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Wild autumn weather delivers snow, storms and power cuts to eastern Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T23:19:45+00:00

East coast slammed on Thursday night with wind and rain, with more warnings in place for FridayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Australians woke without power on Friday after a series of wild autumn storms soaked communities in multiple states – and the high country recorded its first big snowfall of 2026.While many storm watchers kept their eyes on the west and the path of Tropical Cyclone Narelle, Australia’s east coast was slammed on Thursday night, with more warnings in place for Friday. Continue r

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Sergueï Lavrov estime que Vladimir Poutine et Donald Trump « ont du respect l’un pour l’autre »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-26T23:17:41+00:00

Le ministre des affaires étrangères russe a accordé une interview exclusive au « 20 heures » de France 2, jeudi soir. « Vladimir Poutine est toujours prêt au dialogue », a-t-il ajouté, en réponse à un éventuel appel de la part du président français, Emmanuel Macron.

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Federal judge sides with Anthropic in first round of standoff with Pentagon

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T23:17:34+00:00

Face-off is over company’s refusal to let defense department use its Claude AI model in autonomous weapons systemsA federal judge in California sided with Anthropic in its case against the Department of Defense on Thursday, ordering a temporary pause on the government’s punitive measures against the artificial intelligence firm.Judge Rita Lin granted Anthropic’s request for a temporary injunction while the northern district court of California hears the company’s case. Anthropic argued that the Department of Defense and Donald Trump violated its first amendment rights in declaring the company

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‘Emergency situation’: Trump says he will order payments to TSA agents amid turmoil at US airports – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T23:03:10+00:00

President says he will order new DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA immediately as Congress remains deadlocked over DHS fundingSign up for the Breaking News US emailWe are awaiting the start of Donald Trump’s latest cabinet meeting, which was due to start at 10am eastern time. This will be the 11th such session Trump has staged since re-entering the White House in January last year. Previous meetings have been open and freewheeling – as well as newsworthy.The Pentagon is preparing plans for a “final blow” in the war with Iran that could include deploying ground troops and a massive bomb

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Trump to sign order for DHS to pay TSA agents ‘immediately’ amid funding standoff

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T23:01:58+00:00

President says order will ‘address this Emergency Situation’ as TSA employees have gone without pay during disputeDonald Trump announced Thursday he will sign an order instructing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay Transportation Security Administration agents immediately.“I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports,” Trump wrote on social media. “I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also

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Travolti dal referendum

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-03-26T23:01:00+00:00
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Dark Mofo: 2026 festival to show Willem Dafoe film that can only be watched by one person at a time

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T23:00:49+00:00

Regular events at the Tasmanian festival, including the Winter Solstice Nude Swim and the Night Mass party, joined by Australian and international musicians and artists in a program dominated by Latin American art Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailA hallucinatory experimental film starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Rampling that can only be watched by one person at a time is heading to Australia as part of Tasmania’s 2026 Dark Mofo festival.It’s estimated that only 500 people in the world have seen French artist Loris Gréaud’s film Sculpt since its premiere at the Los Angeles County

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Play-off Mondiali: Danimarca, Polonia e Turchia in finale, il Kosovo elimina la Slovacchia

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-03-26T22:51:00+00:00

Isaksen con una doppietta contribuisce al 4-0 ai danni della Macedonia del Nord, Zielinski fa fuori (2-1) l'Albania. La squadra di Montella supera 1-0 la Romania. Impresa del Kosovo (3-4) in Slovacchia, la Svezia batte (3-1) l'Ucraina: tripletta di Gyokeres

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Australia news live: Kyle Sandilands in court for hearing over radio sacking; Coalition calls for cut to fuel excise

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T22:44:38+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPower outages in Sydney after storms hit city overnightPower outages continue across Sydney this morning after heavy storms battered the city and surrounding areas overnight. Continue reading...

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En Espagne, Noelia Castilla, 25 ans, paraplégique, obtient une aide médicale à mourir au terme d’un long combat judiciaire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-26T22:42:38+00:00

Après presque deux ans de recours engagés par son père, la jeune femme a obtenu gain de cause dans un cas inédit, qui met à l’épreuve la loi sur l’euthanasie adoptée en 2021 et relance le débat sur l’intervention des proches. Elle est morte jeudi 26 mars.

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En Espagne, Noelia Castillo, 25 ans, paraplégique, obtient une aide médicale à mourir au terme d’un long combat judiciaire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-26T22:42:38+00:00

Après presque deux ans de recours engagés par son père, la jeune femme a obtenu gain de cause dans un cas inédit, qui met à l’épreuve la loi sur l’euthanasie adoptée en 2021 et relance le débat sur l’intervention des proches. Elle est morte jeudi 26 mars.

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Olivia Dean leads the way with three wins at 2026 Mobo awards

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T22:30:48+00:00

Other winners include Raye for video of the year, Central Cee for best hip-hop act and Ezra Collective in jazz categoryBritish golden girl Olivia Dean was the biggest winner at the 2026 Mobo awards, scooping best female act, album of the year and song of the year for the No 1 hit Man I Need.Other big winners at the ceremony honouring the best of black music included Raye, whose song Where Is My Husband won video of the year; Central Cee, who was awarded best hip-hop act, and Ezra Collective in the jazz category.Best male act – Jim LegxacyBest female act – Olivia DeanAlbum of the year – Olivia

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Police fire water cannons at Chile student protest

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-26T22:15:19+00:00

Police in Chile fired water cannons at students gathering in central Santiago to protest education policies.

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Australia news live: Kyle Sandilands arrives at court for hearing over radio sacking; Cyclone Narelle bears down on WA towns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T22:07:15+00:00

Sandiland arrives for case management hearing in his lawsuit against ARN Media. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPower outages in Sydney after storms hit city overnightPower outages continue across Sydney this morning after heavy storms battered the city and surrounding areas overnight. Continue reading...

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White House says ‘no plans’ under way to pay TSA staff without DHS deal amid turmoil in US airports – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-26T22:01:46+00:00

Karoline Leavitt pushes back on earlier report that Trump was considering bypassing Congress in order to pay TSA staff without a DHS funding dealSign up for the Breaking News US emailWe are awaiting the start of Donald Trump’s latest cabinet meeting, which was due to start at 10am eastern time. This will be the 11th such session Trump has staged since re-entering the White House in January last year. Previous meetings have been open and freewheeling – as well as newsworthy.The Pentagon is preparing plans for a “final blow” in the war with Iran that could include deploying ground troops and a m

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Putin: “La guerra in Iran dannosa come il Covid”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-03-26T22:00:52+00:00

Il Financial Times: “Mosca arma Teheran”. Lo zar chiede fondi per il conflitto in Ucraina agli imprenditori. Gli Usa valutano di spostare risorse da Kiev alla sfida in Medio Oriente

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Au Chili, des milliers d’étudiants dans les rues de Santiago contre la politique d’austérité du nouveau président Kast

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-26T21:58:18+00:00

A peine entré en fonction, le président d’extrême droite a ordonné une réduction de 3 % des dépenses courantes des ministères, dont celui de l’éducation. Le gouvernement étudie notamment la possibilité de restreindre l’accès à la gratuité universitaire.

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Суд изъял в доход государства Carprice, активы Филиппа Генса и Шамиля Шакирова

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-26T21:53:05+00:00

В рамках процесса против Александра Галицкого и корпорации «Алмаз кэпитал партнерс», обвиненных в участии в экстремистской деятельности, в доход государства было изъято не только имущество бизнесмена, выяснили «Ведомости». Тверской районный суд Москвы 23 марта решил передать в госсобственность известную платформу по продаже автомобилей Carprice, а также акции и доли, принадлежащие владельцу группы «Ланит» Филиппу Генсу и совладельцу «Айтеко» Шамилю Шакирову, в не указанных судом организациях. Эти организации, по данным суда, использовались для финансирования Галицкого и «Алмаз кэпитал партнерс

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