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Top News Stories for Monday, March 30th 2026
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump has said he wants to "take the oil in Iran" by seizing its export hub of Kharg Island , a plan being opposed in the US by "some stupid people". In an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, published on Sunday, Trump said his plans for Iran differed from those for Venezuela, where Washington intends to control the oil industry "indefinitely" following the abduction of its ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration would let a Russia-owned tanker carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of oil to reach Cuba , loosening the illegal fuel blockade that has intensified the island's already-grave humanitarian crisis. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said that "if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem," backing off his ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Israel said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem would regain access to Christianity's holiest site after the decision to block him from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday triggered international condemnation. Police prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the church, citing security concerns as Israel enforces a ban on gatherings in synagogues, churches and mosques during the ongoing war with ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Victoria police commissioner Mike Bush said the shooting was 'justified' and brought closure to the families of two police officers allegedly killed by Freeman in Porepunkah in August Fugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month manhunt in rural Victoria . The Victoria police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, confirmed a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
GENEVA — Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that "the vehicle and its load are still nowhere to be found." The shipment of the crunchy bars, made of waffles covered with chocolate, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Mar 29th, 2026 -
White House border czar Tom Homan suggested Sunday that ICE agents deployed to airports may remain there even after Transportation Security Agency officers are paid this week. Speaking to CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday, Homan said "we'll see" when host Jake Tapper asked whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will leave airports after TSA personnel are paid. Homan said some of that decision will ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Mar 29th, 2026 -
Millions of American across all 50 states on Saturday rallied against President Donald Trump and his authoritarian agenda during nationwide No Kings protests . The flagship No Kings rally in Minneapolis, which organizers Indivisible estimated drew over 200,000 demonstrators, featured speeches from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and actress Jane Fonda , as ...
Source: truthout.org
Saturday, Mar 28th, 2026 -
More than 3,200 events were planned in all 50 states, and organisers hoped it would be the largest single-day protest in US history. Tens of thousands of anti-Trump protesters have been attending "No Kings" rallies on Saturday across the US. More than 3,200 events were planned in all 50 states, and organisers hoped it would be the biggest single-day protest in US history. There were rallies in cities ...
Source: news.sky.com