US President Donald Trump said he demands Iran to capitulate.

Turkish intelligence asked the British intelligence service MI6 to strengthen the protection of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, since several attempts have been made on his life recently. Reuters reports this with reference to its sources. One of the sources said intelligence services from Britain, Turkey and Syria regularly exchange information, and a request for help from MI6 came last month after one of the assassination attempts was described as “very dangerous”.

News The Insider March 6, 2026 Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The US President said that one of his most prominent longtime supporters, conservative blogger Tucker Carlson, is no longer affiliated with the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. The reason was criticism of American strikes on Iran.

The European Volleyball Confederation has allowed Russian youth teams to participate in international competitions under its flag and anthem. This was reported by the press service of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VFV). The message clarifies that Russian youth teams are allowed to participate in European tournaments, which, in turn, are qualifiers for international competitions.

27-year-old Polina Yevtushenko was sentenced to 14 years in prison in a case initiated by a provocateur who met her on the VKontakte social network and discussed the war. This was reported by RusNews and SotaVision . The prosecutor previously requested 18 years in prison for Yevtushenko. As SotaVision notes, the judge practically did not accept the defense’s motions and sided with the prosecution from the very beginning.

Due to the war in the Middle East, gold in Dubai is being sold at a discount of up to $30 per ounce to the London standard: traders prefer to dump stocks rather than pay for storage and servicing of positions in conditions of virtually stopped air traffic, Bloomberg writes , citing informed market participants. UAE airspace is partially closed following Iranian missile attacks in response to the US-Israeli military operation.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is denying companies' bids for refunds of International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled illegal a month ago. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the situation. After the court decision, companies began en masse to file so-called Post Summary Corrections - amendments to customs records that allow them to exclude IEEPA tariff codes and receive overpayments back.

Christian Dior Couture Stoleshnikov, the company representing Dior in Russia, expects two fashion house stores in Moscow to resume operations in 2028, according to financial statements cited by the business newspaper Kommersant . The estimate appears in an explanatory note to the financial statements.

North Korea is using artificial intelligence tools, including voice-changing programs, to help its agents trick their agents into getting jobs with Western companies. Microsoft reported this in a publication from its cyber threat intelligence division. According to the company, the scheme is as follows: scammers affiliated with Pyongyang apply for remote IT vacancies in the West, using fake identities and the help of intermediaries in the country where the employer is registered.

On Friday, March 6, it also became known that Azerbaijan was withdrawing all diplomatic personnel from Iran. On March 6, two drones struck a US military base near Iraq's Erbil airport, Reuters reported, citing sources. According to The Washington Post, Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran for strikes against US troops in the Middle East, providing the location of US bases and other installations.

The European Union has suspended the visa-free regime for holders of Georgian diplomatic, service and official passports. This was reported by the press service of the European Commission. For ordinary citizens, the visa-free regime is still maintained. The EU explained the decision by saying that Georgia refused to coordinate its visa policy with its policy and violated the rights and freedoms of its citizens.

The US Treasury has lifted the ban on the purchase of Russian oil by Indian refineries for a period of 30 days. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Finance Scott Bessent. The relaxations will apply exclusively to the purchase of oil that was already intended for sale, but was stuck on tankers at sea.

News The Insider 6 March 2026 Two tankers carrying Russian oil that had been headed for East Asia recently changed course for India, according to a Bloomberg report . Tracking services show that the sanctioned Odune and Matari, carrying nearly 1.5 million barrels of Russian Urals crude between them, have already arrived at Indian ports.

On the night of March 4-5, Ukraine’s Navy, together with the country’s Special Operations Forces, struck Russian troops on the Sivash drilling platform, located in the Black Sea’s Holitsynske gas field. For the first time, they hit a Russian helicopter on the offshore platform using a drone, the navy’s press service said .

The faction in the Bundestag of the far-right party Alternative for Germany allocated €35 ​​thousand to hold the Alliance of Sovereign Nations conference in Washington. The Alliance is led by Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna and unites right-wing political forces from different countries. The conference took place from March 3 to 5. This was reported by Die Zeit. According to German law, parliamentary factions receive funding from the state budget.