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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
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: 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
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
Lead: In Washington, President Donald Trump entered 2026 promising a ‘‘roaring’’ economy, but new data through February show job losses, a sharp rise in gasoline prices and weaker markets that undercut that claim. Official reports show a gain of 130,000 jobs in January followed by a loss of 92,000 in February and a December revision … Read more
Published: March 8, 2026 at 10:04 am The Cave of Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico, lies roughly 300 metres below the surface and contains gypsum crystals up to 11 metres long. The chamber has been nicknamed the “Sistine Chapel of crystals” for its overwhelming scale and beauty. Geological conditions that produced the formations also created extreme … Read more
Lead — On March 8, 2026, hours after Israeli and American airstrikes struck targets in Iran, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (I.R.G.C.) moved into neighborhoods across Tehran and other cities. Eyewitness reports and short videos showed plainclothes militiamen armed with Kalashnikovs manning checkpoints, searching cars and mobile phones, and deploying anti‑riot vehicles in … Read more
Lead Jon Rahm produced a closing-round 64 to win the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong, defeating Thomas Detry in the final standings. The 64 included eight birdies and two bogeys and secured Rahm his third LIV Golf victory and his first in the series since 2024. Detry finished second after a 67 in the … Read more
