airport chaos
WASHINGTON, March 28 — US House Republicans yesterday effectively blocked the Senate’s effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff forcing thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, as the White House ordered the personnel finally be compensated. House
Read More
UN warns of global food risk as it launches task force for fertiliser passage through Hormuz
NEW YORK, March 28 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched an interagency task force to help secure the passage of fertilisers through the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson announced yesterday. “As the conflict in the Middle East unfolds and
Read More
FAA: Flights resume at Washington airports after chemical odour evacuates control facility
WASHINGTON, March 28 — The Federal Aviation Administration said traffic was resuming at the three primary Washington, DC-area airports late on Friday after a strong chemical smell forced the evacuation of a Virginia air traffic control facility. The FAA said
Read More
Trump says Iran must open Hormuz to secure peace, jokingly dubs it the ‘Strait of Trump’
WASHINGTON, March 28 — US President Donald Trump yesterday insisted Iran must open up the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic to make a peace deal — and dubbed the crucial waterway the “Strait of Trump.” Trump, who has renamed
Read More
Trump says allies ‘weren’t there for us’ after Hormuz row, signals US may withhold Nato support
MIAMI, March 28 — President Donald Trump yesterday reiterated his disappointment with Nato allies over their refusal to send military to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington may not help them in future if asked to do
Read More
Latest in Middle East conflict: Israel strikes Beirut, US envoy sees Iran talks soon, Merz says Iran ‘regime change’ unlikely
PARIS, March 28 — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: New clashes in Lebanon Israel’s military renewed its attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs yesterday, saying it was targeting infrastructure used by Hezbollah, as the Iran-backed group
Read More