Disturbance Hits Submarine Power Link Between Finland and Sweden
COPENHAGEN, March 10 (Reuters) – A disturbance has occurred on the Fenno-Skan 2 power connection between Finland and Sweden, Finnish grid…
UAE Condemns Drone Attack on Its Consulate in Iraq’s Erbil
March 10 (Reuters) – UAE’s foreign ministry condemned a drone attack on its consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Erbil, it said in a statement early on Tuesday. Iraqi Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service said late on Monday that it had downed three drones in Erbil, with debris from one of the drones falling near the UAE consulate. It …
Thailand Orders Bureaucrats to Use Stairs and Work From Home in Energy Saving Drive
BANGKOK, March 10 (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered civil servants to conserve energy amid an energy squeeze brought on by the conflict in the Middle East, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday, with measures including suspending overseas trips and using stairs instead of elevators. “The prime minister ordered that starting from …
Turkey Says U.S. Patriot System Deployed to Boost Air Defence Amid Iran War
ANKARA, March 10 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Tuesday that a U.S. Patriot air defence system was deployed to its southeast, near a NATO radar base, as part of steps by the alliance to boost air defences in the face of missile threats from the Iran war. It is being deployed to Malatya province, the …
In a Time of War With Iran, Americans Unite in Aggravation Over Sticker Shock at the Gas Pump
It seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps
Georgia Voters Choosing a Successor to Marjorie Taylor Greene in US House
ATLANTA (AP) — Months after Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress after a falling out with President Donald Trump, voters in her Georgia district will vote for her successor in a special election Tuesday. With top candidates including Republicans Clay Fuller and Colton Moore and Democrat Shawn Harris, this round of voting could be only …
Wildflowers Are Blooming in the Driest Place in North America — but Not for Long
Visitors are flocking to Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada to take in a rare phenomenon known as a superbloom
White Supremacist Content Grips Teens Plotting Attacks in Southeast Asia
By Fanny Potkin, Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, March 10 (Reuters) – When police detained an Indonesian teenager accused of bombing his high-school campus in Jakarta in November, he had a life-size toy rifle inscribed with “welcome to hell” and the names of white supremacist mass killers. The November 7 attack, which injured 96 …
Mississippi Voters to Decide Whether to Send Longtime Rep. Thompson Back to Washington
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Democrats on Tuesday will decide between longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and his 34-year-old primary challenger in a race that reflects generational struggle for control of the party. Thompson, a 78-year-old civil rights leader who chaired the House Jan. 6 Committee and serves as a ranking member on the House …
Trump Crackdown on Protests and Immigration Led to Islamophobia, Muslim Group Says
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – Record high Islamophobia in the U.S. in 2025 was driven in part by President Donald Trump’s crackdown against pro-Palestinian protests and immigration, a Muslim advocacy group said on Tuesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it recorded 8,683 anti-Muslim and anti-Arab complaints in 2025, the highest since it began publishing …