Firefighters damp down the remains of a fire which broke out in a building adjacent to Glasgow Central railway station on Sunday, in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday March 9, 2026. (Robert Perry/PA via AP)

Fire closes Scotland’s busiest train station

LONDON (AP) — A fire next to Glasgow Central Station has disrupted rail services across Scotland. Rail operators say the disruption is expected for trains to, from and through Scotland’s busiest rail station. The station will remain closed through at least Tuesday. The fire started Sunday in a vape shop next to the station and it burned overnight. The building where the fire broke out dates to 1851 and most of it collapsed. Only the facade was left standing. One member of the Scottish Parliament, likened it to the remains left after the Nazi bombing of Britain in 1940-41. Scottish Fire and Rescue says no one was hurt.

Australia grants asylum to 5 Iranian women’s soccer players

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says that Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament. The women were transported from their hotel in Gold Coast, Australia “to a safe location” by Australian federal police officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time. There, they met with Burke and the processing of their humanitarian visas finalized, the minister told reporters in Brisbane hours later. Local news outlets reported that the squad numbered about 20 women. Burke didn’t detail what threats the players faced if they returned to Iran.

US issues license authorizing sales of Venezuelan gold

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has issued a license that allows business to be done with Venezuela’s state gold mining company, Minerven. The move Friday signals the Trump administration’s intent to exercise more control over Venezuela’s natural resources. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met this week in Venezuela with acting President Delcy Rodríguez. He’s also met representatives of more than two dozen U.S. mining and minerals companies. The license seeks to block people and firms tied to Russia, Iran, North Korea and Cuba from doing business with Minerven.