International

• Sunday, March 8th 2026 - 16:28 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly marks International Women’s Day with inclusive message

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked International Women’s Day on March 8 with a message centered on broad recognition of women across the community, in a statement signed by MLAs Dot Gould and Cheryl Roberts. In the text, the lawmakers thanked “mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, colleagues, and neighbours” for bringing “strength, care, and inspiration” to life in the Islands.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 22:40 UTC

  Trump launches anti-cartel coalition, says Cuba regime “in its final days”

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday opened the first Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida, bringing together a group of like-minded Latin American and Caribbean leaders to unveil a new regional security alliance focused on fighting drug cartels. In his remarks, he said Cuba was “very much at the end of the line,” claimed Havana wanted to negotiate with Washington, and said his administration had formally recognized the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela as diplomatic ties between the two countries were being restored.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 07:50 UTC

  Falklands’ conflict to be re-examined at University of Manchester conference

  

  The University of Manchester is hosting a major conference about the Falklands conflict next April on Thursday 16 and Friday 17. 44 years have passed, but the conflict still resonates deeply in both the UK and Argentina.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 06:24 UTC

  Japan’s Justice orders dissolution of the ‘Moonies’ Unification Church

  

  A Japanese high court has upheld an order to dissolve the controversial Unification Church, popularly known as the “Moonies” local media report. Last year, a district court in Tokyo ordered the church to disband after Japan's education and culture ministry accused it of manipulating followers into making huge donations.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 01:30 UTC

  Trump deflects questions on reports of Russia sharing intelligence with Iran on U.S. Forces

  

  President Donald Trump declined Friday to comment on media reports indicating that Russia has been supplying Iran with intelligence on the positions and movements of U.S. troops, ships and aircraft in the Middle East.

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 15:41 UTC

  Oil posts its biggest weekly jump since 2020 as the Iran war disrupts Hormuz

  

  Oil became this week’s clearest barometer of the Middle East crisis, with Brent hovering near US$90 a barrel and WTI around US$87.5, putting both contracts on track for their biggest weekly advance since 2020. The same factor sits behind the surge: the de facto blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes.

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 15:31 UTC

  Trump says Cuba will “fall pretty soon,” but says Iran comes first

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Cuba is going to “fall pretty soon,” while making clear that his immediate priority remains the campaign against Iran, in remarks that widened the White House’s confrontational language toward both the Middle East and Latin America. Trump made the comments in a phone conversation with CNN anchor Dana Bash.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 17:44 UTC

  Formula 1-standard circuit proposed for Uruguay’s Punta del Este

  

  Local authorities in Uruguay’s Maldonado department are reviewing a proposal by Brazil’s Stehling Racing Team to develop a racetrack built to Formula 1 standards in the Punta del Este–Laguna del Sauce corridor, a plan still at an early stage and without any confirmation that it would translate into hosting a world championship round.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 16:02 UTC

  Iran says it hit a US oil tanker in the Gulf and warns on transit through Hormuz

  

  Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that their naval force struck a US oil tanker in the northern Gulf and that the vessel “is on fire,” raising fresh concerns about maritime security tied to the regional conflict and the safety of the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s most sensitive energy choke points.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 11:47 UTC

  UK embassy in UAE tells British citizens to shelter indoors and stay away from windows amid escalation

  

  The British Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged UK nationals on Thursday to take shelter immediately, “remain indoors,” and “stay away from windows,” issuing the guidance on social media as reports of strikes and explosions spread across parts of the Middle East.