Trump warns Nato faces 'very bad' future if allies do not help secure Strait of Hormuz

Summary

US President Donald Trump says it would be "very bad for the future of Nato" if allies don't help secure the Strait of Hormuz - a critical waterway for global oil shipping

In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump says he expects China to help unblock the strait and could delay a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if it doesn't

Most Iron Artifacts From The Bronze Age Appear To Have Their Origins In Outer Space

Space and Physics

We couldn't smelt iron in the Bronze Age. And yet there are many examples of iron artifacts from the time, including Tutankhamun's famous dagger.

James Felton, Senior Staff Writer
James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.
Edited by Holly Large Image credit: Dzuba Pavel/Shutterstock.com

Donald Trump, globalist

FINANCIAL TIMES

Opinion Life & Arts

It should not have taken the Iran war to finish the idea that he is an ‘isolationist’.

JANAN GANESH

Published MAR 13 2026

There is an annual real estate mega-conference with the unresonant name of MIPIM that took place this week. As ever, Cannes was the nominal location. “Nominal”, I stress, because those who have visited this bizarre bazaar — full of sovereign investors, Brits on the sauce and middle men of uncertain tax domicile — will know that it could be anywhere. You begin to see how a career at the top end of the property game might instil a certain worldliness in someone: a certain unshockability.

Is Khamenei in Moscow for Surgery and did Netanyahu kick the bucket? Propaganda bombs rock the social Media

The Greek Courier

March 15, 2026

In the latest chapter of Middle Eastern propaganda wars, the scene is set for a riveting blend of rumors and reality featuring Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. So, what do you get when an injured leader seeks surgery and another is rumored to have kicked the bucket? A plot twist worthy of a soap opera!

Starmer speaks to Trump about importance of reopening Strait of Hormuz

Zahra Fatima and Maia Davies

The prime minister has spoken to Donald Trump about the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz "to end the disruption to global shipping", Downing Street has said.

It comes a day after the US president urged the UK and other nations to send warships to the Gulf to help secure the vital oil shipping channel, which has been all but shut since the US and Israel began their war against Iran two weeks ago.

Analysis: Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels

The Trump administration has been trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader, and the shifting reasons range from Iran’s nuclear program to its ballistic missiles capabilities.

By WILL WEISSERT
Updated 1:01 PM PDT, March 15, 2026

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels.

Trump: Can I get a Little Help from My Friends? "Pas Moi", Donnie. "Je ne suis pas ton Ami!", Macron said.

The Greek Courier

par JEAN Damellos

Ah, isn’t it delightful when the tables turn? Just yesterday, Donald Trump was scoffing at France and its European allies, treating them like a bad baguette and a sour strudel —more croissant-crushing and democracy-derailing than anyone could handle. Fast forward to today, and the same Trump is left looking like a lost tourist in Paris, begging for a little military support while asking, “Where’s my war machine and why do these infidels still fight?” C'est la vie, n'est-ce pas?

Greek oil tanker damaged in suspected Black Sea drone attack as wars disrupt global shipping

March 14, 2026
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.

As a global macro investor for over 50 years, I’ve had to study the cause-and-effect relationships that drive history in order to place my bets. What I found is that all monetary orders, political orders, and geopolitical orders rise, evolve, and collapse in a repeating pattern I call “the Big Cycle”—typically lasting about 75 years, give or take about 30.

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

Aaron Boxerman, Yeganeh Torbati, Farnaz Fassihi, and Erika Solomon March 14, 2026

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

Opinion
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

By Erin Hale, Sarah Haider, Virginia Pietromarchi, and Rosiland Jordan, Reporting from Washington, DC, United States

Published On 14 Mar 2026
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.

Trump Will Destroy Washington if It’s the Last Thing He Does

Opinion

Guest Essay

March 13, 2026

By Paul Goldberger

Mr. Goldberger is a former architecture critic for The Times and The New Yorker and the author of “Why Architecture Matters.”

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

Middle East

Updated March 13, 2026 10:52 AM ET
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."