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Middle East crisis live: Trump continues criticism of Nato allies over resistance to get involved in war on Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:54:46+00:00

US president’s remarks come after allies in Europe and beyond ruled out sending warships to the strait of HormuzFull report: Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, killed in airstrike, Israel saysHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases making you cut back?The head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has said that naval escorts through the strait of Hormuz will not “100% guarantee” the safety of ships attempting to transit the waterway, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.Military assistance was “not a long-term or sustainable solution

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Pharmacies in England report surge in demand for meningitis jab

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:54:41+00:00

As outbreak in Kent claims the lives of two young people, experts advise against rushing to get a vaccinePharmacies in England are reporting a surge in demand for meningitis vaccines after an outbreak in Kent claimed the lives of two young people and left others in hospital.However experts have advised against rushing to get a jab, stressing public health authorities are best placed to determine if vaccinations are required – and for whom. Continue reading...

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MI5 apologises and pays compensation to woman allegedly abused by agent

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:53:20+00:00

Woman known only as Beth says abuser claimed status made him untouchable, which terrorised her into silenceMI5 has apologised and paid compensation to a woman who alleged the Security Service was to blame for her being attacked with a machete and abused by one of its agents.The woman, known only as Beth, was in a relationship with a man she says used his status as an MI5 agent to perpetrate abuse and terrorise her into silence. Continue reading...

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Will foreign banks exiting UAE home in on India?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T15:47:56+00:00

India has seldom been favoured as a regional headquarters. Better urban governance, currency convertibility could change this

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How to get a bigger pie of the EU garment market

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T15:42:20+00:00

 Zero tariffs apart, focus on quality and synthetics and strengthening the weaving and processing sector will help

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CBS News workers hold 24-hour walkout for new contract

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:37:34+00:00

The Writers Guild of America East said management has failed to offer fair wages and basic job protectionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxWorkers at CBS News walked out for 24 hours on Tuesday after a new contract agreement was not reached following the expiration of the contract last week.Some 60 workers at streaming service CBS News 24/7 are represented by the Writers Guild of America East. The union is holding rallies and walkouts at the CBS News broadcast center in Manhattan, New York and at KPIX-TV CBS News Bay Area in San Francisco, California

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More GCCs dole out stocks to retain top talent

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T15:34:15+00:00

The report stated that around 55-65% of large GCCs are now offering ESOP Equity related payouts as part of their total compensation

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Maharashtra hotels seek relief in licence fee payment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T15:33:22+00:00

The association has proposed a staggered payment mechanism, allowing the annual license fee to be paid in four quarterly instalments by December end

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‘Everything was burning, people were burning’: witnesses describe strike on Kabul drug rehab centre

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:29:07+00:00

Pakistani strike on Afghan capital kills 400 people, who burned in their beds or were crushed by collapsing wallsWitnesses and survivors have described the horrific scenes of a Pakistani air raid that hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing more than 400 people, who burned in their beds or were crushed by the collapsing building.Afghan rescue crews were still digging bodies out of the rubble on Tuesday after the strike, the deadliest single attack so far in a three-week war between the two countries. Continue reading...

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Enterprises move beyond benchmarks as Claude rises and ChatGPT holds ground

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T15:28:30+00:00

According to a blog post by Anthropic, Claude 4.6 tops the agentic coding benchmark Terminal-Bench 2.0 and outperforms other frontier models on Humanity’s Last Exam, a complex multidisciplinary reasoning test

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Why Won’t Europe Help Trump in Iran? Let’s Count the Reasons.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:22:44+00:00

President Trump says his NATO allies are disloyal for not helping the United States to clear an oil blockade. But they have a long list of incentives to refuse.

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Being in Sinn Féin not the same as being in the IRA, Gerry Adams tells high court

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:19:41+00:00

Party’s former leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, says opponents have repeatedly tried to conflate Sinn Féin and IRAGerry Adams has told the high court that opponents of Sinn Féin have repeatedly sought to conflate the political party he led with the IRA, as he denied ever being a member of the Irish Republican Army.Giving evidence in London watched by victims of IRA bombings, the 77-year-old, credited with helping to bring about the peace process that ended the Troubles, said he had “never been a senior, let alone most senior, figure in the IRA”. Continue reading...

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Dozens Dead in Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-17T15:19:15+00:00

The attack hit a drug rehabilitation facility, and Afghanistan vowed to retaliate, risking an escalation of the conflict between the two countries.

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