Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in speedboat attack
HAVANA, March 3 – Cuban prosecutors formally charged six people with “crimes of terrorism” and ordered them held in pretrial detention on Tuesday in connection with an incident last week…
Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles
WASHINGTON, March 3 – The Trump administration plans to meet with executives from the biggest U.S. defense contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss accelerating weapons production, as…
Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction sources
One source said the strikes caused only material damage. Read More
SIA plane clips tail of Spirit Airlines jet at US airport; no injuries reported
Spirit’s plane was grounded for inspection, while SIA’s was cleared and its flight rescheduled. Read More
US turns up heat on Venezuela with threat to indict new leader Delcy Rodriguez
CARACAS/WASHINGTON, March 3 – The Trump administration is quietly building a legal case against Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez including readying a draft criminal indictment, one of several tools it…
US debuts suicide drone in Iran after fast-tracked Pentagon procurement
March 3 – The U.S. successfully debuted a low‑cost suicide drone in combat in Iran just eight months after its Pentagon unveiling, as the U.S. pushes to accelerate weapons programs.…
UK halts demolition of parts of Grenfell Tower after handprints found on walls
LONDON, March 3 – Britain’s government said on Tuesday it has paused the demolition of parts of Grenfell Tower after bereaved families warned they would take legal action if walls…
Father of accused Georgia school shooter convicted of second-degree murder
ATLANTA, March 3 – A man who gave his troubled son a rifle for Christmas that the boy allegedly later used to kill four people at a high school in…
Epstein estate’s $35 million settlement with accusers wins preliminary judge approval
NEW YORK, March 3 – A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to an agreement for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a…
How Dubai’s safe-haven status is being put to the test
DUBAI/ABU DHABI, March 2 – For decades, Dubai’s sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and something far more intangible: the unspoken promise that whatever was…