Spain closes airspace to American warplanes in further rebuke to Trump

The Nato member state says it is not going to be ‘complicit in something that is bad for the world’

China's nuclear ambitions: A lot more, please

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Iran War: US/Israel Escalation and Forceful Iran Retaliation Continue as Trump Says He May Take Iran’s Oil and Pakistan Hosts Talks With Nobody; Mr. Market Finally Waking Up as Brent Rises to $115

Today’s Iran war update: Trump fantasies deepen as the US suffers irreparable damage to its military and the global economy takes body blows.

China Built the World’s Largest Outdoor Escalator, and It’s a Modern Marvel That Looks Like It Never Stops Rising Into the Sky

'Irreplaceable' US plane needed to hunt drones obliterated in Iran attack

The E-3 Sentry aircraft was damaged during an attack by Iran at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on Friday as the Middle East conflict rages on

Monday March 30 2026: In mixed Haifa, weary residents face near-constant Iranian and Hezbollah missile fire.

Christian, Muslim and Jewish businesses suffer alike as customers stay away, leaving many gasping for air — and grasping for their next pay checks.

Donald Trump’s Imaginary Iranian Friends

Let me begin by offering my apology to all who posted comments that were then put in moderation — by the software, not by me.

'The Era Of Deportations Has Begun!' - European Parliament Backs Remigration Efforts In Major Victory For The European Right

The vote paves the way for stricter deportation rules, expanded detention, and the possible use of return hubs outside the European Union...

Monopoly Round-Up: The Iran Price Shock Begins

Prices are going up and markets are in chaos. This time, the rich aren't insulated. Plus, Australia bans social media for teens, Israeli soldiers are obsessed with betting on war, and more.

patrick.net memes, Mon Mar 30 2026

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US To Let Russian Oil Tanker Deliver Fuel To Cuba: Report

It could arrive as early as tomorrow night...

Trump Wants to ‘Take the Oil’ From Iran, Admits Troops Would Have to Deploy to Kharg Island for ‘A While’

The president said his “favorite” move would be to take all of Iran’s oil in a new interview on Sunday, even if it meant his critics would gripe about it

Fortress USrael? More Escalation

What could go wrong with evacuating all US bases in the Middle East and relocating them to Israel?

Code red at OpenAI as it 'pours money down black hole'

The economics of Sora, a video app, were ‘completely unsustainable’. What about the rest of the business?

Ansar Allah enters the fray, while Israel kills paramedics and journalists in Lebanon and Iran keeps pounding USrael

For a change, let’s start this update on the Ramadan War between USrael and the Axis of Resistance from Yemen.