South Korea Moves to Backstop Markets With ₩100 Trillion Fund
South Korea activated a 100 trillion won, or about $68 billion, market-stabilization fund to steady volatility triggered by the worsening Middle East crisis.
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Air France suspends Havana flights as Cuba fuel shortage deepens
Air France will stop flying to Havana from March 29 until at least June 15, joining other carriers affected by Cuba’s severe jet-fuel shortage.
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Western Cuba blackout leaves millions without power after plant shutdown
A shutdown at the Antonio Guiteras plant caused a major blackout across western Cuba, cutting power to Havana and millions of others.
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France sends Rafale jets over UAE after drone strike on base
France deployed Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to secure its bases after a drone hit a French facility amid the regional escalation.
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Britain deploys HMS Dragon to Cyprus after drone strike on base
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the destroyer and counter-drone helicopters will be sent to Cyprus after an Iranian-made drone hit a British base.
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India and Canada reset ties with new economic partnership push
Mark Carney and Narendra Modi say they will finalize a comprehensive economic partnership that could lift bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030.
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UAE says Iranian drone strike caused fire at base hosting French forces
The UAE defence ministry said two Iranian drones hit a warehouse at Al Salam Naval Base in Abu Dhabi, causing a fire in two containers but no casualties.
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Drone strike injures one at Oman’s Duqm port amid regional escalation
An Anadolu report says a drone strike on Duqm port in Oman injured one person, while Omani authorities said they were taking measures to protect national safety.
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Bahrain says strike hits Manama hotel housing U.S. embassy staff
Bahrain said a strike hit the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama, causing material damage but no casualties and prompting the evacuation of American personnel.
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Iran confirms the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after joint US-Israeli strike
State media said the 86-year-old supreme leader was killed in a strike on his compound, after Donald Trump claimed the same.
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US Says Three Service Members Killed in Middle East Strike
The U.S. military says three service members were killed and five others seriously wounded in an Iranian missile strike in the Middle East.
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Kuwait airport hit by drone strike, leaving workers injured and terminal damaged
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority said a drone strike on Kuwait International Airport caused minor injuries among workers and limited damage to Terminal 1.
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Israeli emergency crews search Tel Aviv buildings after direct missile strike
Event date February 28, 2026: A missile hit Tel Aviv, killing one woman and injuring at least 22 people as rescue teams continued to comb damaged buildings.
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Bahrain Sounds Warning Sirens as Reported Iranian Strike Targets US Navy Facility
Bahraini authorities told residents to seek safe locations as Iranian retaliation followed major US-Israeli attacks on Iran and a report said a naval facility was struck.
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Google and OpenAI Workers Invited to Sign Joint AI Military-Use Letter
An independently organized letter asks current and former employees to oppose domestic mass surveillance and autonomous killing without human oversight.
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West Asia airspace closures force airlines to divert and suspend services
Restrictions spanning Iran, Israel, Iraq and several Gulf states disrupted regional aviation, prompting carriers to alter routes and warn passengers to verify schedules.
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Strike on girls’ school in southern Iran kills scores as toll rises through the day
Iranian authorities said a school in Minab was hit during US-Israeli air operations, with successive reports raising the number of students killed from more than 50 to at least 115; Washington initially offered no account of the strike.
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Israel’s Supreme Court freezes ban on 37 foreign aid groups operating in Gaza and the West Bank
Israel’s top court has paused a government ban on dozens of foreign NGOs, allowing them to continue working while judges consider the legality of the move.
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Hegseth says Anthropic will face a supply-chain-risk designation
A post from the U.S. secretary of war says the Pentagon must have unrestricted access after what he called a betrayal by Anthropic.
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South Korea’s Kospi crosses 6,000 for the first time
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index moved above 6,000 shortly after the market opened in Seoul.
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Myanmar air strike kills at least 17 in Rakhine village market
Women and children were among the dead after a military strike hit Yoengu village in western Myanmar, local media said.
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Meta and AMD agree on major chips supply deal
AFP reported that Meta has reached an agreement to buy millions of chips from AMD in a major partnership.
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Iranian attack helicopter crashes into Isfahan market, killing four
An Iranian Army Aviation Bell AH-1J SeaCobra crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in Isfahan province during a training mission, killing at least four people and injuring others, according to a single supplied report citing Iranian state media and Tasnim.
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UK Regulator Fines Reddit £14.5 Million Over Children’s Data
The Information Commissioner’s Office found the platform unlawfully processed information belonging to users under 13; Reddit said it would appeal.
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