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Over the weekend of March 7–8, 2026, desalination facilities on Qeshm Island in Iran and on the Gulf island of Bahrain were reported damaged in separate incidents, raising alarm about water security for communities in a water-scarce region. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, publicly accused the United States of striking the Qeshm plant and said … Read more

Apple is reportedly preparing a slate of high-end devices that would push its lineup further upmarket while it continues to sell lower-cost models. Reports indicate at least three new entries — a foldable iPhone, a touchscreen MacBook Pro and next-generation AirPods — that will command price premiums over standard models. The foldable iPhone is said … Read more

Lead: New York City police say an improvised explosive device was ignited and thrown outside the official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday amid clashes between anti‑Islam demonstrators and counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion. The NYPD’s preliminary bomb‑squad assessment concluded the device was not a hoax and could have caused serious injury or death. Two … Read more

Lead Pixar’s original feature Hoppers opened to an $88 million global weekend (reported March 2026), marking the studio’s strongest start for a non-franchise animated title since Coco (2017). The debut split was about $46 million domestic and $42 million international (reported with an 81% offshore footprint notation), and it outpaced like-for-like starts for Onward ($65.6M) … Read more

U.S. equity futures moved in step with rising crude prices after former President Donald Trump said the Iran war is “more popular” than ever with his MAGA base. The comments added a geopolitical overlay to market attention on the energy complex, prompting traders to reassess sector positioning. Dow Jones futures reflected caution as participants weighed … Read more

Lead: Researchers at the SETI Institute say turbulent space weather around other stars can broaden and weaken otherwise ultra-narrow radio transmissions, making them harder to detect from Earth. The paper, co-authored by SETI astronomer Vishal Gajjar and research assistant Grayce C. Brown and published in the Astrophysical Journal in March 2026, argues that stellar plasma … Read more

India and New Zealand meet in the T20 World Cup final on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match starts at 19:00 IST (1:30pm GMT / 8:30am ET / 5:30am PT). India batted first and posted 255; New Zealand, whose captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to … Read more

Bahrain on Sunday accused Iran of striking one of its desalination plants, signaling a worrying expansion of the Iran–Israel–U.S. conflict into critical civilian infrastructure. The allegation came as Israeli strikes set oil depots ablaze in Tehran and Iranian leaders vowed broader operations against U.S. targets across the region on the ninth day of the war. … Read more

Lead: On 8 March 2026, airlines and governments coordinated a large-scale repatriation effort after regional airspace instability left thousands of international travelers stranded across Gulf transit hubs. Carriers including Qatar Airways, Emirates, Etihad and IndiGo operated a combined 60 repatriation flights from the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia to destinations such as the UK, US, … Read more

Lead Last week in Washington, the U.S. Defense Department summarized the military aims of President Trump’s campaign against Iran as focused on preventing Tehran from projecting power beyond its borders. Publicly, strikes have hit ballistic missile, drone, nuclear and naval programs; publicly available analyses show a rising share of targets tied to internal security forces … Read more

Lead: A new study in Scientific Reports reports that the region of weakest gravity on Earth lies beneath Antarctica and that extremely slow rock motions deep in the planet’s mantle largely produced this “gravity hole.” Researchers led by Alessandro Forte and Petar Glišović used global earthquake recordings and physics-based models to map the anomaly and … Read more

March 8, 2026 — Over the weekend Gulf states reported fresh damage to infrastructure as Iranian missiles and drones struck regional sites, and Iranian state media announced a replacement for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the war. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said air defenses were engaging … Read more

Lead Apple this week released MacBook Pro models with the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, but industry reporting says a distinct M6-based MacBook Pro is expected later in 2026 with several features new to the Mac. The machine is rumored to introduce touch input as an optional second input method, an OLED panel across … Read more

Lead Representative Dan Crenshaw said viral misinformation and a culture of online clickbait were decisive factors in his March 2026 primary loss to state Rep. Steve Toth, arguing that baseless attacks drowned out his record and explanations. Crenshaw, a fourth-term congressman from Atascosita, was defeated by a roughly 15-point margin in a district that spans … Read more

Lead China’s top diplomat framed Beijing as a stabilizing force on March 7, 2026, urging an immediate ceasefire as the Middle East war around Iran continues to escalate. Speaking on the sidelines of the annual session of China’s legislature in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for parties to return to the negotiating table to … Read more