World - Monday, March 30, 2026

President Trump claimed progress in talks to end the war but warned that lacking a deal he would order intense attacks on Iranian infrastructure targets. Oil and stock markets wavered on the news.

Kuwait says fire broke out after Iranian attack on giant tanker and warns of possible oil spill in surrounding waters Donald Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds (454kg) of uranium from Iran, the Wall Street Journal is reporting , citing unnamed US officials. The mission would likely put American forces inside the country for days or longer, the report says. But the president remains generally open to the idea, according to the officials, because it could help accomplish his central goal of preventing Iran from ever making a nuclear weapon. The combined effect of both waterways being shut to commercial traffic from countries that neither the Iranians nor Houthis favour would be devastating. Napoleon Bonaparte’s remark that “the policy of a state lies in its geography” has never seemed more apt. Continue reading...

Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale flies onboard an RAF Voyager as it refuels jets in the Middle East.

Prosecutors investigate whether Farah Louis and Debbie Louis accepted bribes to help migrant shelter provider Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City councilmember and her sister, an aide to governor Kathy Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider, according to a copy of a search warrant obtained by the Associated Press. The warrant, signed on 19 March, seeks evidence of possible criminal violations involving councilmember Farah Louis, a Brooklyn Democrat, and Debbie Louis, who serves as Hochul’s assistant secretary of New York City intergovernmental affairs. Continue reading...

The ship’s arrival would bring Cuba some badly needed fuel. It also marks a shift from U.S. efforts to block oil shipments and pressure the Cuban government.

Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe.

Meanwhile PM explains his reaction to news of Dezi Freeman death. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast What’s the trigger for stage three under the national plan? The energy minister, Chris Bowen, says we’re still on stage two of the national plan agreed to at yesterday’s national cabinet, reiterating that so far any cancelled fuel shipments have been replaced (he’s referring to the six tankers that he announced were cancelled on 22 March). The trigger … says ongoing supply disruptions mean we will focus on getting fuel where it’s needed most. Now, ongoing supply disruptions really means the fuel supply to Australia has been impacted. That hasn’t happened. Early on in this conflict, I reached out to counterparts in the region who are our primary suppliers of liquid fuels … I reached out to Korea, to Singapore, to Malaysia, but we’ll continue to do that. We believe we’re reliable, and we ask for reliability in return. Continue reading...

Noelia Castillo Ramos' case reached the European Court of Human Rights before 25-year-old died in Barcelona on March 26, 2025.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says there are still long security lines at airports throughout the country, and morale among TSA agents has ‘plummeted’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email alerts The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the US is about to hit $4 , according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). This is up 33% from a month ago , when the average price was $2.98 per gallon. It is the highest national average since 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

Gao Zhen, who emigrated to the United States years ago, was arrested during a visit to China and now faces up to three years in prison for artwork.