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Yale report links Russian oil sector to child deportation from Ukraine

The logo of Gazprom company is seen at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
The logo of Gazprom company is seen at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Rubio says Venezuela will ultimately need transition phase, free elections

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio  also said on March 31 that Cuba needed economic and political reforms and Washington would soon have more news on the country.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio  also said on March 31 that Cuba needed economic and political reforms and Washington would soon have more news on the country.

Rubio says US can see ‘finish line’ on Iran war

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters, on the day of classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters, on the day of classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Pentagon weighs using anti-drone lasers in Washington airspace

The US Army has been debating deploying the lasers after reports of unusual drone activity in the airspace around Fort McNair.
The US Army has been debating deploying the lasers after reports of unusual drone activity in the airspace around Fort McNair.

Marco Rubio urges US diplomats to use X to fight ‘anti-American propaganda’

FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026.   Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026.   Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Netanyahu says Iran war goals achieved ‘beyond halfway point’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the conservative US broadcaster Newsmax that the war had achieved goals including killing “thousands” of members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the conservative US broadcaster Newsmax that the war had achieved goals including killing “thousands” of members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 31, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US is hopeful that figures with “power to deliver” will take charge in Iran.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US is hopeful that figures with “power to deliver” will take charge in Iran.

Rubio says US hopeful in private talks after ‘fractures’ in Iran’s leadership

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US is hopeful that figures with “power to deliver” will take charge in Iran.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US is hopeful that figures with “power to deliver” will take charge in Iran.

US may ‘re-examine’ NATO’s merit after Iran war snub, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026.   Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he speaks to the press before his departure following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026.   Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS

US formally reopens Caracas embassy as ties with Venezuela warm

The US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela resumed operations on March 30 after it was shuttered in 2019.
The US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela resumed operations on March 30 after it was shuttered in 2019.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.