Drone Attack Wounds at Least Six French Soldiers at Base in Iraq’s Makhmour, Erbil Governor Says

March ⁠12 (Reuters) – ⁠At least ⁠six French ​soldiers ‌were wounded ‌in ⁠a drone ⁠attack targeting a ​joint ​Peshmerga-French base in ⁠the Makhmour ⁠area ⁠or Iraq, ​Erbil Governor ​Omed ⁠Koshnaw ⁠said a statement and a security ⁠source informed of the incident said on ⁠Thursday. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Editing ​by Chris ​Reese) Copyright 2026 Thomson …

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Nevada Likely to Fall Short of Clean Energy Goals Because of Data Centers

Six years after Nevada voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring in-state utilities to get half of their power from renewable sources by 2030, NV Energy says it is on track to miss those clean energy standards for the first time. The culprit? A staggering amount of power requests from prospective data centers looking to operate …

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Canada, Mexico Say Trilateral Deal Is Key Ahead of Talks to Review USMCA

MEXICO CITY, March 12 (Reuters) – Canadian ⁠and ⁠Mexican officials on Thursday ⁠reaffirmed the importance of maintaining the trilateral ​free trade agreement between their countries and the U.S., amid ‌signals from Washington it ‌could be interested in bilateral deals. Canada’s ambassador to ⁠Mexico ⁠Cameron MacKay and Mexican deputy trade secretary Luis Rosendo ​Gutierrez both told …

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UN Mission Says Venezuela’s Repressive Apparatus Persists After Maduro Ouster

March 12 (Reuters) – A United Nations fact-finding mission said ⁠on ⁠Thursday that Venezuela’s “repressive state” remains ⁠fully operational following the removal of former President Nicolas Maduro by ​U.S. forces in early January. The mission told the U.N. Human Rights Council in a report that “institutional ‌structures facilitating human rights violations ‌have not been dismantled”, …

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White House mulls defunding DOJ civil rights election observer program that aims to protect minority voting rights, sources say

The White House is considering ending funding for a longtime civil rights election program aimed at protecting the rights of minority populations to vote, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News. The federal observer program, authorized under the Voting Rights Act and launched in 1966, is an Office of Personnel Management operation that partners …

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Iran’s Shi’ite Allies Step up Strikes Despite Weakened Hand

By Laila Bassam, Ahmed Rasheed, Pesha Magid and Tom Perry BEIRUT/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq are stepping up their ⁠role ⁠in the war with the U.S. and Israel, showing the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance” ⁠can still wage attacks despite damage inflicted on the alliance during the Gaza …

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Michigan synagogue attacker had mortar-type explosives in car

Michigan synagogue attacker had mortar-type explosives in car – CBS News Watch CBS News Security at a Michigan synagogue killed an attacker on Thursday after he rammed a car into the building, sources say. CBS News’ Anna Schecter has the latest.