In a world first, Melania Trump presided over the United Nations Security Council on Monday, but not everyone was happy about it.

As markets opened on March 2, Russian officials were quick to frame the escalating Middle East crisis as an economic opportunity for the Kremlin. Within hours of the first U.S. and Israeli strikes, Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev quickly posted on X about crude potentially hitting "$100+" per barrel.

After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links, encrypted apps, and smuggled footage to report from inside the country. www.wired.com/story/how-jo...

Hegseth says Iran won’t be a ‘politically correct’ war as he lays out US objectives: ‘No democracy-building exercise’

A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to elect a leader to rival the Archbishop of Canterbury, an unprecedented step that is likely to deepen a widening theological split within the Anglican Communion.

The Russian Central Bank has challenged the indefinite immobilisation of its sovereign assets, which the European Union has agreed to release only when the war in Ukraine ends and reparations are paid. #EuropeNews ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/SgIT

⚡️At least 6 killed, 35 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Russia launched 136 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, reporting that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 127 unmanned aircraft.

A video shows Kuwaiti locals approaching an American pilot who was shot down, asking if she is OK and thanking her.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was one of the first world leaders to back the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which started on Feb. 28. For Ukraine, the choice was logical: Iran is a Kremlin ally that has backed Russia's aggression against Ukraine and supplied drones to Moscow.

A Minnesota prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration enforcement crackdown.

Donald Trump was spotted in public with a nasty new rash on his neck, and one clinical immunologist believes a pre-cancerous lesion could potentially be the culprit.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the US and Israel's war against Iran will not be an endless one and that it will involve quick and decisive action. 'This is not an endless war, this is the gateway to peace' Netanyahu said on Fox News' 'Hannity' program

🇮🇷 Rubio's remarks were widely interpreted as making the U.S. look subordinate to Israel's interests. And they inflamed already angry MAGA elites who had spent the day railing against President Trump's decision to go to war.

President Trump says he will attend the White House correspondents' dinner for the first time while in office, having skipped the event each year during his first term and the first one in his second term.

Large language models might be a black box—in terms of why they do what they do—but that ad pricing suggests OpenAI knows exactly what a gold mine of personal data it is excavating daily. trib.al/Jym7mGv

A new rash on the right side of President Donald Trump's neck is the result of a cream used as a "preventative skin treatment," Trump's personal physician told CNN. https://cnn.it/4b0zBM5

24,403 lawsuits and counting: How habeas corpus became the front line of immigration defense

Donald Trump has defied the wishes of his faithful MAGA voter base and proven he will defy even his closest supporters, a political analyst has claimed.

Epstein deposition videos from Bill and Hillary Clinton released by House committee

Oil shock could strain emerging markets beyond inflation, analysts say reut.rs/4rOk759

Yes, most of their weapons come from the US

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site sustained “some recent damage” during a U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign, though it said there was “no radiological consequence expected” from it. Follow AP's live updates.

Still blaming Biden

Donald Trump said Britain’s alliance with the U.S. is “obviously not what it was” in a fresh interview rebuking Keir Starmer’s Iran stance.

The school is next to Revolutionary Guards barracks.

Iran has threatened to strike any vessels moving through the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz.

'It is safe to say he is livid with Keir Starmer.' As the PM stands by his decision on Iran, The Sun's Harry Cole says Trump and Starmer's 'unlikely bromance' was always going to 'end in tears'.

⚡️Ukrainian forces liberate 9 eastern settlements as Russian troops face Starlink disruptions, Ukraine's military says. Ukraine has liberated nine settlements in the Oleksandrivka sector along the southeastern front line, Ukraine's Air Assault Forces said on March 2 on Facebook.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has been honored in South Carolina by lying in state at the Capitol in Columbia.

NEW: Over the last decade, Nike has sharply expanded production in regions of Indonesia where workers don’t earn a living wage while cutting its workforce in places where they do. With @oregonian.com

U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran. n.pr/4l2DfcO

⚡️IPC bars Ukrainian team from wearing uniform featuring map of Ukraine at the Winter Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee barred Ukraine’s Paralympic team from wearing their ceremonial uniform for the upcoming Winter Games, saying the design featuring a map of Ukraine was political.

During his first live national address about the Iran war, President Donald Trump diverged from serious matters to extensively discuss gold drapes he personally selected and a planned White House ballroom.

She is a woman, one of those Hegseth is trying to get rid of.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the war against Iran was ‘not going to take years,’ as the conflict widened with Israel attacking Iran-backed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and Iran hitting Gulf states that host US bases. Follow our live coverage: reut.rs/4tW44U6

Maddow warns MAGA axed team in charge of thwarting Iranian assassins — over a Trump grudge

South Park writer leads calls for Barron Trump to be drafted as president says more American casualties expected in Iran conflict

President Trump promised his "Make America Great Again" voters an "America First" foreign policy. With the war in Iran, he's testing MAGA world's willingness to be flexible on one of its core beliefs. n.pr/4uaFY8o

Pardoned Capitol rioter is charged with making threatening statements after confronting an officer at a Jan 6. anniversary event.

Israel used 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the Iran war; the US struck 1,000+ targets in the first 24 hours. Iran responded with at least 390 missiles and 830 drones in the first two days. Bellingcat has tracked the munitions used by all sides so far: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

A WIRED analysis shows that ICE and CBP have collectively spent at least $515 million on products from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Palantir in the last few years alone. www.wired.com/story/how-bi...

While detained at the Dilley detention center, 13-year-old Gerson Lopéz Garcia wrote: “We are all stuck in rooms that can hold 12 people … let us out we are not criminals I want to go home.” ➡️ Read more of the children's letters: https://propub.li/3OJUwLV

Doctors fear Trump's neck rash indicates something much worse: 'Trying to fool the public'

Here we go yet again. Repubs always manage to tank the economy.

A federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars' worth of tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as illegal last month.

The Revolutionary guard barracks were next to the girl’s school. They still hide behind women and children.

The midterm elections are officially underway and contests in Texas and North Carolina will be the first major opportunity for parties to hear from voters about what's important to them in 2026. n.pr/4aZ5bK6

Robert De Niro will appear this week at Carnegie Hall, where he will recite excerpts from a Philip Glass symphony about Abraham Lincoln that the composer once intended to stage at the Kennedy Center.

US and Israel attack Iran, Trump confirms 'major combat operations' - www.reuters.com/world/iran-c...