Ric Grenell, a close ally of President Donald Trump, is stepping down from his role as the head of Kennedy Center, after a tumultuous year at the iconic performing arts venue. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Grenell will be replaced by Matt Floca, the centre's vice president of faci»»»

When Luc Beaudoin was in college, he was having trouble falling asleep. Beaudoin was studying cognitive science and psychology, so he started experimenting on himself, and he developed a method that consciously copies what the brain seems to do naturally as we doze off. "If you wake people up as th»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe At 15:30 on Saturday, March 14, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the settlement of Hanita with a rocket barrage: statement 24 14-»»»

The German philosopher Jurgen Habermas has died, a spokesperson for his publishing house, Suhrkamp Verlag, told AFP on Saturday. He died at the age of 96 in Starnberg, in southern Germany, she said, citing information from the family of the politically engaged theorist. Habermas was considered the »»»

Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with ties to a similar animal found in Spain, reinforcing knowledge that land routes once connected parts of South America, Africa and Europe about 120 million years ago. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the species is one of the b»»»

The Israeli military warned on Saturday that it may strike ambulances and medical facilities which it said were being used unlawfully by Hezbollah in Lebanon, though it did not provide evidence for the claim. "As part of its terrorist activities, Hezbollah is using ambulances extensively for milita»»»

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war. Trump, who has said the United States will soon start escorting tankers through the strait, posted on Truth Soci»»»

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war. Trump, who has said the United States will soon start escorting tankers through the strait, posted on Truth Soci»»»

The file of negotiations with Lebanon has made some progress, with the U.S. administration asking Israel to positively respond to Lebanon's negotiations overture and to explore the Lebanese proposal for halting the war, LBCI's correspondent in Israel, Amal Shehadeh, said on Saturday. Shehadeh added»»»

Israeli and Lebanese envoys are expected to meet for talks in the coming days and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner is leading the effort on Washington's behalf, Israel's Haaretz daily reported on Friday, quoting two sources familiar with the matter. One source said former Israeli minister Ron Dermer, whom »»»

Several more states have moved to take part in the Gaza genocide case at the UN’s top court, deepening international divisions over Israel’s military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The case, brought by South Africa in December 2023 amid a»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies disrupted by the Mideast war. Trump, who has said the United States will soon start escorting tankers through the s»»»

Police investigate the scene following an overnight explosion at a Jewish school in the Buitenveldert district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Saturday. Photo by Michel Van Bergen/EPA March 14 (UPI) -- An explosion early Saturday at a Jewish school in Amsterdam was a "targeted attack" fueled by a»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted, for the second time, the Consulate General of the sisterly United Arab Emirates in Iraqi Kurdistan. Qatar considered the attack a reprehensible act that constitutes a flagrant violation of inter»»»

Following a drone strike on the British base of Akrotiri in Cyprus on March 1, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer ordered the warship HMS Dragon to set sail, the Sun reports. But the Royal Navy's destroyer departed the UK waters a week late due to repairs, and went dark by switching off its tracker on »»»

Tunis, March 14 (TAP) - Foreign currency reserves exceeded TND 25.4 billion on March 13, covering 107 days of import, against TND 23.2 billion (102 days of import) same period last year, monetary and financial data published Friday by the Central...»»»

Some observers of the current EU ‘elites’, including this author, used to believe that their defining feature – apart from things such as complicity in genocide and wars of aggression with Israel and the US, bigoted xenophobia about Russia and China, and, of course, pervasive corruption – was an ab»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted the Consulate General of the sisterly United Arab Emirates in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for the second time. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, said that Qatar considered »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Two injured in Iranian missile attack on Eilat, Jerusalem also targeted 14-03-2026 15:56 PM Latest News Urgent News Shelteri»»»

The launch of US-Israeli airstrikes against Iran on 28 February led to a response by the Islamic Republic that has drawn in more than a dozen countries. Less than a week into the conflict, Azerbaijan became one of them. Iran and Azerbaijan share a border, and Azerbaijan has good relations with the »»»

Member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Ali Ammar slammed the move by Ukrainian embassy in Beirut to shelter an Israeli agent as political and diplomatic scandal. In remarks carried by Al-Manar, MP Ammar said: “The embassy’s attempt to secure his departure from Lebanon, de»»»

Israeli settlers injured five Palestinians, including two with gunshot wounds, in a fresh attack against a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said Saturday, while the military reported a 'violent confrontation' in the area. Palestinian news agency WAFA said a group of settler»»»

Drivers buy gas at a Shell station in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday. AAA said U.S. gasoline prices have risen by 23% in reaction to the war in Iran. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo March 14 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces "totally obliterated" every military tar»»»

Kharg Island Terminal is the beating heart of Iran’s oil export system, strategically located in the Persian Gulf. For decades, it has been essential in connecting Iran’s vast oil reserves with the global market. Also Read: Strait of Hormuz tensions: Impact on global oil prices amid Iran-US standof»»»

Canadian, German and Norwegian leaders on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to Arctic security, which has come under strain, while visiting troops at a large NATO exercise. "We are fully prepared, individually and collectively, to defend the Arctic and the High North," Canadian Prime Minister Mark»»»

Oil export operations from Iran's Kharg island in the Gulf were proceeding as normal Saturday after US strikes on the crude export hub which caused no casualties, a regional official said. Activities of oil companies "at this export terminal are continuing as normal", said Ehsan Jahaniyan, deputy g»»»

The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a range of the president's import taxes. Recovering that lost revenue, which the White House was counting on to»»»

The 23-year-old suspect in last week’s fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man in the Kalamaria district of Thessaloniki has been formally charged with intentional homicide, illegal possession of a weapon and weapon use, authorities said Saturday. The suspect turned himself in at the Thessaloniki polic»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the unprovoked terrorist drone attack that targeted the UAE Consulate General in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for the second time in a week. The attack resulted in injuries to two security personnel and damage to the consulate»»»

Quito: The United States and Ecuador have agreed to reduce tariff rates between the two nations, officials said, as countries seek to navigate US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff campaign. The agreement was signed on Friday in Washington by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Ecuador»»»

The exiled son of Iran's last shah who was ousted by the 1979 revolution said on Saturday he was ready to lead a transition "as soon as the Islamic Republic falls". In a message on his social media channels, US-based Reza Pahlavi said he had already been working to select individuals both inside an»»»

Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight, killing four people and causing damage across five regions of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The main target was energy infrastructure outside the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that residentia»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met withRaffaele Chiulli, President of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), on March 14. The presidential press service reported. At the meeting, the parties discussed developing cooperation in powerboating and the possibility of holding competitions un»»»

Mavlyuda Kalberdieva will take the parliamentary seat previously held by Shairbek Tashiev, sources told 24.kg news agency. According to them, during the 2025 parliamentary elections in constituency No. 11 she took the fourth place. In accordance with the order of succession, the deputy mandate will»»»

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday the war with Tehran was entering a "decisive phase", praising U.S. strikes on what Washington called military targets on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub. "The global and regional struggle against Iran, led by U.S. President Donald Trump and Isr»»»

Hezbollah suffered heavy losses in a war with Israel more than a year ago, but the Iran-backed group has now regrouped only to end up fighting what it has called an "existential battle" and which some warn could be its last. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when the militant gro»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, on Saturday recommended that the European Union's leaders study a video by US economist Jeffrey Sachs to recognize their »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Gas reserves in European underground storage facilities (UGS) have reached their lowest level since the start of the withdrawal season at 29.1%, Russian gas giant Gazprom stated on Saturday. "Gas withdrawal from European underground storage facilities continues, according to Gas »»»

Most Iranians fleeing the war, should the US and Israel choose to continue their aggression, would likely head for Germany, a Berlin-based research institute has predicted. The continued unrest in the country with a population of over 90 million has sparked concerns of mass migration flows to the E»»»

Dubai: Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) travel regularly between the Philippines and the Middle East to return to their jobs. However, flight cancellations can disrupt these journeys, especially during unprecedented circumstances. According to flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL), these cancellat»»»

Kaley would look at Instagram until she fell asleep. She would wake up in the middle of the night to check her notifications. She would open the app as soon as she woke up. One day, she spent 16 hours on Instagram. "I stopped engaging with my family because I was spending all my time on social medi»»»

The Palestinian armed group Hamas has called on Iran to stop its attacks on Gulf states, in a rare appeal to its key ally. In a statement, the Tehran-backed group urged its "brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries", saying all regional nations should co-operate "to preserve the b»»»

More US Marines and warships are expected to be deployed to the Middle East, two officials confirmed to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the group would »»»

Donald Trump has said the US military has bombed a small island off the coast of Iran - home to a major oil terminal that is considered the country's economic lifeline. The US president said Kharg Island's military facilities were "totally obliterated" but that it had held off targeting its oil inf»»»

Cocaine estimated to be worth €5.25m (£4.56m) has been seized in the Republic of Ireland. Gardai (Irish police) carried out a number of searches on vehicles and a business premises in County Monaghan on Friday. A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s were arrested. The seized drugs will be sent to »»»

Bulgaria is in a better position compared with other European countries regarding gas and oil supplies, as it relies far less on petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz, with the main deliveries coming via the Black Sea, said caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky on Darik Radio, comme»»»

Israel is planning to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials told U.S. news portal Axios. This could be the largest Israeli ground invasion of Leban»»»

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday the war with Tehran was entering a "decisive phase", praising US strikes on what Washington called military targets on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub. "The global and regional struggle against Iran, led by US President Donald Trump and Israeli»»»

Caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky told Darik Radio here on Saturday that Bulgaria’s potential ratification of accession to the Board of Peace, an initiative launched by the United States, could commit the country to financial obligations and possible future actions whose scope remains unc»»»

Kyrgyz artist Zhylkychy Zhakypov has been awarded the title of Academician of the Academy of Arts of the Turkic World. Sultan Raev, Secretary General of TURKSOY, told 24.kg news agency. The award was presented to Zhakypov by Sakit Mammadov, President of the Turkic World Academy of Arts, People’s Ar»»»