Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara is monitoring the regional war involving Iran, the US, and Israel, while taking measures to protect Turkish airspace.
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Cuba protesters attack Communist Party building in video, alleged gunfire
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Protesters attacked a Communist Party headquarters in Cuba overnight, ransacking the building and attempting to set it on fire, while video from the scene appeared to capture gunfire and a man on the ground outside, according to footage obtained by Fox News Digital.
Cuban state media later denied that anyone had been struck by police gunfire and announced five arrests.
Dramatic footage shows a large crowd gathered outside the building in the city of Morón as a fire burns in the street and protesters throw burning objects at the structure.
Protesters can be heard chanting “Libertad, libertad!” — Spanish for “Freedom, freedom!” — moments before gunfire rings out in the video.
Protesters carrying flaming objects approach a Communist Party headquarters in Morón, Cuba, during overnight unrest. Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows demonstrators attempting to set fire to the building amid protests linked to widespread blackouts. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
A young man appears to collapse as others nearby scream in Spanish: “They shot him! They’re shooting! They said they wouldn’t shoot, but they shot him.”
The video then shows people carrying the injured man away from the scene.
In another video obtained by Fox News Digital, large crowds can be seen marching through Morón’s unlit streets before unrest spread to the Communist Party headquarters.
Morón is located on Cuba’s northern coast about 250 miles east of the capital Havana near the tourist resort of Cayo Coco.
“The image circulating shows the scene of the protest, but it’s important for the public to know the truth: no one was injured by gunfire,” state media outlet Vanguardia de Cuba said on X.
“Media manipulation seeks to sow fear and confusion among our people. Let’s not fall for provocations,” it added.
Protesters gather outside a Communist Party headquarters in Morón, Cuba, as a fire burns in the street during overnight unrest. Video obtained by Fox News Digital appeared to show demonstrators attempting to set fire to the building amid protests linked to widespread blackouts. (Reuters)
State media said police had detained five people and that a “drunken” participant fell and was being treated for injuries in hospital.
Over the past week, several small groups of residents across Havana have banged pots in protest against extended blackouts.
Cuba has faced rolling blackouts, food shortages and renewed protests tied to the island’s worsening energy and economic crisis.
A recent nationwide blackout was triggered by a failure at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant, the island’s largest power station, cutting electricity across much of the country, according to Reuters.
The crisis has been compounded by fuel shortages after the Trump administration moved to curtail oil shipments to the island, particularly from Venezuela — one of Cuba’s main suppliers.
Cuban officials say U.S. sanctions have worsened the country’s economic difficulties, while repeated power plant failures and an aging electrical grid have left millions facing prolonged blackouts that have fueled growing public frustration and protests.
A Cuban woman wearing a T-shirt with the United States flag sells coconut cookies, Saturday, on a Havana street. (Yamil Lage / AFP via Getty Images)
“What initially began peacefully, and after an exchange with local authorities, turned into acts of vandalism against the headquarters of the Municipal Party Committee,” the state-run Invasor newspaper reported, according to Reuters.
“A smaller group of people stoned the entrance of the building and started a fire in the street with furniture from the reception area,” it added.
Vandals also targeted several other state-run establishments in the area, including a pharmacy and a government market, the report said.
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On Friday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that he was holding talks with the U.S. government, marking the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed widespread speculation about discussions with the Trump administration.
Díaz-Canel said that no petroleum shipments have arrived in Cuba in the past three months and blamed a U.S. energy blockade for that. He said that the island is running on a mixture of natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants.
Fox News’ Efrat Lachter, Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Unnao: Sleeper bus overturns after colliding with tanker on Lucknow-Agra Expressway, 20 passengers injured; Two Lucknow referred – Unnao: Sleeper Bus Overturns On Lucknow-Agra Expressway, 20 Passengers Injured
Near Mataria Toll Plaza on Lucknow-Agra Expressway, at around 11:30 pm on Saturday night, a high-speed sleeper bus going from Gorakhpur to Delhi collided with a tar-laden tanker running ahead. The bus went out of control and overturned. There was screaming among the passengers due to the accident. Twenty passengers were injured in the accident. Nine more injured were sent to Auras CHC. Later, as the condition of two became critical, they were referred to Lucknow. Due to the accident, traffic was disrupted for about half an hour.
The sleeper bus carrying 50 passengers from Gorakhpur was going to Delhi on Saturday night. While overtaking the container moving ahead near Mataria Toll Plaza on the expressway, it collided with it and went out of control and overturned. After the accident, the drivers and associates of both the vehicles fled. On receiving information from the patrol team, police and UPDA rescue team arrived and rescued the passengers trapped in the bus.
Nine seriously injured passengers were sent to Auras CHC by ambulance. While the rescue team of others applied bandages. Since their condition was serious, two injured were referred from CHC to Lokbandhu Hospital in Lucknow. The tanker was filled with coal tar (asphalt). Kotwal Sharad Kumar said that nine passengers had suffered serious injuries. Two have been referred, while one passenger has been discharged from the CHC. Others are undergoing treatment.
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Mukesh Yadav (24) resident of Pura Bazar Ayodhya, Sania (18) Ayodhya, Shabira (38) Ayodhya, Nitin Pandey (18) Malavan Basti, Qutubuddin (40) Maharajganj and Himanshu (19) resident Siwan Bihar. In this, Shabira and Qutubuddin were referred to Lucknow.
Trump administration to drop charges against US veteran who burned flag | Donald Trump News
The administration of President Donald Trump has moved to end its prosecution of a United States Army veteran who burned a national flag to protest one of the president’s executive orders.
Court filings this week show that the Department of Justice has moved to drop the charges against defendant Jan “Jay” Carey, following his motion to dismiss last October.
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list of 3 itemsend of listCarey had been charged with two misdemeanours: one for lighting a fire outside of designated areas, and the second for lighting a fire in a manner that creates a public safety hazard or threatens property.
The incident unfolded on August 25, in the hours after Trump signed an executive order calling for the prosecution of flag-burners.
The Supreme Court has long upheld flag burning as an act of protected free speech. In the 1989 case Texas v Johnson, for instance, the high court held that “flag desecration is inconsistent with the First Amendment”, which protects free speech.
It reaffirmed that decision a year later in 1990, when Congress passed a new Flag Protection Act to outlaw such destructive behaviour. The high court struck down that law as unconstitutional.
But Trump has maintained that flag burning is akin to the incitement of violence, which is not protected under the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Since his first term, he has pushed for steep prison sentences for any protester who knowingly destroys a US flag.
“If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail,” Trump said as he signed his executive order last August. “No early exits, no nothing.”
Though his executive order acknowledged the Supreme Court’s precedents protecting flag burning as an act of free speech, it nevertheless called on the US attorney general to “prioritise enforcement to the fullest extent of our Nation’s criminal and civil laws”.
In short, critics say it calls on the attorney general to prosecute flag-burners by searching for laws that fall outside the First Amendment’s scope.
In an interview last year with the Al Jazeera programme UNMUTE, Carey explained he had been outraged that the president would seek to circumvent the free-speech rights he had fought for as a veteran.
“I served for over 20 years. I defended that flag, served under that flag, fought for that flag,” Carey told Al Jazeera.
“The flag is a symbol. It’s not our democracy. I didn’t burn it to desecrate the flag or protest America. I did it as a direct reaction to what our treasonous, fascist president did by signing that executive order.”
Carey recalled that, after seeing the executive order, he turned to a friend. “I was like, I think I need to go burn a flag in front of the White House.”
Video captured the incident that followed. At about 6:20pm US Eastern time (22:20 GMT) on August 25, Carey appeared in Lafayette Park, directly across from the White House.
He took out a bullhorn and identified himself as a US veteran, protesting Trump’s executive order. He then placed a US flag on a brick pathway in the park and set it alight, using rubbing alcohol as an accelerant.
Four federal law enforcement agents then approached Carey. One used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. The others handcuffed Carey and led him away.
Body camera footage released by law enforcement showed the four officers discussing Trump’s executive order as they detained Carey.
“So the president just today signed an executive order [that] says we’re arresting him,” one says. “We got that going for us.”
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, a legal nonprofit, ultimately took up Carey’s defence, arguing that charging the veteran was evidence of “vindictive prosecution”. It also called the Trump administration’s actions “a direct attack on dissent”.
Carey himself pleaded not guilty to the charges in September.
In his interview with Al Jazeera, Carey emphasised that Trump’s executive order is unenforceable — but that it does threaten to dampen free speech.
“This executive order was nothing but a bunch of fluff,” Carey said. “The First Amendment means that I am able to exercise my rights, my voice, my opinions. I can protest peacefully and have my grievances redressed.”
“As long as I’m not causing violence, I’m well within my rights within the First Amendment.”
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North Korea fires missiles in response to US military exercise | World News
North Korea has fired missiles into the sea in response to a United States military exercise.
Around 10 ballistic missiles were fired from near Pyongyang’s international airport on Saturday as a show of force after a joint military exercise between US and South Korea.
They flew around 220 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
It came just hours after South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with President Donald Trump in Washington.
South Korea has since ramped up its surveillance in response.
And experts fear Saturday’s launches could undermine the diplomatic efforts made by both sides.
The US and South Korea are currently participating in Freedom Shield, an 11-day shared military exercise held between both sides every March.
North Korea has long described them as invasion rehearsals – often citing them as a reason to dial up weapons testing.
Only last Tuesday leader Kim Jong Un’s sister criticised Washington and Seoul for proceeding with their drills during a period of such global uncertainty.
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Kim Yo Jong said they undermine regional stability at a time when the global security structure is “collapsing rapidly and wars break out in different parts of the world due to the reckless acts of outrageous international rogues.”
In recent months they have hardened their stance towards Seoul and are now urging Washington to drop denuclearisation demands as a precondition for talks.
And just this week Mr Kim was pictured alongside his teenage daughter as the country carried out missile tests from a naval destroyer.
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It comes amid speculation that the US is planning to relocate some missile defences to the country as part of its intensifying war with Iran.
But South Korea has been quick to insist this would not affect its defence posture against its northern neighbours.
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Arsenal beat Everton as Dowman makes Premier League history | Football News
Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 in a nervy match in the Premier League as they continue their pursuit of the title.
Published On 14 Mar 2026
Max Dowman, a 16-year-old Arsenal winger, became the Premier League’s youngest goalscorer with a remarkable stoppage-time strike in his team’s 2-0 win over Everton.
Dowman collected the ball midway in his own half, dribbled around two Everton players and raced clear unchallenged from the halfway line to tap into an empty net, with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford stranded upfield having gone forward for a corner.
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list of 4 itemsend of listAn English football prodigy, Dowman — at 16 years, 73 days — was playing just his third Premier League match after two previous substitute appearances at the start of the season.
He broke the record of former Everton player James Vaughan, who was 16 years, 270 days when he scored against Crystal Palace in 2005.
In November, Dowman became the youngest player in Champions League history at 15 years, 308 days when he entered as a second-half substitute against Slavia Prague.
Dowman is still in school. He was 14 when he was asked by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to train with the senior team in December last year, and he starred on the club’s preseason tour of Asia in matches against AC Milan and Newcastle.
To abide by Premier League regulations for players under 18, Dowman has to change into his Arsenal kit for training sessions and matches in a separate locker room from his senior teammates.
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Ex-jihadist says NYC terror suspects show ISIS radicalization threat
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A former jihadist turned counterterrorism operative warns that a lethal ideology is turning American teenagers into ISIS-inspired “superheroes.”
Mubin Shaikh was radicalized at age 20 but was later de-radicalized and became a counterterrorism operative in Canada. Following the latest terror attack in New York City, he explained the predatory nature of extremist recruiters.
“It’s like drug dealing. You give them something that they’re [going to] get high off of. A kid who’s looking for a sense of meaning, belonging, purpose, identity,” Shaikh said on “Saturday in America.”
“He’s a zero in real life and he goes online and suddenly he’s Abu Jihad, a superhero. He’s from zero to hero overnight,” he added.
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Ibrahim Kayumi, right, pictured handing an object to Emir Balat, left. Both men were arrested on March 7 after allegedly attempting to bomb a protest in New York City and pledging allegiance to the ISIS terror group. (Justice Department Office of Public Affairs)
On March 7, two teenagers attempted to use improvised explosive devices at a demonstration outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home, Gracie Mansion. 18-year-old Emir Balat and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi traveled from Pennsylvania to Manhattan to hurl explosive devices into a crowd, according to the Justice Department.
The incident is being investigated as “ISIS-inspired terrorism” after one of the suspects reportedly wrote and signed a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State, according to federal prosecutors.
Shaikh explained that ideology combined with grievances is what stirs young people to act. He described purpose and identity as a product being sold by jihadist recruiters.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks alongside Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch during a news conference at Gracie Mansion in New York City on March 9. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)
Shaikh noted the United States has fought other countries in the past, including Vietnam and Japan, yet there is no generation of young people “out to kill Americans.”
“They don’t have an ideology that tells them, ‘Hey, these attacks are occurring because you’re Muslim. This is the reason why. And they hate you because of your identity and your religion. And that’s why you got to lash out and attack them back,’” he said.
Shaikh added that young people can quickly be radicalized online, far from the Middle East. He recalled his counterterrorism work against the “Toronto 18” in Canada, noting those young people had been fueled by what they saw online.
18-year-old Emir Balat is arrested after allegedly throwing a handmade smoke grenade during a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” protest on March 7, 2026. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
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“They had been watching all these jihadi videos online of these guys training. And so now it’s life imitating art because now you’re seeing those videos, now I want to replicate those videos,” he added.
According to New York prosecutors, Balat told investigators he wanted to carry out an attack “bigger” than the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which resulted in the deaths of three people and hundreds of injuries. Both suspects face up to life in prison.
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LPG Crisis: LPG gas tankers coming to India will get security, Navy warships deployed near the Persian Gulf – Indian Navy Warships On Standby In Persian Gulf To Assist Merchant Vessels Carying LPG To India Sources
Amidst the increasing tension in West Asia, the Indian Navy has deployed several of its warships near the Persian Gulf. According to sources, these warships have been kept ready to provide assistance to merchant ships coming to India if needed.
According to ANI report, sources said that Indian Navy ships have been deployed in this area to ensure the safety of Indian merchant ships and their crew.
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Meanwhile, on Saturday, Iranian authorities allowed two Indian-flagged LPG ships headed towards India to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. One of these ships is Shivalik, which according to the ship monitoring website was currently seen near Oman. It is likely to reach its destination by March 21.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Friday informed about the maritime situation in the Persian Gulf region and the steps taken for the safety of Indian sailors and ships. According to the ministry, 668 Indian sailors are serving on 24 Indian-flagged ships in the Persian Gulf, while 76 Indian sailors are present on three ships east of the Strait of Hormuz.
Indian government is constantly keeping an eye
The ministry said that DG Shipping is coordinating with ship owners, RPSL agencies and Indian missions. All ships and crew are being continuously monitored. More than 2,425 calls and 4,441 emails have been received so far since the 24-hour control room was activated. The safe return of more than 223 stranded Indian sailors has been ensured.
Iran’s Ambassador to India Mohammad Fatahali also said that despite the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Iran will provide safe passage to ships heading towards India through the Strait of Hormuz. Describing India and Iran as old friends, he said that the interests and future of both the countries are linked.
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Meanwhile, Abdul Majeed Hakim Elahi, the representative of Iran’s supreme leader in India, said that Iran never wanted to close the Strait of Hormuz. He also said that due to the current situation, the movement of ships has been affected and world leaders should put pressure on US President Donald Trump to stop the war, as the entire world is being affected by rising oil prices.
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Murder arrest after 18-day-old baby falls from central London property | London
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-day-old baby girl fell from a property in central London.
The Metropolitan police said officers attended Horseferry Road in Westminster after reports on Saturday morning that a baby had fallen from a residential property.
The newborn was taken to hospital and was pronounced dead.
A 43-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and taken into police custody, the force added.
Met DCI Alison Foxwell said: “Our thoughts today are with the baby’s family.
“The death of an infant is always an extremely tragic occurrence, and officers are making urgent inquiries around the circumstances.
“At this stage, we believe the incident occurred within a domestic context, but we are appealing for anybody with information to come forward.”
A spokesperson for the London ambulance service said the baby was treated at the scene before being taken to a major trauma centre.
A police cordon covered most of Great Peter Street on Saturday evening and two forensics officers could be seen working in a third floor flat in the Peabody Estate.
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DC Water completes Potomac River sewage spill repairs after Trump aid
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Repairs have been completed following the historic Potomac River sewage spill in Washington, D.C., less than a month after President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration that allowed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help.
“Emergency repairs to the Potomac Interceptor are complete,” DC Water said Saturday. “Full flow has been restored and the C&O Canal has been fully drained as part of site restoration. Since Jan 19, crews worked around the clock to stabilize the site and protect the Potomac River.”
The declaration came after a sewage pipe interceptor ruptured on Jan. 19, releasing more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a disaster emergency over the Potomac sewage spill and requested federal assistance with the cleanup.
Trump said he was worried the Potomac River would still stink when America250 celebrations kick off this summer, according to the White House.
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Repairs have been completed following the historic Potomac River sewage spill in Washington, D.C., less than a month after President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration that allowed FEMA to help. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
The president had directed his ire toward Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other local leaders in Virginia and Washington, D.C., on the issue, claiming incompetence led to the disaster.
Moore and his office, however, pushed back on Trump’s assertions, claiming the federal government has oversight over the sewer utility.
“This is a Washington, D.C., pipe on federal land,” Moore told Fox News Digital last month. “Maryland has nothing to do with this. In fact, the only thing Maryland did was when we saw a neighbor who was in need. That’s why I ordered people, our people to go support them, and that’s what we’ve been doing the past month.”
Raw sewage flows to an interceptor beside the Potomac River in Cabin John, Maryland, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
“We’ve been doing essentially the federal government’s job because it’s the federal government’s job to be able to protect the Potomac interconnector because that’s federal land,” Moore said. “For the president now to come and attack me on this, I find that to be … absurd.”
The sewage pipes are managed by DC Water, an independent utility based in the District of Columbia.
A class action lawsuit was filed by a Virginia resident on March 6 that accused DC Water of negligence.
Noel Boxer, an external affairs officer with FEMA, inspects the flow of raw sewage, after a gate was raised to resume the flow along the Potomac River on Saturday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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The plaintiff, Nicholas Lailas, who is a recreational boater, is seeking compensation for people “whose property interests in and use and enjoyment of the Potomac River … have been impaired by Defendant’s conduct,” the lawsuit said.
He is seeking unspecified damages.
Fox News’ Stephen Sorace and Jasmine Baehr and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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