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Oil prices soar after Iran names new supreme leader
- Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf countries Monday, hours after Iranian state TV said Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country's late supreme leader and long considered a contender, had been named his successor. Iran's powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard answers to the supreme leader and the younger Khamenei will have a central say in the war strategy. Oil prices skyrocketed Monday , leading to more ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Trump says oil price spike is 'very small price to pay for safety and peace'
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article On Sunday, oil prices surpassed the $100-a-barrel milestone for the first time in more than three-and-a-half years President Donald Trump has claimed higher oil prices are a "very small price to pay" for global "peace and safety" as the Iran war rages. Oil prices have surged since ...

Source: independent.co.uk
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Homemade bomb hurled during protest outside New York mayor Mamdani's house, police say | US News
- A jar filled with nuts, ‌bolts and screws that was wrapped in black tape with a fuse, then ignited by a counter-protester "could have caused serious injury or death". An improvised explosive device thrown during protests outside New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home could have been deadly, police said.  A jar filled with nuts, ‌bolts and screws, that was wrapped in black tape with a fuse, landed in ...

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Trump Admin Blames Democrats for Airport Waits: 'Spring Break Under Siege'
- The Donald Trump administration has blamed Democrats for lengthy wait times at airports due to a partial government shutdown which has left Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers without pay. Airports in Houston and New Orleans saw long lines on Sunday as travelers waited in line for hours at security checkpoints, with officials warning passengers to arrive hours early due to staff shortages. The ...

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Trump vows legislative blockade until SAVE America voter-ID bill is passed
- President Donald Trump vowed to withhold his signature from any bills that reach his desk until Congress passes a controversial voter-ID measure known as the Save America Act. Prominent conservatives are pushing the bill, which would make it significantly more difficult for Americans to vote by requiring proof of citizenship and a photo ID. Democrats plan to kill the bill if it is considered on the Senate floor, ...

Source: cnbc.com
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Seventh US service member dies in Iran conflict
- A seventh U.S. service member has died in the conflict with Iran, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced Sunday. Centcom wrote on the social platform X that the service member passed away "from injuries received during the Iranian regime's initial attacks across the Middle East" on Mar. 1. The service member was "seriously wounded at the scene" of an Iranian attack on American troops in Saudi Arabia, the command ...

Source: thehill.com
Explosion at U.S. embassy in Norway may be 'linked to current security situation,' say police
- An explosion at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway, early on Sunday may have been a deliberate attack linked to the "current security situation," the country's police force has said. The blast occurred at the embassy compound at around 1 a.m. local time. It caused minor damage but no injuries, police in the Scandinavian nation said. "It's natural to see this in the context of the current security situation and that ...

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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: New update on search - 12 years after it disappeared | World News
- MH370 was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members when it vanished, becoming one of the world's most enduring aviation mysteries. A renewed deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been unsuccessful. The Boeing 777 disappeared from radar shortly after departing Kuala Lumpur International Airport en route to Beijing - 12 years ago today. In a statement, Malaysia's Air Accident Investigation ...

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