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Trump hints at wind down of war as US prepares to send more troops to Gulf

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T07:44:11+00:00

Washington considers Kharg Island takeover as Donald Trump calls Nato allies ‘cowards’ for refusal to ‘help open’ strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the US is reportedly sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional marines to the region.The US president’s remarks on Friday followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and tourist sites worldwide and another day of the airstrikes and drone and missile attacks that have engulfed the region. Continue rea

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SA state election 2026: Labor confident but all eyes on One Nation vote as polls close in South Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T07:30:45+00:00

Premier Peter Malinauskas appears on track for a landslide win as Liberal party’s lower-house seats tipped to be reduced to single digitsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Malinauskas appears on track for a landslide re-election victory in South Australia’s state election as polls closed at 6pm, local time (6.30pm AEDT), on Saturday.The race is a key test of the surge in support for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, with the Liberal opposition’s lower-house seats tipped to be reduced from the 13 it holds to single digits. Continue reading...

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SA state election 2026: Labor confident, but first results show big swings to One Nation in regional South Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T07:30:45+00:00

Premier Peter Malinauskas appears on track for a landslide win as Liberal party’s lower-house seats tipped to be reduced to single digitsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeter Malinauskas appears on track for a landslide re-election victory in South Australia’s state election as polls closed at 6pm, local time (6.30pm AEDT), on Saturday.But early results indicated One Nation’s recent polling surge was being replicated in the results. The race is a key test for the Pauline Hanson-led party, with the Liberal opposition’s lower-house seats tipped to be reduced from the 1

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Что известно о «скифском золоте» из крымских музеев

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-21T07:27:44+00:00

Следственный комитет России возбудил уголовное дело о хищении так называемого скифского золота – коллекции драгоценностей из крымских музеев, которая экспонировалась в Европе и по решению нидерландского правосудия была передана Украине. Министерство культуры РФ считает отказ вернуть его нарушением музейного принципа. Подробнее о происхождении выставки, ее составе и позиции российских властей – в справке «Ведомостей».

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Middle East crisis live: Trump considering ‘winding down’ war; Iran reportedly fired two missiles at Diego Garcia military base

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T07:20:00+00:00

President says US ‘getting very close to meeting our objectives’; missiles fired at joint US-UK military base in Indian Ocean but neither hit, reports sayUS to send three more warships and thousands more troops, reports sayHow the Iran war has sent shocks rippling across the globeCircling back now to Diego Garcia, Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean – but neither of them hit, according to news reports citing US officials.The Wall Street Journal said one of the missiles failed in flight, and that a US warship fired an SM-3 in

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Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T07:00:46+00:00

DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer casesThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has had to retract a misleading claim that sunbeds are as dangerous a cancer risk as smoking.In January, health officials announced stricter rules for sunbeds, incorrectly claiming they were “as dangerous as smoking”. The comparison was repeated in social media posts shared by the health secretary and NHS England and was reported by a number of media outlets. Continue reading...

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More British teenagers stranded abroad as result of new rules on dual nationals

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T07:00:46+00:00

Cases emerge after other people tell of change in Home Office policy on passports that has left people scramblingTwo more British teenagers have found themselves unable to return to the UK because of new Home Office border rules on British dual nationals.Their cases emerged just hours after reports a 16-year-old British schoolgirl was blocked from boarding a flight in Denmark home to the UK because she was a dual national and did not have a British passport. She has missed two weeks of school so far. Continue reading...

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Фінансова "чорна діра": як Захід рятує дороги й залізницю в Україні, і чому цього замало

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-21T07:00:00+00:00

Українські транспортні "артерії" під загрозою – потяги затримуються, дороги розбиті. Але грошей на ремонти немає, тому вся надія на партнерів, які постійно створюють нові фонди підтримки. УНІАН розбирався, наскільки вони дієві.

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Что происходит с лесами мира и России: инфографика

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-03-21T06:55:51+00:00

21 марта во всем мире отмечается Международный день лесов, провозглашенный Генассамблеей ООН в 2012 г. Цель этой инициативы – повысить осведомленность людей о важности зеленых насаждений, а также содействовать их защите и расширению в разных странах. По сравнению с пиковой потерей в 1980-е темпы сокращения лесных массивов резко замедлились, а в ряде государств, включая Россию, их площадь даже растет.

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Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous cultural leader who introduced the term ‘Welcome to Country’, dies aged 66

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T06:26:16+00:00

Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months agoRhoda Roberts, the Bundjalung Widjabul Wiyebal cultural leader and arts devotee, has died at the age of 66.In a statement made via Instagram, Roberts’s family announced she had died peacefully in hospital on Saturday afternoon, having been diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago. Continue reading...

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Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous cultural leader who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, dies aged 66

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-21T06:26:16+00:00

Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months agoRhoda Roberts, the Bundjalung Widjabul Wiyebal cultural leader and arts devotee, has died at the age of 66.In a statement made via Instagram, Roberts’s family announced she had died peacefully in hospital on Saturday afternoon, having been diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago. Continue reading...

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