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Japan February 2026 exports rise 4.2%, beating forecasts despite China and US slump
Japan's exports rose 4.2% in February 2026, beating forecasts, as Hong Kong and Southeast Asia offset sharp declines in shipments to China and the United States.
Joe Kent resigns as Trump’s top counterterrorism official, citing lack of imminent threat from Iran
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over the United States war with Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to national security.
Cuba goes dark: Total grid collapse leaves 10 million without power amid US oil blockade
Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on 16 March 2026, leaving 10 million without power amid a US oil blockade and rare violent protests over blackouts and food shortages.
‘Not our war’: Germany, Japan, Italy flatly reject Trump’s Hormuz warship demand
Germany, Japan, Italy and Australia reject Trump's demand for warships at the Strait of Hormuz as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its third week.
White House says Iran war ending soon. Tehran says it never asked for a ceasefire
Trump threatens more Kharg Island strikes as US officials predict weeks to war's end. Iran rejects talks and vows to outlast the US-Israel campaign.
Trump calls on oil-importing nations to take shared responsibility for Strait of Hormuz security as global shipping crisis deepens
Trump calls on China, Japan, South Korea, France, and UK to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran war keeps global oil shipping at a standstill.
Strait of Hormuz closure pushes oil to 2022 highs as Wall Street logs weekly loss amid Iran conflict
Brent crude settles above $100 and US stocks post weekly losses as the Strait of Hormuz closure fuels inflation fears and complicates Federal Reserve rate cut plans.
What does the US bombing of Kharg Island mean for the Iran war, global oil markets, and Strait of Hormuz shipping?
US Central Command bombed every military target on Iran's Kharg Island on March 13, 2026. Trump threatens oil infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz closure.
Michigan synagogue attacker dead after ramming truck into Temple Israel; 140 students safe
FBI investigates the March 12, 2026 truck ramming at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. Suspect dead; 140 students safe.
Trump administration authorises 172 million barrel SPR drawdown as 32 IEA nations coordinate record emergency oil release
US releases 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as IEA coordinates a record 400 million barrel drawdown amid Iran war supply disruption.