Dow closes wild session up 200 points as oil reverses lower and Trump signals Iran war near an end — see_link — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Oil prices and markets seesaw over uncertainty of war as Iran names new leader — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
— AP: Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf countries Monday, hours after Iranian state TV said Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had been named as his father's successor. Meanwhile oil prices skyrocketed Monday, and Asian markets tumbled.
CNN: What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel's war with Iran — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165 — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
U.S. military refuses to endorse Trump claim that Iran bombed girls' school — (LINK)
Wall Street follows global markets lower as Iran war briefly pushes crude prices near $120 a barrel — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
New Nepali party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide win in the country's first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old leadership that has ruled the Himalayan nation for decades — 8 March 2026 (LINK)
— The Rastriya Swatantra, or National Independent Party, formed only four years ago, had already won 117 of 165 directly elected seats and led in eight other constituencies in the results published Sunday morning by Nepal's Election Commission.
OpenAI robotics chief quits over AI’s potential use for war and surveillance — 8 March 2026 (LINK)
Ukraine halts Russian offensive toward Zaporizhzhia, killing, injuring 300 Russian troops, HUR claims — 7 March 2026 (LINK)
Ukraine: Deadly Russia strikes hit Kharkiv apartment block: at least 10 dead and more than a dozen wounded, including children — 7 March 2026 (LINK)