(This is a brief summary of sources for world news over the past ~8 hours for the linked video below)
- Saudi reserves the right to retaliate against Iran https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/riyadh-residents-receive-phone-alerts-first-time-warning-hostile-threat-2026-03-18/
- US says Iran better not target Qatar LNG, or it’ll blow up largest oil field in Iran https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116253388303392718
- France pushing to stop attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-19-2026
- Iran says will completely destroy everyone’s energy infrastructure if theirs targeted again lol https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/19/iran-war-live-qatar-saudi-energy-sites-attacked-riyadh-says-trust-gone
- UK gas price at highest level since 2023 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/19/iran-war-live-qatar-saudi-energy-sites-attacked-riyadh-says-trust-gone
- US national average gasoline price is at highest level since 2022, and excluding 2022, it’s the highest it’s been in over 10 years https://summarizednews.com/2026/03/19/united-states-national-average-gasoline-price-most-expensive-since-2022/
- Iran might levy tolls on Hormuz shipping https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/19/iran-war-live-qatar-saudi-energy-sites-attacked-riyadh-says-trust-gone
- Oman condemns Irans attacks https://x.com/ona_eng/status/2034563070119362692?s=46
- Isr hit by Iranian missile https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/19/iran-war-live-qatar-saudi-energy-sites-attacked-riyadh-says-trust-gone
- Kuwait dealt with fires at refinery after being struck https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/19/iran-war-live-qatar-saudi-energy-sites-attacked-riyadh-says-trust-gone
- US fbi investigating Kent, who recently resigned, for leaking classified information https://apnews.com/article/fbi-counterterrorism-classified-documents-de5efb8bc0bdb59b45c247b6251ab6f6
- Venezuela celebrated https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-world-baseball-classic-us-happiness-0c9d2879774e59c495dc185d67bf9ad1
- Brazil police operation left a few folks no longer here https://apnews.com/article/brazil-police-operation-favela-gangs-46cc4da8a90efa67621ccb595cb6ec7c
- Peru PM resigned ahead of confirmation hearing https://apnews.com/article/peru-prime-minister-resigns-crisis-elections-president-857777adcdfc68b931e5a0dfaca7981f
- Congo and Rwanda agree on deescalation steps https://apnews.com/article/congo-rwanda-us-m23-64ffdf9b08e2f3f31f3bd2328d54f874
- St Lucia gets a bunch of electric vehicles from Germany under the Nationally Determined Contributions Technology Electric Vehicle Pilot project https://stluciatimes.com/179071/2026/03/saint-lucia-receives-electric-vehicles-from-germany-in-green-push/
- Chad closes border with Sudan, activates military, will engage any Sudanese or rebel forces https://sudantribune.com/article/311899
