International

• Monday, March 23rd 2026 - 02:38 UTC

  Iran threatens to destroy regional energy infrastructure after Trump's Hormuz ultimatum

  

  Iran warned on Sunday that it will treat energy and oil infrastructure across the Middle East as “legitimate targets” if the United States attacks its power plants, responding to President Donald Trump's ultimatum issued late Saturday.

• Monday, March 23rd 2026 - 02:25 UTC

  Falklands’ Veteran ex Gurkha captain sits as elected member of Nepal’s parliament

  

  A Falkland Islands Veteran former Gurkha captain has been elected to the Nepalese parliament as a member of the Sharm Sanskriti party. For Captain Purna Limbu it is the culmination of a lifelong of struggle and persistence, from a modest rural environment to lawmaker, through international military service and social activism.

• Monday, March 23rd 2026 - 01:00 UTC

  Paraguay and Germany seek to deepen trade ties under EU-Mercosur agreement

  

  Relations between Paraguay and Germany are at a positive juncture, with prospects for growth in trade, investment and tourism, according to German Deputy Ambassador in Asunción Jörg Herrera, in an interview with state broadcaster Paraguay TV.

• Saturday, March 21st 2026 - 22:08 UTC

  US bolsters military presence in the Gulf with thousands of Marines and amphibious ships

  

  The United States is deploying roughly 5,000 Marines and half a dozen warships toward the Persian Gulf in the largest force expansion since the war against Iran began on February 28. The buildup comes as American aircraft intensify strikes against Iranian positions along the coastline and islands of the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime chokepoint through which approximately 20% of global oil transits and which Iran has effectively closed since the start of the conflict.

• Saturday, March 21st 2026 - 10:54 UTC

  London condemns Iranian attack on Diego Garcia, confirms RAF defending the base

  

  Britain's Ministry of Defence condemned on Saturday the launch of two Iranian intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Neither projectile struck the installation.

• Friday, March 20th 2026 - 20:31 UTC

  Falklands end of working horse? British Army decides to retire iconic Land Rover fleet

  

  British soldiers will use a new fleet of thousands of modern vehicles, following the start of the retirement of the iconic Land Rover fleet. The retirement marks the end of an era for the vehicle that has been a cornerstone of UK military operations for more than 70 years, as reported by MoD. 

• Friday, March 20th 2026 - 16:16 UTC

  Trump brands NATO allies “cowards” for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz

  

  US President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against NATO allies on Friday, lambasting them as “cowards” for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that has remained effectively closed since the start of the war with Iran. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that without the US military, NATO amounts to nothing more than “a paper tiger,” and warned that Washington would not forget the alliance's stance.

• Thursday, March 19th 2026 - 22:59 UTC

  Uruguay to seek damages after Spanish shipyard Cardama fails to appeal OPV contract termination

  

  Spanish shipyard Cardama did not file an appeal against the Uruguayan government’s decision to terminate the contract for the purchase of two offshore patrol vessels for the Navy, meaning the measure is now final and the Ministry of Defence will move ahead with a claim for damages. The confirmation came on Thursday from Presidential Secretary Jorge Díaz.

• Thursday, March 19th 2026 - 22:52 UTC

  Trump jokes about Pearl Harbor in front of Japan’s prime minister during White House meeting

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbor on Thursday during an Oval Office meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, while answering a question about why Washington had not informed some allies in advance about its decision to strike Iran. The bilateral meeting was part of the White House’s official schedule for March 19.

• Thursday, March 19th 2026 - 22:43 UTC

  Netanyahu hints a ground phase may be needed as Iran war hits Gulf energy infrastructure

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested on Thursday that an air campaign alone would not be enough to bring down Iran’s regime, as the conflict entered a new phase marked by strikes on Gulf energy facilities and renewed warnings over the Strait of Hormuz.