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European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-16T15:12:11+00:00

Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warshipsMiddle East crisis – live updatesEuropean countries have ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz, despite threats from Donald Trump that Nato faces “a very bad future” if members fail to help reopen the vital waterway.Germany ruled out participation in any military activity, including efforts to reopen the strait. “This is not our war, we have not started it,” said the country’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius. Continue reading...

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AGNIT Semiconductors raises $2.6 million in seed extension round

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-16T15:05:41+00:00

The deep-tech startup plans to use the funds to scale production of Gallium Nitride (GaN) components to 1 lakh units over the next 24 months

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« Pour Donald Trump, la guerre au Moyen-Orient est une revanche sur les traumas militaires passés des Etats-Unis »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-16T15:00:03+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », la politiste et spécialiste des Etats-Unis Marie-Cécile Naves analyse les récits proposés par la Maison Blanche dans le cadre d’une communication de guerre sensationnaliste qui fait la part belle au brouillage entre fiction, réalité et références à la culture populaire.

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У Києві в "Сенсі" відкриється виставка Ліберових і ДТЕК про найважчу зиму війни

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-16T14:43:49+00:00

фото УНІАН (Олександр Синиця)З 16 березня до 16 квітня у Києві в книгарні "Сенс" буде проходити виставка фотографів Костянтина та Влади Ліберових "До світла" про найскладнішу зиму під обстрілами. "Проєкт...

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‘Second chance’: why minister wants to jail fewer women in England and Wales

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-16T14:43:31+00:00

James Timpson believes many women in prison shouldn’t be there – and a new board aims to bring about changePat had been in trouble with the police before, when she was 16 and had been spat out of the care system with no qualifications, no housing and no support. Nearly 50 years later, she heard a knock on the door again.There had been a fire in the estate where she lived, and another resident said she had seen Pat start it. “I was in the police station for nearly two days before I got to the magistrates court,” she said, worrying one finger over the top of her hand. “The magistrate said he was

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TN AVGC policy to envisions 2 lakh jobs in emerging industries

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-16T14:42:09+00:00

The policy, in effect for five years, aims to attract high-profile AVGC-XR investments to Tamil Nadu as anchor units while also supporting the creation of 200 start-ups and 100 larger companies.

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Union Bank to raise up to ₹20,000 crore via long-term bonds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-16T14:33:54+00:00

The bank may initially raise ₹7,500 crore, including a base issue of ₹3,000 crore and a green shoe option of ₹4,500 crore, with a tenure of 10 years before March-end 2026.

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