News Pulse https://pulse.umi.cx/ Curated news digest — 61 stories en-us Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:20:51 +0000 <![CDATA[Why do some Iraqis defend Khamenei’s regime?]]> https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260331-why-do-some-iraqis-defend-khameneis-regime/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260331-why-do-some-iraqis-defend-khameneis-regime/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:34:44 +0000 MIDDLEEASTMON Iran <![CDATA[Report: King Abdullah II declined meeting request from Netanyahu]]> https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260331-report-king-abdullah-ii-declined-meeting-request-from-netanyahu/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260331-report-king-abdullah-ii-declined-meeting-request-from-netanyahu/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:19:38 +0000 MIDDLEEASTMON Israel <![CDATA[Establish a non-Red Supply Chain US Senators propose strengthening the Taiwanese drone industry]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5389165 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5389165 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:06:08 +0000 LTN <![CDATA[End Of An Era: Emirates Cuts 62% Of Flights On Huge 615-Seat Airbus A380s]]> https://simpleflying.com/end-of-an-era-emirates-cuts-62-of-flights-on-huge-615-seat-airbus-a380s/ https://simpleflying.com/end-of-an-era-emirates-cuts-62-of-flights-on-huge-615-seat-airbus-a380s/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:00:17 +0000 SIMPLEFLYING Iran UAE <![CDATA[Masked men force delivery driver to take bomb to County Armagh police station]]> https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/lurgan-county-armagh-gunmen-delivery-driver-suspected-bomb https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/lurgan-county-armagh-gunmen-delivery-driver-suspected-bomb Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:57:47 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[ICE agents will screen attendees of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/ice-agents-marine-corps-graduation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/ice-agents-marine-corps-graduation Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:53:53 +0000 GUARDIAN ICE <![CDATA[Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyx1lrv0w5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyx1lrv0w5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:51:51 +0000 BBC Cuba Transportation <![CDATA[Taiwanese lawmakers meet Pelosi in the Legislative Yuan to discuss arms sales to China; opposition parties actively support the move.]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/5389044 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/5389044 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:45:35 +0000 LTN <![CDATA[Zack Polanski tells NEU teachers’ union that Greens would abolish ‘toxic’ Ofsted – as it happened]]> https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/30/starmer-iran-war-labour-values-local-elections-campaign-launch-uk-politics-latest https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/30/starmer-iran-war-labour-values-local-elections-campaign-launch-uk-politics-latest Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:10:05 +0000 GUARDIAN politics business world <![CDATA[This Japanese car factory has suspended exports to Gulf Cooperation Council countries.]]> https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5387854 https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5387854 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:05:30 +0000 LTN politics business world <![CDATA[Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e7lrxrelwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e7lrxrelwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:18:11 +0000 BBC Ukraine Iran <![CDATA[Missing Crew Not Found in Iran-Hit Vessel, Thai Ship Owner Says]]> https://gcaptain.com/missing-crew-not-found-in-iran-hit-vessel-thai-ship-owner-says/ https://gcaptain.com/missing-crew-not-found-in-iran-hit-vessel-thai-ship-owner-says/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:22:02 +0000 GCAPTAIN politics world <![CDATA[How US "global chip governance" will reshape tech blueprint and Taiwan's supply chain]]> https://talk.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5373142 https://talk.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5373142 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0000 LTN technology politics business <![CDATA[AI-generated anime characters raise copyright concerns in the Japanese industry]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5388793 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5388793 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:41:47 +0000 LTN <![CDATA[Oil set for record monthly gain – as it happened]]> https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/30/iran-war-live-updates-trump-oil-kharg-island-houthis-israel-lebanon-middle-east https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/30/iran-war-live-updates-trump-oil-kharg-island-houthis-israel-lebanon-middle-east Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:56:39 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[California Republican sheriff halts inquiry into alleged voter fraud in Prop 50 election]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/california-republican-sheriff-halts-inquiry-prop-50-election https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/california-republican-sheriff-halts-inquiry-prop-50-election Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:07:21 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[White House blames Democrats for record-breaking DHS shutdown after House Republicans reject Senate’s compromise bill – as it happened]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/30/donald-trump-shutdown-ice-dhs-tsa-airports-iran-jd-vance-latest-news-updates https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/30/donald-trump-shutdown-ice-dhs-tsa-airports-iran-jd-vance-latest-news-updates Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:06:12 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[How Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Hardware Could Find a Second Life in Alaska’s ‘Polar LNG’ Project]]> https://gcaptain.com/how-sanctioned-russian-arctic-lng-hardware-could-find-a-second-life-in-alaskas-polar-lng-project/ https://gcaptain.com/how-sanctioned-russian-arctic-lng-hardware-could-find-a-second-life-in-alaskas-polar-lng-project/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:04:48 +0000 GCAPTAIN business technology energy <![CDATA[José Guadalupe Ramos, a Mexican national, dies in ICE detention in LA]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/mexican-man-dies-ice-detention-los-angeles https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/mexican-man-dies-ice-detention-los-angeles Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:32:29 +0000 GUARDIAN ICE <![CDATA[Apple subsidiary fined by UK government over Moscow sanctions breach]]> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/30/apple-subsidiary-fine-uk-government-sanctions-russia https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/30/apple-subsidiary-fine-uk-government-sanctions-russia Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:49:53 +0000 GUARDIAN technology politics business <![CDATA[Army investigates after two helicopters hovered by Kid Rock’s pool as he saluted]]> https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/30/kid-rock-army-helicopters https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/30/kid-rock-army-helicopters Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:29:50 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[Gazan mother reunited with evacuated daughter after two years]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czex10lngzjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czex10lngzjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:12:29 +0000 BBC Palestine <![CDATA[Iran’s president says decision to end war ‘must guarantee people’s security, interests’]]> https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260330-irans-president-says-decision-to-end-war-must-guarantee-peoples-security-interests/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260330-irans-president-says-decision-to-end-war-must-guarantee-peoples-security-interests/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:29:17 +0000 MIDDLEEASTMON Iran <![CDATA[Israeli Knesset passes law mandating death penalty for Palestinian prisoners]]> https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260330-israeli-knesset-passes-law-mandating-death-penalty-for-palestinian-prisoners/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260330-israeli-knesset-passes-law-mandating-death-penalty-for-palestinian-prisoners/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:15:57 +0000 MIDDLEEASTMON <![CDATA[US lawmaker calls Israel’s death penalty bill ‘next step in the genocide’]]> https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260330-us-lawmaker-calls-israels-death-penalty-bill-next-step-in-the-genocide/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260330-us-lawmaker-calls-israels-death-penalty-bill-next-step-in-the-genocide/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:41:09 +0000 MIDDLEEASTMON <![CDATA[US tightens blockade, China smuggles 30,000 tons of grain to Cuba]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5387761 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5387761 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:57:48 +0000 LTN business world politics <![CDATA[Three killed as unfinished building collapses on church service in Ghana]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgex51zzd8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgex51zzd8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:18:05 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[‘Our little savior’: partly blind New Mexico dog hailed for warding off bear]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/new-mexico-dog-bear https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/new-mexico-dog-bear Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:37 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[Fuel rations and free buses: How countries are responding to rising oil prices]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr9yr73xyeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr9yr73xyeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:07:13 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive]]> https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/31/democracy-manifest-succulent-chinese-meal-speech-australia-national-film-sound-archive https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/31/democracy-manifest-succulent-chinese-meal-speech-australia-national-film-sound-archive Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:12 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[Why does the US have Iran's Kharg Island in its sights?]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jxzlwvd8ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jxzlwvd8ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:11:07 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks | First Thing]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/first-thing-iran-accuses-us-plotting-ground-assault-while-publicly-seeking-talks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/first-thing-iran-accuses-us-plotting-ground-assault-while-publicly-seeking-talks Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:47:50 +0000 GUARDIAN <![CDATA[Wolf bites woman in shock German attack in Hamburg shopping street ]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20qxjxe2nno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20qxjxe2nno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:32 +0000 BBC Nature <![CDATA[Partial government shutdown becomes the longest in US history ]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv1qpzq5v7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv1qpzq5v7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:13:51 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[No Kings protests draw large crowds to rally against Donald Trump]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wy7g1gd1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wy7g1gd1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:57:25 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[First stop, the Moon. Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa's mission matters ]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6wp6xenv0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6wp6xenv0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:50:21 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[US Plans To Allow Russian Oil Tanker Into Cuba, Easing Crisis]]> https://gcaptain.com/us-plans-to-allow-russian-oil-tanker-into-cuba-easing-crisis/ https://gcaptain.com/us-plans-to-allow-russian-oil-tanker-into-cuba-easing-crisis/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:50:02 +0000 GCAPTAIN <![CDATA[Why Chinese tech companies are racing to set up in Hong Kong]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d5v404m96o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d5v404m96o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:07:12 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[Tech CEOs suddenly love blaming AI for mass job cuts. Why?]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde5y2x51y8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde5y2x51y8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:07:04 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[Educated and employed but still struggling: India's middle class under strain]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5g3pjy06o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5g3pjy06o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:29:18 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by Australian police after seven months in hiding]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93e4gxn22wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93e4gxn22wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:07:15 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd07m7e1xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd07m7e1xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:42:19 +0000 BBC <![CDATA[JD Vance says aliens are ‘demons’ and details obsession with UFOs]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/jd-vance-alien-ufo-are-demons https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/jd-vance-alien-ufo-are-demons Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:29:15 +0000 GUARDIAN entertainment politics <![CDATA[Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE warns all immigrants to ‘lie low’]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/canadian-mother-detention-warns-immigrants https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/canadian-mother-detention-warns-immigrants Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:20:08 +0000 GUARDIAN ICE <![CDATA[Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over 24-hour period]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90gpyw90wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz90gpyw90wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:47:10 +0000 BBC technology asia business <![CDATA[Gavin Newsom Says He “Reveres the State of Israel,” Regrets Apartheid Label]]> https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-says-he-reveres-the-state-of-israel-says-he-regrets-apartheid-label/ https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-says-he-reveres-the-state-of-israel-says-he-regrets-apartheid-label/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:03:31 +0000 TRUTHOUT climate change environment world <![CDATA[Strike in Iraq reportedly kills seven fighters – as it happened]]> https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/23/middle-east-crisis-live-iea-chief-says-iran-war-energy-crunch-worse-than-1970s-oil-crises-and-ukraine-war-combined https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/23/middle-east-crisis-live-iea-chief-says-iran-war-energy-crunch-worse-than-1970s-oil-crises-and-ukraine-war-combined Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:36:41 +0000 GUARDIAN business energy <![CDATA[Taliban release US academic held in detention for more than a year]]> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/taliban-us-academic-dennis-coyle https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/taliban-us-academic-dennis-coyle Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:42:23 +0000 GUARDIAN politics world crime <![CDATA[Hawaii assesses damage left by worst flooding in more than 20 years]]> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/hawaii-flooding-oahu-maui https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/hawaii-flooding-oahu-maui Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:04:03 +0000 GUARDIAN environment politics business <![CDATA[Crucial updates to the Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention released by ICS]]> https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/crucial-updates-to-the-guidelines-on-the-application-of-the-ilo-maritime-labour-convention-released-by-ics/ https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/crucial-updates-to-the-guidelines-on-the-application-of-the-ilo-maritime-labour-convention-released-by-ics/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:00:55 +0000 HELLENIC politics world energy <![CDATA[Taiwan's glass industry is expected to see significant growth this year.]]> https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5380113 https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5380113 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:14:34 +0000 LTN business technology finance <![CDATA[Is LaGuardia More Dangerous Than Other US Airports?]]> https://simpleflying.com/laguardia-more-dangerous-other-us-airports/ https://simpleflying.com/laguardia-more-dangerous-other-us-airports/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:21:55 +0000 SIMPLEFLYING technology business travel <![CDATA[Ford-class aircraft carrier returns to Greek base]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5380102 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/5380102 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:30:21 +0000 LTN business technology entertainment <![CDATA[A major LDS donation drew praise in St. George. It also exposed a funding rift.]]> https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/03/23/switchpoint-says-washington-county/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/03/23/switchpoint-says-washington-county/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 SLTRIB business technology transportation <![CDATA[Welcoming Children's Day, Tachien Township will start giving "Baby Care Bags" to newborns after birth in April.]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5379464 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5379464 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:12:29 +0000 LTN business Taiwan <![CDATA[Black Seniors Without Birth Records Could Be Disenfranchised by SAVE America Act]]> https://truthout.org/articles/black-seniors-without-birth-records-could-be-disenfranchised-by-save-america-act/ https://truthout.org/articles/black-seniors-without-birth-records-could-be-disenfranchised-by-save-america-act/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:29:27 +0000 TRUTHOUT politics crime immigration <![CDATA[ABC journalists to strike for first time in 20 years with widespread news disruption expected]]> https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/abc-staff-strike-first-time-20-years https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/abc-staff-strike-first-time-20-years Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:17:43 +0000 GUARDIAN media ABC <![CDATA[The cheapest enemy emerges with the oldest plane？ US A-10 returns to the battlefield highlighting retirement controversy]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/def/breakingnews/5379481 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/def/breakingnews/5379481 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:12:08 +0000 LTN politics US <![CDATA[Li Xiao Liang's reason for not being drafted has been exposed, Military recruitment office: enlistment conditions have not disappeared]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/5379445 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/5379445 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:01:59 +0000 LTN politics Taiwan <![CDATA[Top singer turns into drag queen wins New Taipei City office worker of the year award]]> https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5379459 https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5379459 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:03:58 +0000 LTN business Taiwan <![CDATA[Middle East tensions boost oil prices]]> https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5379273 https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5379273 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:52:25 +0000 LTN Taiwan business energy