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Days before Slovenia’s March 2026 vote, prosecutors say operatives from Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube carried out covert surveillance, then helped surface leaked recordings that link top figures to corruption. The revelations have turned an already tense campaign into a full blown national security row.
Iran attacked energy sites in Qatar, including its main gas facility, saying it was responding to an Israeli strike on Iran's main gas field. Gulf ministers condemned the escalation and urged a halt to the fighting.
The conflict around Iran is already raising energy bills. Now food supply chains are showing stress, and the UN warns millions more could face acute hunger if prices keep climbing.
Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez said he would grab his AKM and fight if the United States mounted a military intervention, part of a growing verbal clash between Havana and Washington.
Unidentified drones were seen over Fort Lesley J. McNair, the base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth reside. Authorities have tightened security as the origin of the drones remains unknown.
A California pair of lawmakers introduced legislation to lock Optional Practical Training into law after the Trump administration signaled it might eliminate the program that lets international students work in the U.S. after graduation.
The Supreme Court says cops need a warrant to get location data from phone companies. Data brokers sell similar info, and senators want federal agencies to need warrants to buy it too.
The White House has leaned into TikTok-style videos, memes, and sports highlights to frame the campaign against Iran. The clips racked up billions of impressions, but former military leaders and some voters say the approach trivializes war and may be backfiring.
A war in the Middle East has pushed oil prices up, supply chains are strained, and voters are asking whether the White House has a steady economic plan.
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has removed Vladimir Padrino as defence minister, naming General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez as his successor. The move is the latest in a string of government changes since early January.
On day 20 the Israel-Iran war widened: Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gasfield, Iran launched missiles at Gulf energy facilities including Qatar’s Ras Laffan, senior Iranian figures were killed, and diplomatic and economic ripples reached the US and global markets.