Europe Drafts Pie In The Sky Plan To Free Up Hormuz Without 'Belligerent' Parties

Jury Finds Meta and Google Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial A jury in Los Angeles Superior Court reached a verdict Wednesday in a major "social media addiction" personal-injury trial  -  finding both Meta Platforms Inc. (Instagram) and Google (YouTube) liable for harms suffered by the plaintiff. Lawyer Mark Lanier, of the plaintiff Kaley G.M., arrives at court in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake The jury awarded the plaintiff - a...

Iran Says US-Israeli Attack Hit Elementary School, Killing 85+ Girls Via Middle East Eye At least 85 people, almost all of them young girls, have been killed in an air strike on a primary school in southern Iran, the Iranian judiciary said. The attack on Saturday morning hit Shajareh Tayyebeh schoolin the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province, as the United States and Israel began launching strikes on targets across Iran. The victims were between seven and 12 years old, according to Iran's Tasnim and Fars news agencies. A staff member at the Minab school, who asked not...

Ford Carrier Group Enters Mediterranean To Join Biggest US Build-Up Since 2003 Iraq War Open source monitors as well as US and Middle East media have confirmed that the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has entered the Mediterranean Sea, having sailed passed the Strait of Gibraltar on Friday. This is the second carrier strike group expected to soon operate directly in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, amid the massive military build-up and pressure campaign against Iran. It was sent from the Caribbean earlier this month, extending its planned...