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March 21, 2026

The United Nations Security Council chamber in New York, showing the curved delegates' table, blue and red seating, and the iconic Per Krohg mural on the back wall

Beijing and Paris Call It an 'Unjust War.' Washington Isn't Listening.

Two permanent Security Council members just publicly aligned against the U.S. campaign in Iran, invoking the "law of the jungle" — and Beijing didn't even acknowledge Trump's demand for help in the Strait of Hormuz.

Von Clause March 21, 2026

Nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard silhouetted against a dramatic sky as it returns to HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, Scotland, with HMS Dragon visible in the background

World

An Iranian National Tried to Enter Britain's Nuclear Submarine Base. During a War With Iran.

A 34-year-old Iranian man and a Romanian woman were charged after attempting to enter Faslane — home to the UK's entire nuclear deterrent — three weeks into an active military conflict with Iran. They didn't force their way in. They walked up to the gate.

Von Clause March 21, 2026

Anti-aircraft guns and guard towers defending Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, with arid mountains in the background

World

Natanz Under Fire Again as Trump Declares Victory and Iran Reaches for Diego Garcia

Hours after Trump mused about 'winding down' the war, US and Israeli jets struck the centrepiece of Iran's nuclear programme. Tehran answered by firing intermediate-range missiles at a base 4,000 kilometres away — double the range it publicly admits to.

Von Clause March 21, 2026

Culture

Washington Builds a $40 Billion Reactor While Bombing One

The same week U.S.-Israeli strikes hit Natanz, Washington and Tokyo signed a $40 billion deal to build small modular reactors in Tennessee and Alabama. For Japan, it's not about irony — it's about 90% of its oil supply sitting behind an Iranian chokepoint.

Maynard Keys March 21, 2026

Environment

A 120-Year-Old Dam Is Failing. 5,500 People Have Hours to Get Out.

More than 5,500 people north of Honolulu have been ordered to evacuate as officials warn that a 120-year-old dam is at risk of catastrophic failure. The structure, built in 1904, was designed for a climate that no longer exists.

Rae Carlsen March 21, 2026

Business

The IEA Wants You to Work From Home, Drive Slower, and Ditch Your Gas Stove

The world's energy watchdog just published a 10-point plan telling you how to commute, cook, and fly. It estimates the measures could cut oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day — if billions of people cooperate.

Maynard Keys March 21, 2026

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and escort ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz

World

Iran Opens the Strait of Hormuz — but Only for Japan

Tehran is offering Tokyo safe passage through the world's most contested waterway — while its ally Washington gets nothing. The question is what Iran expects in return.

Von Clause March 21, 2026

Gaming

Call of Duty Is Six Dollars and Still a Hard Sell

Tyler Vincere March 21, 2026

Business

Iraq Declares Force Majeure on Foreign Oil Contracts as Hormuz Closure Rewrites the Rules

Iraq just told BP, ExxonMobil, and every other foreign operator that their contracts are suspended — not because of politics, but because the Strait of Hormuz is closed and the oil has nowhere to go. The legal infrastructure of global oil trade is cracking.

Maynard Keys March 21, 2026

World

Iran's Missiles Reach the Indian Ocean — and the War Just Outgrew the Gulf

Two Iranian ballistic missiles flew 4,000 kilometres toward Diego Garcia — double Tehran's declared range — in the first operational use of IRBMs against the logistics backbone of American power projection. Neither hit. The message did.

Von Clause March 21, 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 promotional artwork

Gaming

A 30-Person French Studio Just Broke Every Record in the Book

Sandfall Interactive expected an 80 on Metacritic. They got a 91, nine Game Awards wins including GOTY, and 5 million copies sold — on their first game. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is still climbing the charts nearly a year later.

Tyler Vincere March 21, 2026

The Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta with its distinctive gold dome, seen from street level under an overcast sky

Politics

A Georgia Woman Took an Abortion Pill. The State Charged Her With Murder.

Alexia Moore faces felony murder charges after taking misoprostol at 22 weeks pregnant. The legal theory prosecutors used sidesteps Georgia's own abortion law — and tests how far post-Dobbs criminalization can reach.

Von Clause March 21, 2026

A Galp petrol station in Spain with fuel pumps under a red and white canopy, set against an arid Mediterranean landscape

Business

Spain Writes a €5 Billion Check the Treasury Can't Keep Writing

Madrid is cutting fuel VAT, freezing butane prices, and subsidising petrol at €0.30 a litre — all to absorb an oil shock it didn't start. The question isn't whether €5 billion is enough. It's whether Europe's treasuries can survive the next round.

Maynard Keys March 21, 2026

Science

The Physicists Who Made Eavesdropping Impossible Just Won the Turing Award

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard figured out how to use photons to lock down encryption keys — security guaranteed by physics, not math. Four decades later, with quantum computers threatening to crack conventional cryptography, the timing of computing's highest honor is no accident.

Carl Sage March 21, 2026

World

Fourteen Dead in Daejeon Factory Blaze That Burned for Over 10 Hours

The death toll from a fire at a South Korean car parts factory has risen to 14, with over 100 kilograms of reactive chemicals recovered from the site. Questions about factory safety are mounting.

Von Clause March 21, 2026

Politics

Poland Must Now Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From EU States

Two Polish men married in Berlin in 2018. Seven years later, Poland's top court says Warsaw has to acknowledge it — not because Polish law changed, but because EU law demanded it.

Ozzy Wild March 21, 2026

Technology

Supermicro Stock Craters 33% as Co-Founder Lands in Federal Custody

Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw was arrested on charges of diverting $2.5 billion in Nvidia GPU servers to China. The stock lost a third of its value in a single session.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 21, 2026

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March 21, 2026

Beijing and Paris Call It an 'Unjust War.' Washington Isn't Listening.

An Iranian National Tried to Enter Britain's Nuclear Submarine Base. During a War With Iran.

Natanz Under Fire Again as Trump Declares Victory and Iran Reaches for Diego Garcia

BTS Drop 'Arirang,' and 260,000 Fans Are About To Take Over Central Seoul

Israel Widens the War Into Beirut While Washington Talks of Winding Down

Nicholas Brendon, Buffy's Ordinary Hero, Dies at 54

Washington Builds a $40 Billion Reactor While Bombing One

A 120-Year-Old Dam Is Failing. 5,500 People Have Hours to Get Out.

The IEA Wants You to Work From Home, Drive Slower, and Ditch Your Gas Stove

Iran Opens the Strait of Hormuz — but Only for Japan

Call of Duty Is Six Dollars and Still a Hard Sell

Iraq Declares Force Majeure on Foreign Oil Contracts as Hormuz Closure Rewrites the Rules

Iran's Missiles Reach the Indian Ocean — and the War Just Outgrew the Gulf

A 30-Person French Studio Just Broke Every Record in the Book

A Georgia Woman Took an Abortion Pill. The State Charged Her With Murder.

Spain Writes a €5 Billion Check the Treasury Can't Keep Writing

The Physicists Who Made Eavesdropping Impossible Just Won the Turing Award

Fourteen Dead in Daejeon Factory Blaze That Burned for Over 10 Hours

Poland Must Now Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From EU States

Supermicro Stock Craters 33% as Co-Founder Lands in Federal Custody