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Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T20:21:19+00:00

Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attemptSalman Rushdie said he’s tired of being everyone’s “free speech Barbie” four years after the author survived an assassination attempt that left him blinded in his right eye.“It’s a subject I’m anxious to change,” Rushdie said Friday during a talk with the Atlantic’s George Packer at Tulane University’s New Orleans book festival. “I don’t feel symbolic. Continue reading...

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Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-15T19:30:26+00:00

Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 75 civilians and displaced 115,000 in Afghanistan, with both sides vowing escalation and no talks in sight.

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Oil Prices May Not Fall Soon, U.S. Energy Secretary Says

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-15T19:16:19+00:00

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for oil shipments, remained unsafe for tankers. Iran has been firing projectiles and laying mines.

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Republican rebukes FCC chair’s threats to revoke broadcast licenses over Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T19:13:38+00:00

Senator Ron Johnson pushes back, saying he’s not in favor of government meddling in freedom of speechThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, Brendan Carr, is facing pushback from a Republican lawmaker after warning on Saturday that broadcasters could lose their licenses if they run what the federal agency deems “fake news” over the Iran conflict.Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in an interview on the Sunday Briefing on Fox News that he was not in favor of the government control of private enterprise or efforts to meddle with freedom of speech protected under the constitution. C

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Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T18:50:28+00:00

There is little sign of imminent regime change in Iran as its blockade of strait of Hormuz shocks global economyFew doubt that in the first days of the new war in the Middle East, the initiative belonged to the US and its ally Israel. Now it seems less sure, however.Mohsen Rezaee, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on Sunday said “the end of the war is in our hands” and called for the withdrawal of Washington’s forces from the Gulf and compensation for all damage caused by the assault. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-15T18:43:56+00:00

L’Ukraine va recevoir cette année un nouveau système de défense franco-italien SAMP-T et le testera contre des missiles balistiques russes en alternative au système américain Patriot, a déclaré Volodymyr Zelensky dimanche.

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Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-03-15T18:40:59+00:00

The skipper of the Sea Owl One is suspected of producing forged documents when it was boarded by coast guard.

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Airline CEOs urge Congress to end shutdown and pay airport TSA officers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T18:29:53+00:00

Nearly month-long funding lapse has disrupted US air travel and caused long wait times amid security officers’ absencesThe CEOs of major US airlines urged Congress on Sunday to move quickly to end a 29-day partial government shutdown that has forced 50,000 airport security officers to work without pay, warning it could further disrupt US air travel.Absences by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers had already disrupted travel at some major airports over the previous week, raising alarm as the busy spring break travel season continues. Continue reading...

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Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-15T18:22:22+00:00

As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’armée israélienne dit avoir encore « des milliers de cibles » à frapper en Iran

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-15T18:11:26+00:00

L’armée israélienne affirme avoir attaqué « plus de 200 cibles » dans l’ouest et le centre de l’Iran au cours des dernières vingt-quatre heures. « Le régime est affaibli, et nous allons l’affaiblir encore plus », a assuré le porte-parole de l’armée, Effie Defrin.

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Iranians embrace anthem by AI singer created by UK-based, Iran-born artist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T18:02:42+00:00

‘I did it for the people’ says Farbod Mehr, of song drawing lyrics from the work of revolutionary 20th century poet Aref QazviniA stirring song – sung, apparently, by a young woman, with lyrics expressing the hope that sacrifice will lead to a better future – has become a soundtrack for Iranians in the first part of 2026, as the country experienced the brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests and then the US-Israeli air assault, now in its third week.However, the singer, called Nava, is a product of artificial intelligence, created by a London-based artist of Iranian origin, Farbod Mehr. Conti

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