The wife of US President Melania Trump chaired a meeting of the UN Security Council for the first time, which was held in New York on March 2. “For the first time in history, US First Lady Melania Trump chairs a Security Council meeting dedicated to the problems of children in conflict,” the UN press service reported. “Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the Council is turning its attention to the ongoing crisis facing children in war zones,” the UN said.

The Barnaul mayor's office refused to approve a rally against political repression and blocking of popular Internet resources, which the local branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation was going to hold. The party published the city hall’s response on its telegram channel on March 2. The city administration stated that the Communist Party of the Russian Federation used language in its notification that, according to the authorities, does not correspond to reality.

Trump threatened Iran with a "big wave" of strikes. Kuwait mistakenly shot down three US planes. Hezbollah entered the war Majid Asgaripour / WANA / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA The building of a police station in Tehran, destroyed as a result of Israeli and US strikes. March 2, 2026 Trump's first speech since the war with Iran began Donald Trump made statements to reporters on Iran for the first time since the start of the war. The speech was broadcast live.

The Finnish Foreign Ministry announced that from June 1, 2026 it will prohibit Russian citizens with non-biometric ("old-style") foreign passports from entering the country. Finland will make an exception for Russians under 18 years of age and holders of a Finnish residence permit, as well as those who request entry “for special reasons.” There will be a transition period in Finland from 1 June to 31 December.

The International Paralympic Committee has banned Ukrainian athletes from participating in the 2026 Paralympics in Italy in uniforms that depict a map of Ukraine. This was stated on March 2 by the President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine Valery Sushkevich. “We have prepared our sports, no, not even sports, but dress uniform for our team. The International Paralympic Committee said: “No, no, no - that won’t do!” Like, this form is political.

Trump made his first live speech since the start of the war with Iran This is a summary of US President Donald Trump's speech at the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington on March 2. Trump made his first live speech since the US and Israel went to war against Iran on February 28. We went to war because Iran was not going to stop developing nuclear weapons. This was our last and best chance to strike.

Researchers from the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum announced the discovery of a new work by Rembrandt, “The Vision of Zechariah in the Temple,” Euronews reports. “The Vision of Zechariah in the Temple” describes the biblical story of the high priest Zechariah, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to him and announced that he would have a son who would become John the Baptist.

The first passenger plane took off from Dubai International Airport since the start of the war in the Middle East, TASS reports, citing a source in air traffic control circles. According to the agency's interlocutor, the departing plane is heading to Samarkand in Uzbekistan. Telegram channel “Well, people, let’s go?” writes that a plane also took off from Dubai to Dhaka.

Yes, he came to this conclusion after the US attacked Iran (Russia's ally) and killed its supreme leader The Third World War is not formally underway yet. It will undoubtedly begin if Trump continues his insane course of criminal change of political regimes. Any event can be a trigger. The United States is waging a war to maintain global dominance. The pigs don't want to part with the trough. Trump made a grave mistake - he put all Americans at risk.

Macron said France will build up its nuclear arsenal. Because ahead is the “era of nuclear weapons.” The shortest retelling Yoan Valat / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Emmanuel Macron after his speech. March 2, 2026 What kind of text is this? This is a brief retelling of the speech of French President Emmanuel Macron, during which he announced a change in the nuclear deterrence strategy.

Once again about the risks of the dangerous status of the platform The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office: declared the Anti-War Committee of Russia a “terrorist organization”; banned its activities throughout the country.

The United States has not yet begun to launch serious strikes on Iran, Donald Trump said in a telephone interview with CNN. The US military is "beating the crap" out of Iran, but a "big wave" of strikes is yet to come, the president said. “I think everything is going very well. It's very powerful. We have the strongest military in the world and we are using it,” Trump told CNN's Jake Tapper.

Alexander Baunov explains Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Ali Khamenei and Vladimir Putin. Tehran, 2022 First Maduro, now Khamenei - who's next? Donald Trump continues to violently remove leaders of countries he does not like. Moreover: all of them were dictators and all actively adhered to anti-Western rhetoric, opposing their regimes to US hegemony. Vladimir Putin sometimes does roughly the same thing. Is he in danger now?

Chain of events On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a military operation in Iran. Prior to this, representatives of Washington and Tehran held negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program: the United States insisted that Iran abandon the development of nuclear weapons. Now, after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said that Tehran does not intend to negotiate with Washington.

Apple presented a new model of its budget line of smartphones - iPhone 17e. The new version has the same design and screen size as the previous iPhone 16e model. In particular, Apple retained the “bangs” on the iPhone 17e. All updates affected the equipment and functions of the new model. Thus, the iPhone 17e, like the more expensive version of the iPhone 17, is equipped with improved scratch protection Ceramic Shield 2, a new A19 chip and MagSafe wireless charging.