ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker was damaged in a suspected drone attack in the Black Sea while approaching the Russian port of Novorossiysk, authorities said.
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Greek oil tanker damaged in suspected Black Sea drone attack as wars disrupt global shipping
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker was damaged in a suspected drone attack in the Black Sea while approaching the Russian port of Novorossiysk, authorities said.
Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck's 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade
March 10, 2026 / 2:35 PM EDT
CBS/AP
A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now free, federal records show.
Ray Dalio: I’ve studied 500 years of history and fear we’re entering the most dangerous phase of the ‘Big Cycle’
Commentary / Economics
By Ray Dalio
March 14, 2026, 6:30 AM ET
FORTUNE
Most people are shocked by what’s unfolding in the world right now. I’m not. I’ve seen this movie before.
FCC chair threatens broadcast licenses amid Trump's criticism of Iran war coverage
By Kerry Breen
Updated on: March 14, 2026 / 4:55 PM EDT / CBS News
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses on Saturday, echoing criticism from President Trump over media coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Iraq After Second Attack on Embassy
An Iran-backed militia took responsibility for an overnight attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. President Trump called on other nations to help escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
When Silence Speaks: Nanos Holds Key Motive Behind Guthrie's Abduction, Fueling Speculation 'bout Her Fate
The Greek Courier
March 14, 2026
Vancouver BC - The search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of U.S. TV presenter Savannah Guthrie, has intensified as Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed that authorities believe they know the motive behind her kidnapping while declining to disclose details to protect the integrity of the investigation.
Guthrie has been missing since February 1, and the sheriff emphasized, "It'd be silly to tell people, 'Yeah, don't worry about it. You're not his target,'" raising alarms about the possibility of the abductor striking again. This warning is particularly chilling when considering the nature of Guthrie's abduction: if the kidnapper is indeed planning further attacks, what does this imply for Nancy Guthrie’s fate?
Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanon
Israel attacks Lebanon
The strategy that devastated Gaza is being replicated in Lebanon: Displace civilians, destroy infrastructure and fragment governance.
By Jonathan Whittall
Humanitarian leader and political analyst from South Africa.
Published On 13 Mar 2026
Iran war live: US bombs Iran’s Kharg Island, warns oil facilities next - 2,500 Marines first US ground troops to be deployed
Al Jazeera
- President Donald Trump said US forces “obliterated” Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, located off the southwest coast of Iran, and warned oil infrastructure there could be attacked next.
Friday, March 13, 2026
Trump Will Destroy Washington if It’s the Last Thing He Does
Opinion
Guest Essay
March 13, 2026
By Paul Goldberger
President Trump’s attempt to hugely expand the White House is lumbering forward. It suffered the tiniest of setbacks when the National Capital Planning Commission decided to postpone a vote on the project to its next meeting, on April 2. But it is highly unlikely that the commission, which has been stocked with Trump appointees, will not ultimately sign off on this enormous, banal box in a vaguely classical style that, if it goes forward, will overwhelm the White House and block the view between the White House and the Capitol that has been one of Washington’s signature vistas for more than two centuries.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirms talks with the U.S.
March 13, 2026, 6:08 AM PDT
By Orlando Matos
and Carmen Sesin
HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed talks between the United States and Cuba during a speech Friday, the first time Havana has publicly acknowledged the meetings.
All 6 U.S. crew are dead after a military aircraft goes down in Iraq
Updated March 13, 2026 10:52 AM ET
By NPR Staff
By NPR Staff
The U.S. military said on Friday that all six crew members were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, raising the death toll after two weeks of war with Iran.
Photo credit: The Express
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the Middle East, reported an unspecified incident involving two aircraft the aircraft Thursday when the U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft was lost in western Iraq, while the other landed safely. CENTCOM said it is investigating the circumstances but confirmed the "loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."
Sad! Trump’s Meme Coin Has Turned Into a Total Disaster
Many Trump's supporters wallets were hurt in this development.
By Frank Landymore
Published Mar 12, 2026 11:02 AM EDT
Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via Getty Images / Futurism
Iran-US war latest: Rescue mission underway after US plane crash in Iraq as Trump says conflict ‘moving rapidly’
Tehran said it will set region’s oil and gas “on fire” if there are attacks on its energy infrastructure
Bel Trew in Beirut, Rachel Dobkin & Stuti Mishra
Friday 13 March 2026
A rescue mission is underway after a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq, according to the US Central Command. A US official told AP the aircraft had at least five crew members aboard. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
A rescue mission is underway after a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq, according to the US Central Command. A US official told AP the aircraft had at least five crew members aboard. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue, sheriff says
Updated 2:17 AM EDT,
Friday, March 13, 2026
David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ Sells For $14.55 Million, Becoming The Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold
The guitar, which Gilmour played on songs “Money,” “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” and his “Comfortably Numb” solo, beat Kurt Cobain’s previous
sales record-holding guitar
MARCH 12, 2026
David Gilmour performs on July 2, 2016 in Rome, Italy.
5 charts that reveal the financial market chaos caused by the Iran war
Markets hate uncertainty and since the U.S. and Israel launched the first wave of attacks on Feb. 28, that’s what the war in Iran has given them. From energy to supposed havens, Barron’s lays bare the economic fallout from the conflict through the following five charts:
Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene as hundreds reported killed
More than 630 people have been killed in the country in the past week, authorities say
Updated March 12, 2026 at 10:55 a.m. ED
BEIRUT — The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has engulfed Lebanon, pushing the beleaguered country to a new precipice as Israel expands a ferocious bombing campaign and threatens an invasion of south Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, Tehran’s most powerful proxy.
Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as ‘tool to pressure enemy,’ Iran’s new supreme leader says
Holly Ellyatt
Key Points
- Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz must stay closed and that all U.S. military bases in the Middle East should shut immediately, warning of further attacks.
- It’s Khamenei’s first public comments since being appointed as Iran’s supreme leader on March 9.
- Oil prices extended gains following the comments.
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