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World News

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

• The Israeli military wants several more weeks to fight Iran war, officials say
  The Israeli military estimates it would need several more weeks of fighting to complete its war goals in Iran, at a time when President Trump says the U.S. is negotiating an end to the war.
  
• Will President Trump act on his threat to take Cuba?
  New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it's vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family's entrenchment in the Cuban government.
  
• Senate confirms Sen. Mullin as DHS secretary. And, Iran denies U.S. talks to end war
  The Senate has confirmed Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary. And, Iran has denied that it's in talks with the U.S. to end the war, which is now in its fourth week.
  
• Pakistan is poised to host the U.S. and Iran for talks to end the war
  The Pakistani prime minister said his country stands ready to host negotiations toward a settlement as the war with Iran nears the one-month mark.
  
• Kim vows to 'irreversibly' cement North Korea's nuclear status
  In his speech, Kim expressed pride in the country's rapid expansion of nuclear weapons and missiles in recent years, calling it the "right" choice.
  
• Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies
  Analysts say coal may stabilize supplies for now but they warn that continued reliance on the polluting fuel will worsen air pollution.
  
• Airstrikes may have destroyed Iran's last F-14s, ending a long, strange saga
  The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun. The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions.
  
• Denmark holds early elections spurred by Trump's threats to take Greenland
  Denmark's prime minister called early parliamentary elections after gaining a popularity boost from standing up to President Trump over his threat to seize Greenland.
  
• How weeks of war have reshaped Iran's negotiating position
  How has Iran's negotiating position changed after weeks of war? NPR's A Martinez talks to Mohammad Ali Shabani, editor of the London-based news site Amwaj.media.
  
• British Army retires Land Rover vehicles from its fleet, marking the end of an era
  The British Army has retired Land Rover vehicles from its fleet after 70 years of service.