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After 21 hours of marathon negotiations in Islamabad on April 11-12, the U.S. and Iran left without a peace deal, leaving the fragile ceasefire, due April 22, on shaky ground.
Immediately following the failed talks, President Trump announced the U.S. Navy will begin blockading Iranian ports-but will allow non-Iranian vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt convened in Islamabad to seek a diplomatic outlet as the war between Iran, the U.S. and Israel enters its second month.
Indonesia began gradually blocking children under 16 from accounts on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, Bigo Live, and Roblox.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missiles toward Israel, stoking fears of renewed blockades or attacks on Red Sea shipping routes.
Jerusalem's Old City is unusually quiet as worshippers and tourists stay away, with shops and churches shuttered during Passover and Easter amid regional conflict.
On March 18, Israel bombed the South Pars gas field-shared with Qatar-disrupting Iran's energy output. Iran retaliated by hitting Gulf neighbors' energy infrastructure.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in Paris on March 15 to begin economic and trade talks, setting the stage for President Trump's planned state visit to Beijing around March 31-April 2.
A major storm swept across the U.S. on March 15, unleashing heavy snow in the Upper Midwest, high winds across the Plains, and raising late-day threats of tornadoes and thunderstorms farther east.
Since March 13, a sprawling North American storm system-dubbed Winter Storm Iona-has knocked out power to over 294,000 people across the U.S. and Canada.
U.S. forces bombed more than 90 military sites on Iran's Kharg Island but intentionally left oil infrastructure untouched. Trump warned he may strike the oil facilities if Iran blocks shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude jumped 27% in one day, its largest gain since at least 1988, amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Global markets fell sharply in response.
Israeli military strikes killed nearly 400 people in Lebanon-including civilians in Beirut-and displaced over half a million people.
Ahead of a summit with China's Xi Jinping, U.S. officials signal low expectations for major investment or trade breakthroughs.
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco on March 1, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured. International rescue teams are arriving, and the U.S. and EU pledged emergency assistance.
Britain agreed to let the U.S. use its air bases to conduct defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
China announced new restrictions on shipping advanced AI chips abroad. Firms warn this move could squeeze global supply and accelerate semiconductor fragmentation.
At an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, the U.S. and Israel defended recent airstrikes against Iran, while Iran denounced them as war crimes. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of regional escalation and called for diplomacy.
A coup attempt in Coastalland's capital was thwarted, but the government reported significant military casualties and widespread unrest.