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US activists work to connect Iranians via Starlink
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - With the war in Iran leading to a near-total internet blackout in the country, activists around the world — especially in the United States — are mobilising to help Iranians stay connected via Starlink.
US deploys immigration agents to airports amid shutdown chaos
AFP, Published on 24/03/2026
» ATLANTA - The US immigration agency at the center of a firestorm over heavy-handed enforcement tactics began deploying Monday to major airports, as officials scrambled to ease mounting travel disruption during a prolonged, partial government shutdown.
Mideast war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» TEHRAN — The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned Monday, as Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and threatened weeks more fighting.
Trump demands halt to energy facility attacks
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/03/2026
» US President Donald Trump has called on Israel and Iran to stop attacks on energy facilities as the war in the Middle East escalated, with damage to key oil and gas infrastructure triggering a fresh surge in prices.
Myanmar's post-coup parliament sits packed with junta allies
AFP, Published on 16/03/2026
» NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar's parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top brass.
Trump calls for countries to send warships to reopen Hormuz
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2026
» US President Donald Trump stepped up calls to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, saying warships will “hopefully” be sent to the area near Iran’s coast to help commercial vessels sail through safely.
After the raids, Asia’s billion-dollar scam trade flickers back
Bloomberg, Published on 06/03/2026
» After only four months in Cambodia, Chen Xian Jin reckons he can spot a scam manager when he sees one. Unlike other Chinese businessmen, they avoid flashy cars and jewelry and keep a low profile.
'Enemy at home': Iranian authorities tighten grip as war rages
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - War has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets of Iran's capital, but Islamic republic authorities have filled them with checkpoints and security forces as they tighten their grip on the population.
The silent struggle of an anti-war woman in Russia
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» MOSCOW - When Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s large-scale offensive against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Varvara felt “despair and anger” — and joined an anti-war protest in central Moscow.
Iran will not 'automatically' fall after Khamenei's death, shah's widow tells AFP
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei's death is "historically significant" but will not "automatically" lead to the fall of the Iranian system, the widow of the country's last shah told AFP in an interview on Tuesday.