Saturday, March 28, 2026

World

US-Israel War on Iran Enters Fifth Week, Markets Reel

US and Israeli forces have struck Iranian nuclear sites, steel plants, and a heavy water complex as the month-long war intensifies, with rescue workers pulling survivors from missile-hit buildings in south Tehran. Secretary of State Rubio has warned the conflict could stretch for weeks, sending oil to $114 a barrel and Wall Street to its lowest close in over six months. The Iranian Red Crescent reports more than 92,600 civilian units damaged across the country, while the Houthis warn their "fingers are on the trigger" for direct military intervention.

MarketIran x Israel/US conflict ends by May 15?48%

Economy

Slovenia First EU Nation to Introduce Fuel Rationing

Slovenia has become the first European Union country to implement fuel rationing as the US-Israel war on Iran squeezes global energy supplies. Australia's government is separately stepping in to underwrite private-sector fuel and fertiliser imports after a month of soaring prices and widespread pump shortages. The cascade of energy disruptions is forcing governments across multiple continents to treat fuel supply as a matter of national security rather than market logistics.

MarketStrait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of April?27%

Politics

DOJ Plans to Share Voter Data with Homeland Security

The Justice Department has told states it will hand their voter data to the Department of Homeland Security, which will run it through a controversial citizenship-verification tool. The move raises alarms among voting-rights advocates who fear the data could be used to purge eligible voters from rolls ahead of future elections. It follows weeks of the DOJ actively soliciting voter records from state election authorities.

Tech

iOS 27 to Let Users Swap ChatGPT for Rival AI Inside Siri

Apple plans to open Siri to seven competing AI assistants — including Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, Perplexity, Alexa, and Meta AI — through a new "Extensions" system in iOS 27, ending ChatGPT's exclusive foothold inside Apple's ecosystem. The move, reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, is expected to be announced at WWDC on June 8, 2026. For the hundreds of millions of iPhone users who've been stuck with a single AI option, it marks a fundamental shift in how the most widely used smartphone platform handles AI integration.

Politics

Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel's Email

The Handala Hack Team, an Iran-linked group, has published more than 300 emails from FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, covering correspondence between 2010 and 2019, along with photographs and other documents. The breach comes as the US is actively at war with Iran, making the timing and target particularly pointed. Both the hackers and the FBI have confirmed the intrusion.