Ultrabulk optimistic after geopolitical challenges fuel first annual loss in eight years
Ultranav subsidiary sees continued geopolitical tensions, but ‘early indicators’ for the year ahead are promising
Day: March 2, 2026
Iran warns it will bomb any oil tankers passing Strait of Hormuz – ‘Set them ablaze’
The Strait of Hormuz provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is a critally important route for the transport of oil.
UK military aircraft granted access to Palestinian airspace
The Ministry of Defence advised Zarah Sultana MP that British aircraft have permission from the Palestinian Authority for overflight of Palestinian airspace.
The post UK military aircraft granted access to Palestinian airspace first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
‘We have been sleeping in the reception’: Britons stranded in Dubai face chaos as they try to get home
Grounded flights in the Middle East have left thousands of British people are stranded in the region
Are mask ban laws about public safety or for lawmakers to quiet protesters? The controversies of face coverings outlined
A wave of Israel-Palestine protests across cities and college campuses has triggered a series of mask ban laws. Backers say they’re about public safety, but those on the ground argue they’re coded attempts to stifle one side of the debate. Isaac Lozano…
Alibaba releases the open-weight Qwen3.5 Small Model Series in 0.8B, 2B, 4B, and 9B sizes, claiming the 9B model rivals OpenAI’s gpt-oss-120b on some benchmarks (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)
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Alibaba releases the open-weight Qwen3.5 Small Model Series in 0.8B, 2B, 4B, and 9B sizes, claiming the 9B model rivals OpenAI’s gpt-oss-120b on some benchmarks — Earlier today, e-commerce giant Alibaba’s…
US gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight reveals she played at the Olympics with a torn MCL
U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight revealed Monday in a television appearance that she played in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in one of her knees
Europe ‘very likely’ to get dragged into conflict after UK base in Cyprus hit
“What’s become clear to Europe today is that they are going to be a target”. FRANCE 24’s Dave Keating reports from Brussels about the European response to the widening war in the Middle East.
CBN Ministry Has Been Broadcasting the Gospel Into Iran 24/7 for 20 Years
CBN can now reveal that, for more than 20 years, CBN has been sharing the Gospel with the people of Iran by satellite TV broadcasts, webcasts, and phone centers through a ministry we call Heart4Iran.
The Senate can restrain Trump on Iran — but it won’t
Sending Americans into war is one of the most consequential decisions any president can take. But don’t expect the Republican-controlled Congress to take any action to restrain Trump, Eric Garcia writes