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IRAN WAR – YEMEN
Yemeni officials yesterday said the Saudi-led coalition forces recaptured several key areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the Iran-aligned Houthis. The officials said the forces captured the towns of Dhubab, Bab, and Hadeid. The Saudi Aviation Authority yesterday said airports in Jazan and Najran were targeted in two attacks, injuring three people and causing limited damage. Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy Magdy report for AP News; Jana Choukeir reports for Reuters.
IRAN WAR – OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
The families and comrades of six U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike on Mar. 1, 2026 in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait told AP News that commanders had been warned that the struck facility was particularly vulnerable to a drone strike. The wounded soldiers said the warnings went unheeded, and added that after the attack, a failure to recognize the seriousness of injuries, a poor plan to get the wounded to hospitals, and red tape hindered follow-up care. The Pentagon said that medical care was appropriate. Jack Brook, Konstantin Toropin, Julie Watson, and Russ Bynum report; AP News reports.
President Trump yesterday said the United States moved its bombers out of Royal Air Force Fairford because of “some threats” to the base. U.K. and U.S. officials told the New York Times that the jets were moved based on new information that U.S. commanders received about a potential drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Henry Moore reports for BBC News; Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes report.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza today killed at least two people, according to local health officials. The Israeli military told Reuters the two strikes targeted militants. Nidal al-Mughrabi reports.
WEST BANK DEVELOPMENTS
U.K. National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell visited Israel last week in a failed attempt to prevent the planned closure of the United Kingdom’s consulate in Jerusalem, sources told Reuters. Sources also said the United Kingdom is likely to expel Israeli diplomats if Israel carries out the closure this week, with the consulate expected to close as soon as Thursday, according to a spokesperson for Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sarr. Alexander Cornwell reports.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Russia’s Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov today said overnight Ukrainian drone attacks killed two people and injured nine more in the region. Moscow city Mayor Sergei Sobyanin added that more than 650 drones were launched by Ukraine, and that most of them were downed. Russian military bloggers said some of the attacks hit a major fuel depot. Mark Trevelyan reports for Reuters.
Ukraine’s Kharkiv region Gov. Oleh Syniehubov yesterday said Russian bombs killed six people and injured 59 when they struck a residential area in Kharkiv city. Vitalii Hnidyi reports for Reuters.
The Director General of Russian state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev yesterday said Ukrainian drones attacked two facilities at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine overnight, killing one person delivering food for plant employees. Likhachev said a laboratory building and radioactive waste processing plant were the targets, and that there is no threat to nuclear safety. Reuters reports.
Romanian authorities yesterday said a Russian drone strike killed two people on board a commercial vessel that later sank in the Black Sea, and 11 crew members were rescued. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drones struck a Turkish-owned civilian vessel carrying corn. AP News reports.
OTHER GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius yesterday called for a firm NATO plan to respond to Russia’s hybrid attacks. Sinkevičius said that the rest of Europe is coming to the point of “acknowledging that we cannot ignore what is happening in Leipzig, in Denmark, and elsewhere.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today warned Lithuania against a decision to lift a constitutional ban on hosting nuclear arms on its territory, and said the decision could lead to a new round of escalation in the region. Milena Wälde and Philipp Fritz report for POLITICO; Dmitry Antonov reports for Reuters.
Former German Foreign Intelligence Chief August Hanning has been detained on suspicion of espionage, treason, and obtaining classified information for a foreign power, Bild newspaper reported today. Prosecutors allege Hanning, whose tenure ended in 2005, bought secret information from a former employee of the foreign intelligence agency BND and intended to sell it as part of his consulting activities. Friederike Heine reports for Reuters.
Almost 2,000 schools have been blockaded or closed in France today as protests over understaffing, overcrowded classrooms, and dilapidated buildings take place across the country. Since protests began two weeks ago, roughly 6,000 people have been arrested and about 300 high school students and school staff have been injured, including a 15-year-old boy yesterday whose left hand was blown off by what French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said was possibly a stun grenade. Education minister Éduoard Geffray called the protestors’ demands “legitimate,” but said no demand “can justify” the violence. BBC News reports; Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic, and Giulia Imbert report for the New York Times.
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon yesterday earned a minority government in the Canadian province with 28% of the vote. St-Pierre Plamondon’s party promised a referendum on Quebec’s independence. Ahead of the results, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to work with the winner, and said it is for Quebecers to decide. Zi-Ann Lum reports for POLITICO.
Spokespersons for the Myanmar rebel Arakan Army and Ponnagyun Youth Association yesterday said Myanmar military airstrikes on camps for internally displaced people in Rakhine State have killed eight people over two days. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today said that 10,000 Myanmar nationals have been sent back to their country since January, 2026. Reuters reports; Rozanna Latiff reports for Reuters.
Indian police in New Delhi today detained several opposition lawmakers, including opposition leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, for attempting to breach barricades during a protest march to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of voter lists. Parties opposed to Modi’s government protested along with members of the popular ‘cockroach’ youth movement. Indian Congress President and leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament, Mallikarjun Kharge called the election commission “a puppet in the hands of the government.” Saurabh Sharma reports for Reuters.
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry today rejected blame from South Korea for a border landmine blast, and labelled the South’s investigation of the blast a “premeditated farce” aimed at linking it to North Korea and justifying diplomatic and military measures against the North. The ministry said that any violation of territory by South Korea would have an “immediate and powerful counteraction.” Kyu-Seok Shim reports for Reuters.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed yesterday said his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea. Representatives of Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, and Somalia met at a summit on Sunday and said that responsibility for the sea rests with the states along its shores. Abiy said access was critical to Ethiopia’s “civilization.” Aid sources yesterday told Reuters that airstrikes and artillery hit Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region overnight into Monday. AP News reports; Giulia Paravicini and Aaron Ross report.
AI DEVELOPMENTS
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni yesterday applied to trademark her voice, seeking protection against AI-generated clones and deepfakes. The application to the EU Intellectual Property Office covers a four-second recording without text. Milena Wälde reports for POLITICO.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung today said there are signs that AI models had been used in recent hacking incidents against banks in the country. The National Office of Investigation is investigating the signs, and no details were provided about who was behind the hacks. Laura Chung and Jin Yu Young report for the New York Times.
OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon today told the Australian parliament Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence that the unauthorized hack of Medicare statistical data in the country was not “super sophisticated.” Kwon reiterated OpenAI’s apology, and said that OpenAI supports mandatory incident reporting. Kwon also confirmed that OpenAI has changed its systems to allow for “immediate intervention.” Paul Karp reports for POLITICO; Victoria Kim reports for the New York Times.
U.S. FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Sinkevičius today said Lithuania is ready to pay the cost to set up a permanent U.S. military base in the country should the United States agree to establish one there. Trump yesterday said he would consider Lithuania’s request for a permanent base. Andrius Sytas reports for Reuters.
Trump yesterday said the United States will help Russia amid a potential pneumonic plague, though Trump has not spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the administration is closely monitoring the situation, and said he does not see the outbreak as a cause for alarm, but a cause for focus. Russia’s health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, today said no cases of plague had been detected among people who had come into contact with the plague institute employee who passed away. Herb Scribner reports for Axios; Caitlin Owens and Adriel Bettelheim report for Axios; Vladimir Soldatkin, Anastasia Lyrchikova, and Andrew Osborn report for Reuters.
Cuba’s chargé d’affaires at the embassy in Washington Lianys Torres Rivera yesterday told Reuters that Cuba and the United States have maintained “channels of communication,” but are not engaged in formal negotiations. Torres Rivera said Cuba remains open to “respectful” dialogue but is “not naïve” about Trump’s threats and has increased preparations to defend itself against U.S. military action. Matt Spetalnick reports.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum yesterday said her government has requested evidence from U.S. authorities regarding allegations that gunfire originated from the Mexican side of the border and targeted U.S. personnel. The comments come a day after U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson on social media said “shots were fired at US Coast Guard personnel” in an area where the Mexican state of Tamaulipas borders Texas, and where Mexico on Sunday announced the deployment of troops. Ana Isabel Martinez and Raul Cortes report for Reuters.
U.S. IMMIGRATION DEVELOPMENTS
The family members and lawyer of Nicaraguan exile Jeffrey Jarquin yesterday told AP News he was immediately imprisoned in the maximum-security prison known as El Modelo, where he was once tortured, following his deportation to Nicaragua from the United States. Jarquin was detained for protesting against the government in 2018 and placed in El Modelo, where he and others were tortured in chambers known as “tiny hell.” Megan Janetsky reports.
U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez yesterday filed a lawsuit against the government, a year after an ICE agent shot her. The suit alleges agent Charles Exum lied about the shooting and fired into her vehicle from behind. Cybele Mayes-Osterman reports for AP News.
A federal judge yesterday blocked efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to impose fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to leave the United States after receiving final deportation orders. The judge ruled the DHS imposed the fines unlawfully, and said that the plaintiffs “live in an economically precarious position even without the imposition of the government’s exorbitant fines.” Nate Raymond reports for Reuters.
U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO yesterday said the White House had offered no new evidence to support its repeated claims that the news outlets’ reporting has endangered national security. Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, and Katelyn Polantz report for CNN.
The FBI yesterday removed an Accenture contractor over their role in the data breach that exposed sensitive personal details of bureau employees, sources told Reuters. A senior FBI official said an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update the system they were responsible for. Jana Winter and Raphael Satter report.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTION
Trump’s Air Force One trip yesterday did not have a primary print outlet for the first time in recent memory. Sources told the Washington Post that after blocking POLITICO from Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot, but each of these outlets declined to step in. Scott Nover reports.
Trump yesterday said he plans to pay for pro-Trump TV advertisements using funds from the MAGA Inc. super PAC rather than from the federal government. Trump said despite it being standard to use government money for “positive promotion for our Great U.S.A.,” he will change funding for the ads because of upset from the “Radical Left.” Meredith McGraw reports for the Wall Street Journal.
Trump on Saturday and again yesterday encouraged supporters to vote by mail if they wanted. Trump said that “we seem to have no choice because a lot of people want to vote by mail.” Gram Slattery reports for Reuters.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LITIGATION
A federal magistrate judge sided with the Justice Department over a subpoena issued to a New York Times freelance reporter who wrote about a top-secret mission that went wrong, according to newly unsealed court documents. The magistrate’s decision is only a recommendation, and a federal district judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on the case next month. Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesman for the Times, said the unsealing of documents offered “visibility into how subpoenas like this are designed to undermine and discourage the sort of investigative reporting that the public needs and deserves.” Devlin Barrett reports.
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