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Lead: On Day 31 of the widening Middle East conflict, a Kuwaiti crude tanker — the very large crude carrier Al‑Salmi — was struck by a drone off Dubai, raising spill and shipping‑security fears, while President Donald Trump renewed a threat to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened. … Read more

Lead On March 30, 2026, the women’s NCAA Tournament Final Four was finalized in Phoenix as No. 1 seeds South Carolina and Texas won their Elite Eight games to join UConn and UCLA. Texas routed No. 2 Michigan 77-41 in Fort Worth while South Carolina beat No. 3 TCU 78-52 in Sacramento. The result means, … Read more

Lead: On March 30, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas, No. 1 seed Texas dominated No. 2 Michigan 77-41 to secure a spot in the Final Four for the second consecutive season. The Longhorns extended their winning streak to 12 games and will meet No. 1 seed UCLA in Phoenix on Friday. Junior Madison Booker paced … Read more

Lead: Air Canada said on Monday that its chief executive, Michael Rousseau, will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026 after a public relations crisis sparked by his condolence video following a fatal runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia. The March crash of an Air Canada Jazz flight killed two pilots, Antoine … Read more

Lead: U.S. equity markets fell again on Monday as oil climbed on fresh uncertainty about the war with Iran and related disruptions to Gulf shipping. The S&P 500 slipped 0.7% in afternoon trading while the Nasdaq fell 1.1% and the Dow lost about 50 points (0.1%) as of 3:15 p.m. Eastern. Benchmark U.S. crude rose … Read more

Lead: President Trump renewed a warning Monday that U.S. forces could strike Iran’s energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, as the month-long U.S.-Israel war with Iran pushed global oil prices sharply higher and violence spread across the region. The United Nations condemned the killing of multiple peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, and … Read more

March 29, 2026 — Wall Street opened higher Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is in “serious” talks to end its military operation in Iran, a development that briefly eased investor fears and pushed the Dow roughly 400 points higher during the session. The gains came even as Trump warned that, absent a … Read more

President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that U.S. forces could seize Iran’s Kharg Island if negotiations fail, even as Tehran temporarily allowed 20 oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing ceasefire talks. The remarks came after both sides reported progress in discussions, while military movements and diplomatic protests multiplied across allied and … Read more

Lead On 30 March 2026, former US President Donald Trump said the United States is in “serious discussions” with what he described as a “new and more reasonable” Iranian regime and suggested seizing Kharg Island could be an option if talks fail. Tehran officials rejected US demands as “excessive and unreasonable” and said no direct … Read more

Jannik Sinner defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to claim the Miami Open title and complete the Sunshine Double, having won Indian Wells earlier in the month. The victory on the Hard Rock Stadium show court came after a stop-start day of rain delays and moved Sinner firmly into the spotlight heading into the clay-court swing. … Read more

Updated March 30, 2026, 3:35 AM EDT — President Donald Trump said Sunday night he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off Cuba delivering fuel to the island, even as his administration maintains a punitive oil blockade aimed at pressuring the Cuban government. The vessel, the Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of … Read more

Lead Former US president Donald Trump told the Financial Times on Sunday he favors seizing Iranian oil and said US forces could take Kharg Island “easily,” comments that come as thousands of US troops deploy to the Middle East amid a widening Iran war. The conflict began after an initial strike on 28 February killed … Read more

Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said on March 29, 2026 that Islamabad is prepared to host and facilitate talks between the United States and Iran as the Middle East war entered its fifth week. Speaking in a televised briefing, Dar — who also serves as deputy prime minister — said both Washington and Tehran had … Read more

Lead: On Saturday, passengers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport faced security waits that stretched as long as five hours; by Sunday the terminal returned to a more typical pace after Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel were deployed to assist Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. Airport officials and on-the-ground reporting indicated lines moved far more smoothly … Read more

Lead: Iran warned on March 29, 2026 that it will resist any US ground invasion as diplomatic activity accelerated across the region. Pakistan said it stands ready to host US‑Iran talks “in coming days” after a four‑nation meeting in Islamabad. The Israel Defense Forces said it is days away from striking what it calls top … Read more