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Marine turned anti-war protester says Trump wrong on Israel, Iran NewsFeed “Right is right, wrong is wrong, and Trump’s wrong.” Former Marine Brian McGinnis, whose hand was broken by police and a congressman earlier this month in a protest at the US Capitol, says Donald Trump is “wrong” when it comes to the joint US-Israeli

Venezuela is through to its first World Baseball Classic final and will play the host nation for the title in Florida. Maikel Garcia hit a tie-breaking ‌single in the seventh inning for Venezuela, which advanced to the ⁠World Baseball Classic (WBC) ⁠championship game by beating Italy 4-2 on Monday in Miami. Venezuela, which pieced together

NewsFeed South Africa’s fruit exporters are facing mounting losses and disruption as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week, threatening a $1.3 billion market in the Middle East. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Cape Town, South Africa. Published On 17 Mar 2026

Cuba also says it is removing impediments to US businesses and other foreign investors. Cuba has extended an invitation to Cuban Americans and other exiles living abroad to invest in and own businesses on the island, saying the “doors are open” to a community that has traditionally agitated for harsh economic sanctions against the Communist

Cuba faces nationwide blackouts amid US oil blockade NewsFeed Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed amid an ongoing US-imposed oil blockade, causing blackouts across the country. Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January. Published On 17 Mar 2026

Top Democrat in US House slams Trump’s ‘reckless war of choice’ NewsFeed “Reckless war of choice.” US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticised Donald Trump for what he called a failure to adequately prepare for the consequences of launching a war on Iran. Published On 17 Mar 2026

Washington, DC – Pro-Israel groups in the United States are spending millions of dollars in elections to assert their influence over the rising anger towards Israeli policies. A set of primaries in the Midwestern state of Illinois on Tuesday represents an early test for the strength of pro-Israel politics in the US amid the countries’

Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released from ICE detention NewsFeed Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody. The 33-year-old from the occupied West Bank was the last person connected to the Columbia University anti-genocide protests still held by US immigration authorities. Published On 17 Mar

It is not true that the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei necessarily means the immediate collapse of the regime. This is a hasty reading, reflecting more wishful thinking than sober analysis. Yes, we are witnessing a seismic blow, the most dangerous to hit the Islamic Republic since its establishment in 1979. But the

Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, arrives to receive his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) in Jhapa, about 267 miles (430 kilometers) southeast of Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 8, 2026.