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Iran War Underscores the Diverging Aims of Trump and Netanyahu

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-20T13:27:27+00:00

The United States views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After nearly three weeks of war, their paths are diverging.

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Механізм ПСО для Укрзалізниці це необхідний крок, який допоможе відмовитися від крос-субсидування, - економіст

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-20T13:23:00+00:00

Пасажирські перевезення наразі збиткові на залізниці / фото facebook.com/UkrzaliznytsiaЗапровадження механізму публічних сервісних зобов’язань (ПСО) для підтримки пасажирських перевезень Укрзалізниці є...

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Large lenders rein in retail loan GNPAs in FY26

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-20T13:19:14+00:00

But, many private sector banks, led by Axis Bank, have continued to register a rise in bad loans in the retail loan book

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Exchanges, clearing corporations issue joint SOP for closing auction session

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-20T13:15:31+00:00

The SOP, aligned with regulatory directions, details how settlement prices will be computed under different trading scenarios, with a shift towards auction-driven price discovery at the close

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Nasa’s Artemis II rocket begins slow crawl to launchpad in preparation for moon fly-by

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-20T13:14:14+00:00

Moon orbit program, preceding planned landing in 2028, has been delayed due to fuel leaks and clogged helium linesFor the second time this year, Nasa moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the launchpad on Friday in hopes of sending four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month.If the latest repairs work and everything else goes Nasa’s way, the Space Launch System could blast off as early as 1 April from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The Artemis II crew went into quarantine this week in Houston in preparation for blastoff. Continue reading...

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Labour claims extremist candidate revelations show Reform UK’s launch in Scotland has fallen apart – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-20T13:14:09+00:00

Some Holyrood candidates have been accused of spreading false rumours about asylum hotels, describing Humza Yousaf as ‘not British’, and backing Tommy RobinsonSeverin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor.Malcolm Offord, Reform UK’s Scottish leader, has doubled down on his defence of the party’s vetting by dismissing remarks by candidates backing Tommy Robinson or describing Humza Yousaf as an “Islamist moron” (see 10.12am) as “fruity language”.It has taken a matter of hours for Reform Scotland’s big launch to fall apart and their true colours to show.If Nigel Farage refuses to act and rem

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Center blocks 300 illegal gambling and betting sites, apps

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-20T13:09:51+00:00

The blocked sites and apps were sports betting platforms; online casinos offering slots, roulette or live dealer tables and betting exchanges functioning like peer-to-peer betting marketplaces

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House of Lords has ‘signed its own death warrant’ by stalling assisted dying bill, says MP

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-20T13:06:56+00:00

Kim Leadbeater joins protest against delaying of bill to allow assisted dying in the UK and says people are ‘extremely angry’The House of Lords “signed its own death warrant” over its stalling of the UK assisted dying bill, MP Kim Leadbeater said on Friday as she joined more than a dozen terminally ill and bereaved people in protest outside parliament.Marking the second anniversary of the death at Dignitas of prominent assisted dying campaigner Paola Marra, 53, Leadbeater, the MP for Spen Valley whose private members teminally ill adults (end of life) bill for England and Wales looks set to ru

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US considering occupying Kharg Island to force Iran to open Hormuz strait, say reports

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-20T13:06:51+00:00

Claims come despite Donald Trump saying he is not leaning towards putting ‘boots on the ground’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe US is reportedly considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran’s Kharg Island to pressure Tehran to reopen the strait of Hormuz despite earlier suggestions by Donald Trump that he was not leaning towards putting “boots on the ground”.The claims, made on the Axios website, followed previous reporting that the US was considering occupying the key Iranian oil terminal. Continue reading...

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Telangana Budget 2026: Life, health insurance scheme get big push

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-20T13:06:25+00:00

The Government will also be launching a cashless health security scheme for the govt employees and pensioners; the scheme will apply to employees, pensioners, and all their dependent members 

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Two people arrested after trying to enter Faslane nuclear base

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-20T13:04:47+00:00

Man and woman, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, held after asking to enter sensitive military siteTwo people have been arrested, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, after they tried to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base in Scotland in what may have been an attempt at espionage.A man, 34, and a woman, 31, were detained by Police Scotland after they had asked to enter one of Britain’s most sensitive military sites late on Thursday afternoon. The base is home to the UK’s Trident submarines and not open to the public. Continue reading...

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Two people arrested after trying to enter UK nuclear submarine base

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-20T13:04:47+00:00

Man and woman, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, held after asking to enter sensitive military siteTwo people have been arrested, one of whom is understood to be Iranian, after they tried to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base in Scotland in what may have been an attempt at espionage.A man, 34, and a woman, 31, were detained by Police Scotland after they had asked to enter one of Britain’s most sensitive military sites late on Thursday afternoon. The base is home to the UK’s Trident submarines and not open to the public. Continue reading...

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Dorothée Schmid, géopolitiste : « Plus le conflit au Moyen-Orient durera, plus la pression de Trump sur ses alliés sera forte »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-20T13:01:25+00:00

Pressé d’en finir avec la guerre contre l’Iran, le président américain cherche à forcer la loyauté de nombreux pays, ce qui peut conduire à de nouveaux alignements, analyse la chercheuse de l’Institut français des relations internationales, dans un entretien au « Monde ».

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Dorothée Schmid, géopolitiste : « Plus le conflit au Moyen-Orient durera, plus la pression de Donald Trump sur ses alliés sera forte »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-20T13:01:24+00:00

Pressé d’en finir avec la guerre contre l’Iran, le président américain cherche à forcer la loyauté de nombreux pays, ce qui peut conduire à de nouveaux alignements, analyse la chercheuse de l’Institut français des relations internationales, dans un entretien au « Monde ».

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En Irlande, les data centers dévorent désormais le quart de l’électricité du pays

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-20T13:00:13+00:00

Malgré les lourdes pressions sur le réseau électrique et les risques de dérapage des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, Dublin veut continuer à bâtir ces structures destinées aux géants de la tech et s’imposer comme un leader européen du secteur.

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Avec des températures proches de 40 °C, l’Ouest américain confronté à des records hivernaux de chaleur

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-20T12:57:15+00:00

Un dôme de chaleur extrême s’est installé au-dessus de la région, à la faveur d’un système de haute pression ayant pris position très haut dans l’atmosphère. Les experts redoutent les conséquences de la sécheresse sur le niveau du fleuve Colorado, qui alimente en eau 40 millions d’habitants.

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41 °C en Californie en plein hiver : l’ouest des Etats-Unis subit des records de chaleur

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-20T12:57:14+00:00

Un dôme de chaleur extrême s’est installé au-dessus de la région, à la faveur d’un système de haute pression ayant pris position très haut dans l’atmosphère. Les experts redoutent les conséquences de la sécheresse sur le niveau du fleuve Colorado, qui alimente en eau 40 millions d’habitants.

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Лукашенко анонсував "велику угоду" зі США

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-20T12:52:00+00:00

За його словами, порядок денний переговорів зі США включає не лише роботу посольств, а й тему ядерних матеріалів.

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В Іспанії персонал аеропортів готує пасажирам неприємний сюрприз на Великдень

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-20T12:51:45+00:00

Мандрівників, які вирушають до Іспанії на Великдень, попередили про можливі перебої в авіасполученні через страйк працівників аеропортів.

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Prozo opens new facility in Hyderabad

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-20T12:51:25+00:00

Across South India, its network now spans 26 fulfilment centres with a combined warehousing footprint of approximately 17 lakh sq. ft

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