How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks
Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Delayed US-China summit raises stakes for Takaichi ahead of White House visit
Analysts said combination of Iran war and new date for Trump’s visit to Beijing could put Japan’s leader on the defensive.
· Mark Magnier
Iran Live updates: Iran launches barrage of missiles after an Israeli strike kills its security chief
Both security official Ali Larijani and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani were “eliminated last night,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement. Iranian state media did not immediately confirm either death.
Asian shares advance as oil slips despite barrage of attacks by Iran
A person looks at a stock price monitor showing New York Dow and Nikkei indexes also US dollar Japanese yen exchange rate at a security company Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
· Chan Ho Him
Australians want no part in Iran conflict as Hastie unloads on ‘petulant’ Trump
Most Australians want the country to stay entirely out of the United States and Israel’s war against Iran, with an overwhelming majority worried by the conflict’s impact on cost of living in Australia.
· Matthew Knott
Trump confirms meeting with China’s Xi Jinping delayed as war on Iran rages
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he is delaying plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of the month, as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to consume most of Washington’s focus.
· Erin Hale
Seoul wins ‘No. 1 priority’ for UAE oil, secures 18 million more barrels
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
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Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Washington Match 4
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Take the China technology challenge seriously
Uh oh. Survey data from Politico, the media giant, shows that “the 21st century is more likely to belong to Beijing than to Washington,” at least if thinking among four key U.S. allies, Canada, France, Germany and the U.K. is indicative.
· Brad Glosserman
Top US intelligence officials will testify about Iran war
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard exits the House chamber following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
· Eric Tucker
How Trump's tariffs have hurt manufacturers instead of helping them
A welder is seen inside the Allen Engineering Corporation plant Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paragould, Ark. (AP Photo/Kevin Wurm)
· Josh Boak
Federal Reserve could signal no interest rate cuts this year in wake of Iran war
FILE -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
· Christopher Rugaber
Larry Ellison, President Trump’s private alleged convos revealed as they’re dragged into Jeff Shell legal mess
Donald Trump and billionaire Larry Ellison have been dragged into the blockbuster legal war between Hollywood fixer RJ Cipriani and Paramount president Jeff Shell in a saga straight out of a film noir.
· Tatiana Siegel
Asia’s silence on Trump’s Hormuz call isn’t inaction
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· Nigel Green
Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s trump card
Readers discuss Iran’s best weapon in negotiations, and how the leaders of China and the US can change the course of events in the Middle East
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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course' - DailyNews
Donald Trump’s top counterterrorism official has resigned over the war in Iran, urging the president to “reverse course”.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
China ignora solicitud de Trump sobre estrecho de Ormuz mientras se intensifica la guerra con Irán
El presidente de China Xi Jinping sostiene una taza de té durante la inauguración de la Conferencia Política Popular de China, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026, en Beijing. (AP Foto/Andy Wong)
· Didi Tang
Venezuela win first World Baseball Classic title after taming USA in politically fraught final
Suárez double seals Venezuela’s first WBC title
· Guardian Sport
Japan reports trade surplus
A customer fills up a fuel tank of a vehicle at a gas station in Tokyo, on March 12, 2026. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP)
· Yuri Kageyama
Middle East crisis live: Iran vows revenge for killing of security chief; Israel signals imminent Beirut strike
Ali Larijhani killed in an Israeli strike; Israeli military calls for evacuations in central Beirut, warning of an imminent attack on Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah
· Wendy Frew
Lefty influencer Kat Abughazaleh loses Illinois House primary to Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, who had fling with ex-student
WASHINGTON — Progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh’s bid for election to Congress failed Tuesday after Democratic primary voters opted for Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss.Biss’ victory came only hours after his campaign confirmed the mayor had a relationship with a former student while working as a professor at the Univ…
· Ryan King
Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Senate Democratic primary in key test of Pritzker’s influence
WASHINGTON — Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton emerged victorious Tuesday from a bruising Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), in a key test of billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker’s political clout as he draws 2028 buzz.
· Ryan King
China unlikely to help US reopen Hormuz as Trump’s Beijing trip slips
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds his cup of tea during the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
· Didi Tang
US Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) -- US Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed Tuesday to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency's handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier.
· Korea Herald
Labor calls for special session to pass P200 wage hike as prices of oil products surge
MANILA, Philippines — Organized labor groups have demanded that Congress convene a special session to pass the long-delayed ₱200 legislated wage increase, as commuters brace for higher fares in buses, jeepneys, and ferries driven by oil price spikes amid the Middle East conflict.
· William B. Depasupil
Duren anota 36 y Cunningham sale temprano por espasmos. Pistons vencen 130-117 a Wizards
Jalen Duren (0) de los Pistons de Detroit completa una volcada ante los Wizards de Washington, el martes 17 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/John McDonnell)
Susan Rice is no stranger to dirty tricks — and her latest threat shows how shameless the Democrats are
Susan Rice, who played leading roles in the Obama and Biden administrations, has broken a Washington code of silence by threatening that anyone who plays ball with the Trump administration will suffer payback the next time Democrats take control.
· Michael Goodwin
Pistons beat Wizards 130-117 behind Duren's 36 points
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) dunks the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Trump says NATO's refusal to help on Iran is "very foolish mistake"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the US had been informed by most of its NATO allies that they did not want to get involved with the country's military operation in Iran, a move he described as a "very foolish mistake."
· Yonhap
Top US security official quits, says Iran did not pose immediate threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A top security official in US President Donald Trump's administration resigned over the war in Iran on Tuesday, saying the country had posed no imminent threat to the US.
· Yonhap
GOP senator pitches plan to slash California’s sky-high gas taxes — and save drivers more than $1 per gallon
Republican California State Sen. Tony Strickland has pitched an emergency plan to slash burdensome gas taxes and save Golden State drivers more than $1 per gallon — as even Dems are jumping on board.
· Josh Koehn
CNBC Daily Open: Trump goes alone in the Iran war — as allies spurn requests to join
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· Lim Hui Jie
Trump doesn’t endorse candidate in heated GOP Texas Senate primary runoff between Paxton, Cornyn before key deadline
President Trump allowed the deadline for candidates to drop out to pass Tuesday without making an endorsement in the hotly contested Republican Texas Senate primary runoff race.
· Victor Nava
Donald Trump's first resignation over Iran may not be the last
Donald Trump has not held back his anger at other countries for not stepping in to help him control the Strait of Hormuz. (AP: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Rachel Clayton
Who is Joe Kent, and why did he resign as Trump’s counterterrorism chief?
Trump says it’s a ‘good thing’ counterterrorism director resigned over Iran
· Elizabeth Melimopoulos
Trump news at a glance: calls for former counter-terror chief to face Congress after quitting over Iran war
Senior Democrat calls for Trump ally and far-right political figure Joe Kent to testify after resigning from his post
· Guardian staff
Trump, hit by the karma bus, wins on battlefield but loses on diplomacy
A certain Joe Kent, a complete unknown to most people until he resigned as director of Donald Trump’s National Counterterrorism Centre, briefly gave Trump-haters some solace as he scorched the earth on his way out.
· Michael Koziol
Here’s how many illegal migrant gangbangers DHS has arrested this year under Trump: ‘dismantling criminal gangs’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) touted Tuesday that it has taken nearly 8,000 criminal illegal immigrant gang members off the streets since President Trump took office – figures released after an alleged MS-13 “monster” was sentenced to more than five decades behind bars for his role in two New York City m…
· Victor Nava
Trump’s global endeavors upend the world of impotent elites — and there’s no going back
At the start of his second term, President Trump surveyed the slowly rotting swamp that was the post-Cold War landscape, and he did not like what he saw.
· Martin Gurri
AMA retrasa decisión sobre posible veto a Trump en grandes eventos deportivos
Foto del 5 de diciembre del 2025, el presidente de los Estados Unidos Donald Trump en el estrado tras recibir el Premio de la Paz de la FIFA durante el sorteo a la Copa Mundial 2026. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin, Archivo)
· Eddie Pells
White House pressure on Cuba mounts as island fights power cut
HAVANA, Cuba — Washington heaped pressure on Cuba's communist authorities Tuesday to allow free-market reforms as the impoverished island scrambled to recover from a nationwide electricity blackout.
· Agence France-Presse
Trump says US no longer needs assistance from NATO allies, S. Korea or Japan to secure Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States no longer needs naval assistance from North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, South Korea, Japan or Australia to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing "military success" in ongoing operations against Iran.
· Yonhap
Disgraced ex-teacher McKenna Kindred Venmoed her teen student gas money to keep their tryst rolling
A pervy Washington state teacher convicted of having sex with her teenage student even wired the boy gas money to keep their illicit affair rolling, his stunned mother discovered.
· Georgia Worrell
'A real crossroads': Donald Trump, his 'great test', and the fine line walked by US allies
United States allies have incurred Trump's wrath after declining to meet his request for naval support to reopen and accompany ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Source: Getty, SBS / Elana Kwong
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