Ukrainians are growing more pessimistic about the prospects for peace, survey says Ukrainians are growing more pessimistic about the prospects for peace, survey says Audio will be available later today. As the Iran war delays peace talks for Ukraine — and global supplies of air defense missiles — there are signs that fewer...

It’s been 20 years since the first tweet In Brief Posted: 1:30 PM PDT · March 21, 2026 Image Credits:TechCrunch On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my twittr”. That was, of course, the very first post on the site that is still best known as Twitter, even after being renamed X by its new owner Elon...

How long will the war last? No one knows, and it's making oil prices weird Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing international oil prices at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on March 18....

Lebanon: Beirut evacuees 'sleeping in tents and cars'In Lebanon, some residents in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid evacuation orders and ongoing air strikes by Israel.BBC Arabic's Carine Torbey says people from the area, which a Hezbollah stronghold, have been sleeping in tents and cars.More on this story.11 minutes agoMiddle EastIsraelHezbollahBeirutIran...

Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking seven people hostageReutersUkrainian Foreign Minister Andrii SybihaUkrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has accused Hungarian authorities of taking hostage seven employees of Ukraine's state savings bank, Oschadbank.Writing on X, Sybiha said: "Today in Budapest, Hungarian authorities took seven Ukrainian citizens hostage. The reasons are still unknown, as...