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How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-28T13:00:29+00:00

More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drillingThe Iran war has sent petrol and diesel prices to their highest levels in years, sparked warnings of fuel rationing across Europe and triggered calls for Britain to drill more North Sea oil and gas. But analysis suggests the UK is looking for solutions in the wrong places – and that one of them is sitting on people’s driveways or parked in the street.If more drivers switched electric vehicles, Britain would sharply reduce its petrol and diesel consumption, with every car charged fro

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As US troops sail to Middle East, how likely is Trump to order boots on the ground?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-28T13:00:27+00:00

Secretary of state Marco Rubio repeats administration’s belief that US can achieve its aims without a ground warAmid tentative White House efforts at diplomacy to end the war in Iran, US troops have also been arriving in the region to deliver what Donald Trump has hoped could be a knockout blow if he can’t negotiate a ceasefire with Tehran.Thousands of US marines aboard navy amphibious ships from the 31st and 11th expeditionary units have been deployed to the Middle East from Asia. Another 2,000-odd paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne are also being sent to the theatre – they are tasked with d

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Adani delivers 2,000 Prahar LMGs to Army

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-28T12:57:32+00:00

This is the first lot of the 41,000 Prahar 7.62x51 mm LMGs from the PLR System, a joint venture between Adani Defence & Aerospace and Israeli Weapon Industries (IWI)

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Pick of BL commodities - March 29, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-28T12:55:49+00:00

Last week, China rejected three cargoes of Indian rice, alleging the presence of genetically modified organisms. Indian fertilizer importers are looking to include “floor and ceiling” price clauses in the deals to buy the key crop nutrients from abroad. Indian farmers’ woes are likely to increase as 50 per cent of half-empty major reservoirs could add to the problems of fertilizer supplies and price rise, besides the emergence of El Niño. This comes when some Indian wheat farmers face crop loss due to unseasonal rain. Indian chilli prices have surged on lower harvest and strong demand. And we

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Pakistan Set to Host Top Regional Diplomats for Talks on Iran War

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-28T12:33:07+00:00

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are expected in Islamabad on Sunday as the Pakistani government strives to find a diplomatic solution to the war.

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22 people die after six days adrift in boat attempting to reach Europe from Libya

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-28T12:32:24+00:00

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after running out of food and water22 people hoping to reach Europe from north Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard.The coastguard said on Friday that 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border agency vessel off the island of Crete. Continue reading...

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At least 22 people die after six days adrift in boat en route to Europe from Libya

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-28T12:32:24+00:00

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after running out of food and water22 people hoping to reach Europe from north Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard.The coastguard said on Friday that 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border agency vessel off the island of Crete. Continue reading...

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At least 22 people die off Greek coast after six days adrift in boat from Libya

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-28T12:32:24+00:00

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after running out of food and water22 people hoping to reach Europe from north Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard.The coastguard said on Friday that 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border agency vessel off the island of Crete. Continue reading...

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Yemen’s Houthis Fire at Israel and Vow Further Attacks

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-28T12:29:51+00:00

There has long been concern that the Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, could disrupt shipping in the Red Sea if they entered the broader war.

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US House passes stopgap DHS funding bill after Republicans reject Senate deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-28T12:27:56+00:00

Bill passes by 213 to 203 votes in move prolonging weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travelUS House Republicans rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security and instead passed their own funding measure late Friday, extending a weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travel.The stopgap bill, which proposes funding the DHS in full for eight weeks, passed by 213 to 203 votes after Republicans in the lower chamber refused to take up a Senate-passed deal that excluded money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol

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IIT Madras inaugurates Centre for Theoretical Computer Science

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-28T12:21:53+00:00

The center is named after IIT alumnus Arvind Raghunathan, founder of Roc360, an integrated financial services platform for residential real estate investors

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