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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer detailed Britain's defensive military posture in the Iran conflict, confirmed the evacuation of 92,000 nationals, and announced a five-point plan to cap energy bills and support vulnerable households while pursuing diplomatic solutions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
EU energy ministers convened in Brussels to address soaring energy prices driven by Middle East tensions, distinguishing the current situation as a 'price crisis' rather than a supply emergency. While deploying short-term measures like strategic oil releases, ministers rejected structural market overhauls and gas price caps while reaffirming a hard line against any return to Russian energy imports.
Canadian, German, and Norwegian leaders convened following NATO drills to reinforce defense cooperation amid transatlantic tensions, discussing submarine procurement, Arctic security, and disagreements with Washington over Russia sanctions and trade investigations.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine briefed reporters on the 13th day of Operation Epic Fury, declaring that U.S. and Israeli forces have struck over 15,000 targets, rendered Iran's conventional military combat ineffective, and permanently disabled its ballistic missile production capacity.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Glass and Interior Secretary Bergum launched the inaugural Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial in Tokyo, announcing a sister park agreement between Mount Fuji and Mount Rainier while highlighting $550 billion in Japanese investments targeting American natural gas and crude oil infrastructure to secure energy for the AI era.
NASA's Artemis II mission cleared its Flight Readiness Review and is targeting April 1-2 for launch, with rollout to the pad scheduled for March 19. Officials confirmed the helium seal issue that caused the previous rollback has been resolved through a design fix, and the four-person crew is medically cleared and ready for the first human lunar mission in over 50 years.
The UN Security Council convened a contentious meeting on Iran sanctions despite procedural objections from Russia and China, who argued the 1737 Committee lacks legal standing after Resolution 2231 expired, while Western powers insisted snapback sanctions were properly reinstated and mandate continued monitoring.
US European Command and Transportation Command leaders testified before the Senate on maintaining the 80,000-troop presence in Europe to deter Russian aggression, warning against premature withdrawals while allies build combat capability. The commanders highlighted urgent threats from adversaries targeting global logistics networks and growing military convergence between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presented findings that Russian authorities committed crimes against humanity through the systematic deportation and enforced disappearance of over 1,000 Ukrainian children, while also documenting judicial fraud using torture, coerced recruitment of foreign nationals from 17 countries, and extreme violence by Russian commanders against their own soldiers.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado held a press conference in Chile to rally regional support for recognizing Edmundo González Urrutia as president-elect and facilitating a democratic transition, while promising the nearly 700,000 Venezuelan exiles in Chile they will soon return to a free homeland.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft successfully departed the International Space Station after a 175-day resupply mission, executing precision maneuvers to enter a safe disposal trajectory while honoring fallen Columbia astronaut William McCool.
Turkey's COP31 presidency aims to shift global climate diplomacy from target-setting to concrete implementation through five action pillars, while IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol emphasizes the critical intersection of energy security and clean transition amid volatile geopolitical conditions.