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Sen. Chris Murphy told PBS’ Geoff Bennett that President Trump “has no plan” to end the Iran war, offering a pointed Democratic critique and raising questions about U.S. strategy.
A March 18, 2026 report says Panama missed a deadline and was accused of failing to operate major ports at the Panama Canal, escalating a dispute over control. The situation could affect shipping reliability and economic revenues tied to the Canal corridor.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced a tense Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security, with lawmakers pressing him on past remarks and differences from ousted Secretary Kristi Noem.
Nearly one million people in Lebanon have been displaced as Mideast conflict escalates, including about 170,000 migrant workers who are not counted in official tallies.
Cuba’s economic and energy crisis intensifies as Russia sends two crude oil tankers amid Moscow’s declared “unwavering solidarity,” while President Trump threatens action over Havana’s defiance of U.S. sanctions.
Italy, Spain, Malta, Greece and Cyprus have sent a joint letter to the European Commission warning that a drifting Russian tanker poses an “imminent and serious risk” of an ecological catastrophe and urging urgent action.
As the U.S. nears the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, PBS’s Judy Woodruff documents deep national divisions over how Americans remember their past.
Beijing has struggled to rally Asian states against Japan after remarks by Takaichi on Taiwan, raising questions about whether China overplayed its hand and the limits of historical grievances as leverage.
Angel Esteban Aguilar, leader of Ecuador-based gang Los Lobos, was arrested in Mexico City and is suspected of plotting the 2023 assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate.
President Tinubu met British royals during a UK state visit that highlighted record-high trade between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, underscoring deepening ties.
US lawmakers warned that China is increasingly dominating supply of drug ingredients, raising concerns about dependence on Chinese pharmaceutical inputs and broader supply risks.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez appointed a new defense minister Wednesday, removing a longtime Maduro loyalist in a major Cabinet reshuffle that could affect domestic and regional dynamics.
An investor in a power plant has filed ICSID arbitration against Panama, Global Arbitration Review reported, though the investor and claim details were not disclosed.
A PBS report says AI and cryptocurrency efforts to shape Illinois midterms fell short, signalling limits to tech sectors’ political influence and drawing attention from observers in Latin America.
Protesters in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump at a rally for warship victims, Al Jazeera reported. The brief report gives few further details.
A PBS report says Georgia’s plan to replace voting machines criticized by Donald Trump is in doubt as officials worry a last‑minute change could create chaos in election operations.
A rights group says Israel is holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge, with detained children reporting “appalling and debilitating conditions” in custody.
Cuba’s president condemned President Trump’s remark that he can do “whatever he wants” with the island, warning any U.S. aggression would meet “impregnable resistance.”
EIN Presswire reports CK Hutchison says Panama missed an arbitration response deadline; the source gives few details and Panama has not been quoted in that report.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has traveled to Washington for a meeting with President Trump she called “very difficult,” in a visit complicated by fallout from the Iran war, PBS reports.