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Mar 26, 2026 - World

Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facilityA group of 18 Venezuelan men whom the US expelled a notorious Salvadorian mega-prison are demanding that Salvadorian authorities be held internationally accountable for violation of human rights – detailing new allegations of torture, sexual assault and medical neglect.A new petition, filed on Thursday before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleges that El Salvador violated the human rights of these men, who were expelled to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) last year without charge. Continue reading...

Mar 26, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump's diplomatic approach was under question on Thursday as the global economy took a massive hit amid the Iran war — reviving an old comment from Vice President JD Vance. Trump has admitted that the war has gone on longer than he would have preferred, and it's uncertain what next steps would prompt the United States to end the conflict in the Middle East, The New York Times reported. It's also unclear who would lead the potential negotiation. Trump had sent his son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff before the war to handle negotiations, but after his cabinet meeting on Thursday, he also added that Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were planning to join the talks expected to happen in Pakistan in coming days — after Iranian leaders refused to talk with Kushner and Witkoff. "The situation is testing the bravado many Trump officials expressed about their early foreign policy initiatives," according to The Times."Turns out a lot of diplomacy boils down to a simple skill: don’t be an idiot," Mr. Vance posted on X last March, praising Witkoff.Former U.S. ambassador to Israel under President George W. Bush, Daniel Kurtzer, called Trump's handling of diplomacy with Iran "a failure," and pointed out that Trump doesn't seem to realize his own goals in the conflict, The Times reported. "Trump says he wants to de-escalate, but does he even know what that means?" Kurtzer said. Kurtzer also explained that Trump's 15 demands for Iranian leaders "are nonstarters, because they would require Iran essentially to give up on everything."

Mar 26, 2026 - World

U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday to their lowest since the war in Iran broke out following Trump administration comments.The largest daily decline hit as oil prices skyrocketed after President Donald Trump signaled he was turning up the pressure on Iran to accept his terms to end the ongoing war, The New York Times reported. “We’ll just keep blowing them away, unimpeded,” Trump said during his cabinet meeting, which was the first gathering of his top administration officials since military strikes began. The drop sank even lower after the meeting, just after the S&P 500 opened lower.The index slipped 1.7 percent, which was the largest daily drop since January. That set the index now for the fifth straight week of losses — the first time in four years that has happened. Economic uncertainty, climbing gas prices, and higher interest rates, combined with ongoing negotiations with Iran, had set the market on a downward spiral. The factors were all part of the continued concerns among investors over when the Iran war would end, according to The Times.

Mar 26, 2026 - World

President’s popularity top of mind at another weird and wild cabinet meeting – riff on merits of Sharpies includedThey have become so notorious for displays of flattery and obsequiousness that critics have drawn comparisons with North Korea. Thursday’s cabinet meeting at the White House was no different.Doug Burgum, the US interior secretary, outflanked his fellow praise singers by saying he believes that Venezuela – which the US attacked in January – intends to honour the president with a statue. Continue reading...

Mar 26, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump signaled that negotiations were underway with Iran — and that he would pause military strikes — while simultaneously attacking the media in a new social media announcement.Trump has come under fire over the American public's response to the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran, as calls have increased for the conflict to end as oil prices rise and the stock market takes serious hits. He said that the Iranian government requested to stop the strikes amid the talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the second time Trump has said he would pause strikes. Trump posted the following on his Truth Social platform: "As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well."The military action in Iran started on Feb. 28 and has led to the death of 13 U.S. troops and hundreds of injured service members.