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Lead: In late March 2026, more than 70,000 Afghans crossed back into Afghanistan from Iran after the outbreak of war in Iran in late February severed jobs and study opportunities there. Many returnees—students, construction workers and families—arrived through crossings such as Islam Qala, citing campus closures, workplace evacuations and health hazards from burning oil in … Read more
Lead: The International Energy Agency director warned Monday in Canberra that the Iran war constitutes a “major, major threat” to the global economy, saying no nation would be untouched if the crisis continues. Fatih Birol spoke at Australia’s National Press Club after fresh attacks and escalating threats around the Strait of Hormuz that have disrupted … Read more
Lead On March 22–23, 2026, global precious-metals markets plunged after the Middle East war intensified, erasing gold’s gains for the year and triggering severe weakness in silver. Spot gold fell as much as 8.8% intraday to just under $4,100 an ounce, marking a ninth consecutive daily decline. The metal has lost more than 20% since … Read more
Goldman Sachs raised its 2024 average price outlook on Sunday, projecting Brent crude will average $85 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) $79, up $8 and $7 respectively from its prior forecast. The bank’s commodity team estimates the current crisis will remove as much as 17 million barrels per day (bpd) from global supply … Read more
Lead At a March 23, 2026 press appearance in Canberra, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that more than 40 oil and gas facilities across nine Middle Eastern countries have been “severely or very severely” damaged since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, 2026. He said the damage to fields, refineries and … Read more
Pearl Abyss released Crimson Desert update 1.000.149 on consoles and PC, rolling out an initial suite of controller and input quality-of-life fixes alongside numerous bug corrections and content tweaks. The patch targets responsiveness and menu stability, notably resolving a PS5 crash tied to the in-game map, while also addressing quest progression bugs and adding fast-travel … Read more
Lead: On March 23, 2026, Iran warned it would strike electrical plants across the Middle East and mine Persian Gulf waters if the United States follows through on threats to bomb Iranian power stations, while Israel said it launched a wide-scale set of strikes on infrastructure in Tehran. The warnings put desalination-linked water supplies and … Read more
Lead Last week, combined U.S. and Israeli strikes reportedly struck multiple Iranian sites, killing a Basij militia commander and damaging military infrastructure across several cities. Iranian and regional outlets identified the slain commander as Ebrahim Mortazavi-Nasb of the IRGC Basij in Shiraz. State and semi-official Iranian agencies reported a separate strike on a radio transmitter … Read more
Lead: On March 23, 2026, at about 23:40 local time, an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 operated by Jazz Aviation struck a Port Authority firefighting vehicle on Runway 4 at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing at least two people and injuring others. The collision forced an immediate airport closure and the diversion or return of incoming … Read more
In the early hours of Monday, several volunteer ambulances operated by Hatzola Northwest were deliberately set on fire outside the Machzikei Hadath synagogue in Golders Green, north London, in an attack police are treating as antisemitic. Security footage timestamped 1:36 a.m. shows three masked individuals approach and ignite a vehicle; firefighters responded to large flames … Read more
On March 23, 2026, Goldman Sachs raised its oil-price outlook for 2026 after concluding that the prolonged disruption of flows through the Strait of Hormuz amounts to the largest-ever supply shock to the global crude market. The bank now expects Brent to average $85 a barrel in 2026, up from a prior $77 forecast, and … Read more
Markets slumped on March 23, 2026, after new strikes on Iran knocked out power across large parts of Tehran and pushed oil toward recent highs. Asian equity indices led the selling as investors braced for a fourth week of market turmoil tied to the Middle East conflict. Energy benchmarks climbed: Brent traded near $113 a … Read more
Who: France’s far‑right National Rally and its leaders, including Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen; When: municipal elections with second round on March 22, 2026; Where: nationwide, with particular focus on southern cities such as Marseille, Toulon, Nîmes and Nice; What: the party failed to capture a string of large target cities but claimed broader … Read more
Lead Actor Alan Ritchson is the subject of an active investigation after a neighborhood confrontation over dirt-bike noise that was partly captured on video. Reports say the dispute began during a weekend in March 2026 when a green Kawasaki dirt bike was revved loudly and culminated the following day when a neighbor confronted Ritchson. A … Read more
Nearly a week after NVIDIA unveiled DLSS 5, controversy continues to grow. The reveal video showed the system modifying visuals in high-profile titles such as Resident Evil Requiem, Starfield and Hogwarts Legacy, prompting accusations that the feature behaves like an AI-driven filter that alters faces and artistic direction. NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang pushed back, saying … Read more
