US Iran war live updates: Oil prices drop after Russian oil nod; US military plane crashes in Iraq

Updated on: Mar 13, 2026 7:19:31 AM IST US-Iran war live updates: A plume of smoke covers the city skyline following reported Israeli strikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, US-Iran war live updates: A US military KC-135 aircraft on Thursday … Read more

NAACP Image Awards open with Deon Cole jokes, BAFTA nod and Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo support

LOS ANGELES — The 57th NAACP Image Awards opened off Saturday night with host Deon Cole blending sharp political humor with pointed cultural commentary, including a censored jab referencing immigration enforcement and a nod to the recent awards-season disruption involving Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the British Academy Film Awards. NAACP Image Awards … Read more

Google Wins Conditional Nod From Seoul to Offer Precision Maps

(Bloomberg) — Google won conditional approval from South Korea to offer high-precision maps in the country after a nearly two-decade battle, securing a major concession in a sign that Seoul is ready to temper national security concerns with growing tech ambitions. Google Maps has long offered limited functionality in South Korea because of restrictions on … Read more

South Korea to get fully functional Google Maps after nod to map data transfer

South Korea will soon no longer be one of the few countries where Google Maps doesn’t work properly, after its security-conscious government reversed a two-decade stance to approve the export of high-precision map data to overseas servers. The approval was made “on the condition that strict security requirements are met,” the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure … Read more