March 2026 could change everything for the electric vehicle (EV) industry, marking the "tipping point" for global adoption, according to an industry expert. The internal-combustion engine (ICE) era is not ending through gradual replacement by battery electric vehicles (BEVs) alone. Instead, a rapid»»»

WASHINGTON: An Iranian missile attack Friday wounded at least 10 US service members and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia, according to two US officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded, one of the officials said. The attack on Prince Sul»»»

RT’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE US-ISRAELI WAR WITH IRAN HAS MOVED HERE Iran has accused the US and Israel of targeting key civilian nuclear and industrial facilities in a new wave of strikes. Meanwhile, Iran-linked hackers have reportedly breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, publishing pho»»»

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1 of 3 | The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that Transportation Security Administration employees will begin receiving paychecks as the department’s shutdown continues. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security a»»»

Iran has formally accused the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia of allowing the US military to use their territory and airspace to launch and support strikes against the Islamic Republic, according to letters sent to the UN Security Council. In separate complaints addressed to the Secur»»»

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Friday the formation of a special task force focused on developing and proposing technical mechanisms designed to address humanitarian needs related to the Strait of Hormuz and facilitate trade in fertilizers and related raw materials. Durin»»»

The head of the Presidency Council, Mohamed Menfi reported that he had met yesterday with the Director General of the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgasem Khalifa Haftar, ‘‘as part of ongoing national consultations aimed at strengthening stability and advancing reconstruction and dev»»»

Bogomil Petkov, the top-of-the-list candidate on the Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria coalition ticket in Silistra, met with residents of the city, the coalition’s campaign headquarters reported Friday. During the meeting, he presented the so-called Protocol for Eliminating Corruption, whi»»»

Istanbul, March 27 (SANA) Participants at the 2026 Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM), which opened Friday in Istanbul, said the world is facing a deep crisis of trust in the international system, calling for reform of the United Nations and an end to the privileges granted to the five perma»»»

Damascus, Mar.27 (SANA) The repercussions of the ongoing war in the Middle East continue to affect global markets, particularly food supply chains, as wheat prices have recorded significant increases due to rising shipping and insurance costs following the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz,»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesIran conflict: Is another 1970s‑style oil crisis looming?Insa WredeSupply disruptions, high prices, nervous markets: The current war in the Middle East brings back memories of the oil crises of the 1970s. Back then, many economies plunged into stagflation. How bad is the curren»»»

1 of 4 | Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during a White House fraud task force meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance took aim at Minn»»»

Berlin, March 27 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh signed an agreement on Friday in Berlin with German Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt aimed at improving emergency equipment and rebuilding operations centers in Syria, enhancing faster and »»»

The caretaker government on Friday unveiled a package of measures aimed at limiting the economic impact of the Middle East crisis, focusing on preserving purchasing power, supporting businesses, and preventing inflationary pressures. Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said the measures are desig»»»

The US has warned that weapons deliveries to Ukraine could be halted as the Pentagon shifts its focus to the Iran war. The State Department reportedly told European NATO allies that munitions deliveries — especially Patriot surface-to-air missiles — could face disruptions.US Secretary of State Marc»»»

Iraqi security sources reported a breakthrough in investigations into rocket and drone attacks on diplomatic and security sites, as political and legal pressure intensifies to confine decisions of war and peace to the state. A security source familiar with the probe told Asharq Al-Awsat that author»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 foreign ministers on Friday that the war with Iran will continue for another two to four weeks, three sources with direct knowledge told U.S. news portal Axios. This is the first time a senior U.S. official suggested the war would continue beyond the four»»»

Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and his ministers announced Friday a package of measures aiming to Cushion the effect of the Middle East crisis. At a news briefing in the Council of Ministers' headquarters, he said that the package of measures aims to prevent the transmission of tensions alon»»»

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman, Masoud Suleiman, announced yesterday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with US energy giant Chevron to conduct a comprehensive technical study of offshore Block NC 146. Block NC 146 – exploring promising offshore potentialThe NOC Chairman »»»

At the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in France, the UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced an additional £2 million in UK humanitarian funding to Lebanon bringing the British total contribution to £9.5 million since the beginning of the conflict. This funding will support U.N. OCHA’s Lebanon »»»

Uruguay's Minister of Economy and Finance Gabriel Oddone said the pressure by the United States to break trade ties with China is applied daily and channeled through different areas of the bilateral relationship. File Photo by Federico Gutierrez/EPA March 27 (UPI) -- Uruguayan Minister of Economy a»»»

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian men on Friday during a raid north of Jerusalem, the Ramallah-based health ministry and relatives said, while the army said troops had shot at instigators of stone throwing. "The young man Mustafa Asaad Hamad (22 years old) was killed by Israeli gunfire in Kufr »»»

Iran state media says its nuclear facilities were attacked Friday, just hours after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran. IRNA reports that a heavy-water plant and a yellowcake production plant were struck. Yellowcake is a concentrated form of uranium after impurit»»»

G7 foreign ministers Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war and urged Iran to immediately restore freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. A joint statement, released in the name of all G7 members, including the United States, called for "an immediat»»»

Blue Bulgaria coalition held a campaign event in Lovech, North Central Bulgaria, on Friday. Conservative Alliance of the Right (KOD) Regional head for Lovech Tsvetan Georgiev presented the coalition's candidates for the Lovech 11th constituency. Top-of-the-list candidate Georgi Georgiev said that h»»»

Paris: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven have called for the restoration of safe freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East. In a joint statement issued after a meeting in France on Friday, the ministers stressed the need to limit the impact of th»»»

A joint training exercise between servicepersons from the Naval Special Forces unit of the Bulgarian Navy and personnel from 42 Commando of the United Kingdom's Royal Marines took place from March 18 to 27, 2026, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry's press service said on Friday. During the exercises, h»»»

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday that Russia does not defend international law either in Ukraine or Iran with its actions, in response to comments made by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in an interview on French TV. "Mr. Lavrov was able to calmly spread his propagand»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar reaffirmed its continued role as a key supporter of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in fulfilling its mandate, including by hosting the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, p»»»

Tunis, March 27 (TAP) - Ways to bolster parliamentary and economic cooperation between Tunisia and the North Rhine-Westphalia's State Parliament (also named Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen) took centre stage at a meeting held between Tunisia's Consul...»»»

A new Finnmark Brigade will be fully operational two years ahead of the previous schedule, and investments are being made in electronic warfare, short-range air defence and drone defence, according to an updated Norwegian defence plan. Just two years after the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, ap»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met with a World Bank delegation on Friday to discuss a new multi-year support programme for projects in the Serbian energy sector, which would include financing the development of gas infrastructure and continued investm»»»

GENEVA: The State of Qatar reaffirmed its continued role as a key supporter of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in fulfilling its mandate, including by hosting the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, p»»»

Hezbollah said Friday its members had clashed directly with Israeli forces in two south Lebanon villages, as Israeli airstrikes on several areas killed at least six people, according to the health ministry. In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters had clashed with "Israeli enemy army forces in t»»»

Dubai: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian (DXBH) facilitated the dispatch of critical humanitarian assistance from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support communities displaced in L»»»

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump ordered all government agencies to stop using Anthropic products last month after the company refused to allow its AI model to be used for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo March 2»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) flanked by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (R) and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday at a meeting of the G7 in Vaux-de-Cernay near Paris. Photo by Philemon Henry/EPA March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of S»»»

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil visited Friday President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Speaker Nabih Berri and Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, in a series of meetings aimed at averting civil strife. Bassil urged all Lebanese to maintain a patriotic stance and spare their »»»

Egypt has ordered shops, restaurants and shopping malls to close from 9:00 pm from Saturday, hoping to curb energy bills that have more than doubled because of the Iran war. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced the curfew and said it would last for a month initially. "Shops, shopping centers, »»»

Skopje, 25 March 2026 (MIA) - The Swiss Chamber of North Macedonia (SwissCham MK) was promoted Wednesday as a new platform for advancing economic cooperation, investments, and corporate networking between North Macedonia and Switzerland. The Chamber is being established as the result of a long-stan»»»

The European Union economy is at risk of stagflation as a result of the surge in energy prices caused by the Iran war, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said. "The outlook is clouded by profound uncertainty, but it is clear that we are at the risk of a stagflationary shock, that is »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Russian parliamentary delegation expects a frank dialogue during the second day of negotiations in the US, First Deputy Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Svetlana Zhurova told Sputnik on Friday. On Thursday, a meeting took place between the Russia»»»

The Senate voted early Friday morning to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but it left out immigration enforcement and deportation. This will, hopefully, ease airport constrataints. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI) -- The Senate unanimously voted to reopen the Depa»»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump told his cabinet on Thursday that Iran has granted passage to 10 oil tankers this week. He called it a “present” to the United States. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI) -- Brent crude oil reached $111.41 per barrel Friday morning after two Chine»»»

Istanbul, March 27 (SANA) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the international order established after World War II is facing a deep legitimacy crisis amid rapid global shifts and mounting challenges, calling for enhanced cooperation to address them. In a video message delivered on Friday »»»

Caretaker Minister of Labour and Social Policy Hasan Ademov told reporters in Samuil municipality, Northeastern Bulgaria, on Friday that more than 12,800 claims for a EUR 20 compensation payment related to rising fuel prices had been submitted by midday on Friday. He reported that caretaker Prime M»»»

There is a particular frequency to Patmos, a vibration that seems to hum from the very bedrock of the Dodecanese. It is the “Jerusalem of the Aegean,” the island where St. John the Theologian penned the Book of Revelation in a cave that still breathes history. Yet, beyond its spiritual gravity, Pat»»»

Dubai: Winning a major lottery prize is a life-changing moment and for some UAE-based winners, the excitement is followed by a deeper question of how this windfall can help others. In a reel that has been posted by The UAE Lottery, several winners have chosen to use their prize money not just for t»»»