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Top News Stories for Monday, March 30th 2026
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump openly mused about seizing Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf and the United States and Israel kept up their attacks Monday on the Islamic Republic, even as there were signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks. Tehran, meanwhile, attacked a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, part of its campaign targeting the Gulf Arab ...
Source: military.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
A Russian oil tanker carrying a humanitarian shipment of 100,000 tons of crude oil reportedly arrived in Cuba on Monday. It comes shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to reverse course on his administration's effective oil blockade of Cuba. The shipment of crude oil is seen as something of a lifeline to the fuel-starved Caribbean nation. An old Soviet-era Lada car drives past a truck belonging to a ...
Source: cnbc.com
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 -
MELBOURNE, Australia. (AP) — Australian police said they shot dead a man following a three-hour standoff on Monday, seven months after he was suspected of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region. There had been no confirmed sightings of Dezi Freeman, 56, since he allegedly opened fire on police officers who came to serve a warrant at his home near Porepunkah in ...
Source: apnews.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 -
Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, said Sunday that although President Trump signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will continue to assist "until the airports feel like they are 100%." "Look, we're going to continue a nice presence there, and until the airports feel like they're 100%, you know, in a posture where they ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in "No Kings" rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement. Minnesota's flagship event on the Capitol lawn in St. Paul drew Bruce ...
Source: pbs.org