The Cube Is the UK demanding decades of rent from the US if it leaves NATO? The transcript of a fake speech allegedly made by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been posted online, raising questions about whether NATO countries pay rent when stationing military personnel in a fellow member state. 23/03/2026
Iran Trump says Iran 'means business' but Tehran denies peace talks Trump didn't clarify who has been involved in the talks but Iran's parliament speaker and foreign minister denied any such negotiations have happened. 23/03/2026
Iran Iran threatens to hit Middle East power plants as Hormuz crisis grows Early Monday, Iranian state-run television broadcast a statement from the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) that warned, "Do not doubt that we will do this." 23/03/2026
Iran Trump gives ultimatum to reopen Strait, Iran threatens to retaliate US President Donald Trump said it would 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours. Iran threatened retaliation on US and Israeli energy infrastructure if its own became targeted. 22/03/2026
World News Iran attack on the Diego Garcia base: its location and strategic role Iranian forces have attempted a missile strike on the UK-US base of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, previously thought to lie beyond the range of Iran's missiles. 21/03/2026
Iran Tehran issues global threat as Israel's regime kill list grows Israel eliminated three top Iranian commanders on Friday as it continues its relentless strikes on Tehran's repression forces, with help from ordinary Iranians who are rising up against the regime. 20/03/2026
Culture news US action movie star Chuck Norris dies aged 86 The American action movie star has died according to his family after being hospitalised on Thursday. He celebrated his 86th birthday last week. 20/03/2026
Cuba Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of year amid energy crisis Analysts say the shipment could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel, enough to meet Cuba's daily needs for up to 10 days. 20/03/2026
Culture news Critics slam approval of Donald Trump 24-karat gold coin Donald Trump’s handpicked Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve a commemorative coin for the United States’ 250th birthday featuring the president’s likeness. And critics aren't happy. 20/03/2026
Iran Trump calls NATO allies 'cowards' over refusal to join naval force The death toll has risen to more than 1,300 people in Iran, more than 1,000 people in Lebanon, 15 in Israel and 13 US military members in the region. Millions of people in Lebanon and Iran have been displaced. 20/03/2026
Europe Today ‘Iran war is Europe’s war’, says former Trump security advisor Trump’s former national security advisor has slammed European leaders’ inaction on the war in Iran as a “mistake” that invites the US president to halt support for Ukraine against Russia’s full-scale invasion. 19/03/2026
Europe News Belarus releases 250 political prisoners after negotiations with US There are more than 1,100 political prisoners in Belarusian jails, many arrested after a disputed 2020 election that triggered widespread protests. 19/03/2026
Iran Trump says he is 'not putting troops' in Iran as war continues His comments come after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that "we're very much on track" and that President Donald Trump would be the one to decide when to stop the war. 19/03/2026
Iran Trump threatens to 'entirely blow up' Iran's South Pars gas field Trump has vowed to “blow up the entirety” of Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran moves to attack Qatari gas fields again. The warning comes after Iran, in response to an Israeli attack on its gas field, struck Qatar’s largest Ras Laffan facility, sparking global outrage. 19/03/2026
Japan Rattled by Trump, Japan seeks closer ties with Europe Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Donald Trump this Thursday in Washington. A long-planned visit upended by the Iran war. It's a tricky moment for the Japanese leader who needs to balance Trump's unpredictability with Tokyo's security needs. 18/03/2026
Iran The handful of marine choke points holding Europe's economy hostage From the Persian Gulf to the English Channel, a small number of narrow waterways carry the vast bulk of what Europeans eat, buy, and heat their homes with. When one of them is threatened the consequences ripple everywhere. 18/03/2026
Iran UN maritime body starts emergency talks on Middle East shipping At least 21 ships have been hit, targeted or reported attacks since the start of the conflict, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, a naval monitor. 18/03/2026
Culture news Oscars 2026: Viewership figures drop by nine per cent Compared to 10 years ago, this year's Oscars ceremony has lost 16 million viewers... What's behind the drop? 18/03/2026
Qatar Iran war enters dangerous phase as regime shows resilience Iran’s leadership is under pressure but the system is built to endure, says Middle East expert Professor Mehran Kamrava, warning the conflict could become a long and grinding war. 18/03/2026
Iran Iran vows to retaliate as Israel continues targeting leadership Israel killed another top Iranian official in its campaign against Iran's leadership, and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday amid the war's escalating pressure on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy. 18/03/2026