Top 25 IR & Geopolitics News Headlines on 15/03/2026

 

  • Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pressures allies to secure oil chokepoint.
  • Japan to release oil stocks as US says buy American.
  • US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit.
  • Hindalco halts production of extruded aluminium products due to Iran war, notice says.
  • Congo Republic votes in election expected to extend Sassou's long rule.
  • Rwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique's insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado.
  • Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 62, police say.
  • Protesters in Cuba attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts.
  • Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates.
  • North Korean leader Kim oversees test-launch of multiple rocket launchers.
  • Taiwan says large-scale Chinese military flights return after unusual absence.
  • Antonelli takes first F1 win with Mercedes one-two in China.
  • Zelenskiy says Ukraine wants money, technology in return for Middle East drone help.
  • New Prince Harry book a 'deranged conspiracy', his spokesperson says.
  • Swiss reject two flyover requests from US for flights related to Iran war, permits three others.
  • Israeli forces kill Palestinian parents, two children, in West Bank, medics say.
  • US airline CEOs urge Congress to end standoff, pay airport security officers.
  • Palestinian actor says he can't attend Oscars because of US travel ban.
  • Six killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine.
  • Drone debris sparks fire at oil facility in Russia's Krasnodar region, authorities say.
  • UK considering targeted support for households as energy costs soar, Reeves says.
  • US airline CEOs urge Congress to end standoff, pay airport security officers.
  • Musk says Tesla's mega AI chip fab project to launch in seven days.
  • MacBook Neo emerges as Apple's most repairable laptop in years.
  • US, Japan agree on their roles in potential nuclear power project, Westinghouse says.
  • African nations want their citizens back from Russia's military but fear angering Moscow

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