Category: World

CBS News announced it will shut down its nearly 100‑year‑old radio news service, citing economic pressures and audience shifts to digital news and podcasts.

European capitals face mounting pressure as Donald Trump urges allies to back the conflict involving Iran; leaders must balance alliance obligations, domestic politics and regional stability.

After judges twice reduced felony charges to misdemeanors, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss cases against officers accused of falsifying a warrant in the Breonna Taylor raid.

The Trump administration unveiled an AI policy framework urging Congress to pre-empt state laws and create a national standard to protect U.S. technological leadership amid competition with China.

The White House released a new AI legislative blueprint urging a light-touch regulatory approach. House Republicans endorsed the plan, but passing a bill faces a tough path in the Senate amid deep divisions.

Al Jazeera reports that oil and gas facilities in the Gulf have been attacked since early in the war on Iran, heightening risks to supply, safety and regional stability with possible ripple effects for global markets and countries like Panama.

NATO has pulled its security advisory mission out of Iraq and relocated several hundred personnel to Europe after a series of attacks from Iran on troops at British, French and Italian bases in northern Iraq.

QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi said he warned U.S. and industry officials of the “consequences” of attacking Iranian energy infrastructure, highlighting risks to global supply and market stability.

Benjamin Netanyahu denied denigrating Jesus after saying the religious figure had “no advantage” over Genghis Khan in remarks tied to an Iran war speech, saying he cited historian Will Durant.

Sri Lanka’s president said Colombo denied a U.S. request to land two aircraft at Mattala airport on Feb. 26, two days before the conflict the president linked to the US‑Israel actions involving Iran.

Mayor Mamdani has launched a community safety office in New York City as an early step to fulfill a pledge to reduce police involvement in mental-health emergencies, PBS reports.

Britain has authorised US use of its military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites aimed at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Downing Street said after a ministers’ meeting.

Two former FBI agents have sued, claiming they were fired last year because they participated in an investigation into President Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

Chuck Norris, six‑time karate champion and star of Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at 86 after being hospitalised in Hawaii for unknown causes.

American Jesse Appell arrived in China on a 2012 Fulbright to study Chinese comedy and went on to perform xiangsheng, train under a master and appear on television as the country’s comedy scene expanded.

Rescue workers recovered 14 bodies from a charred auto parts factory in Daejeon, South Korea, after an explosion and fire that also injured at least 59 people.

A fire at a South Korean auto parts factory injured at least 55 people, officials said March 20; authorities could not immediately confirm whether any injuries were life-threatening.

Iranians marked Nowruz in Tehran as US and Israeli attacks continued through the spring equinox, blending traditional celebrations with the realities of ongoing regional tensions.

The Trump administration has filed a complaint seeking billions from Harvard over alleged anti‑Semitism; Harvard called the move “pretextual and retaliatory.”

Al Jazeera’s feature traces how Iran’s institutions, security forces and clerical councils were built around Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to ensure continuity beyond any single leader.