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UK may send ships and mine-hunting drones to help open strait of Hormuz, says Miliband

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T10:55:12+00:00

Energy secretary says government looking at ‘any options’ to get crucial shipping lanes reopenedMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is considering sending ships and mine-hunting drones to the Middle East in an attempt to reopen the strait of Hormuz, Ed Miliband has said.The energy secretary confirmed on Sunday that ministers were talking to their allies about how the UK could help secure the vital waterway after the US president, Donald Trump, urged Britain and other countries to deploy ships to the region. Continue reading...

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Govt asked to explore better substitute for pulses farmers amid complains over lower prices

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-15T10:53:43+00:00

Hearing a petition filed by farmer organisation Kisan Mahapanchayat, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on March 13 also said that “the deliberations that may take place among different stakeholders be placed on record

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran exhorte les autres pays à s’abstenir de toute action pouvant étendre la guerre

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-15T10:39:24+00:00

Cette déclaration du chef de la diplomatie iranienne, Abbas Araghchi, intervient après un appel, samedi, de Donald Trump aux autres nations, dont la France, à envoyer des navires de guerre afin de sécuriser les approvisionnements mondiaux en pétrole transitant par le détroit d’Ormuz, largement bloqué par l’Iran.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran assure disposer de « nombreuses preuves » que des bases américaines de la région sont utilisées pour l’attaquer

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-15T10:39:22+00:00

« Il existe des images satellites et des opérations de surveillance électronique qui montrent que les bases des Etats-Unis dans cette région sont utilisées dans les attaques », a déclaré le ministre des affaires étrangères iranien, Abbas Araghchi, affirmant que des missiles avaient été tirés depuis les Emirats arabes unis pour attaquer l’île de Kharg.

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US-China trade talks open in Paris, paving the way for Trump-Xi summit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-15T10:29:57+00:00

The meetings, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks

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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, March 16, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-15T10:27:53+00:00

BL Morning Report March 16, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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Kimi Antonelli, la mamma: “Festa con le tagliatelle”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-03-15T10:27:49+00:00

Il 19enne pilota bolognese, dopo la storica pole, ha vinto il Gp in Cina. “A casa ci chiediamo come è successo”. Ecco la sua storia iniziata a Casalecchio

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India-EU ties in focus as Jaishankar starts 2-day visit to Brussels

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-15T10:19:40+00:00

It is the first high-level visit from India to Brussels headquartered EU after the two sides firmed up a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in January

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Iran War Live Updates: Israel Launches New Strikes on Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-15T10:14:44+00:00

Iran’s foreign minister claimed the Strait of Hormuz was open to all except America or its allies. President Trump had threatened to strike Iran’s main oil export terminal if it did not lift the de facto blockade.

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‘War leader’ Trump fixates on trivial matters as Iran death toll mounts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T10:00:22+00:00

Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feudMore than two weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, and the conflict appears at risk of spiraling out of control.Back home, Donald Trump’s behavior also appears chaotic. A foreign conflict typically brings somber reflection from leaders: in Trump’s case, it has brought a stream of behavior that has defied norms and raised eyebrows over his state of mind. Continue reading...

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How the US war on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack – and how that may be the point

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T10:00:22+00:00

‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’For decades, the US and its allies have painted Iran as the world’s biggest sponsor of state terrorism – invoking its Islamic rulers’ supposed revolutionary fanaticism and determined support for militant proxies.Now a long-standing but mainly latent threat is coalescing, with the war waged on the country by the US and Israel, to raise the risk of an attack on American soil to levels unseen since the murderous al-Qaida assaults of 11 September 2001, experts say. Continue reading...

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One of Britain’s last major chemical plants at risk as energy prices surge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T10:00:21+00:00

If costs stay high for the next three months, US owner Peter Huntsman says he will close the site on TeessideThe American owner of one of Britain’s last major chemicals plants has said he will close the site if energy prices remain at their current levels for the next three months.Peter Huntsman, whose family built Huntsman Corporation into a global chemicals empire, said the recent jump in gas prices fuelled by the Iran conflict was “another nail in the coffin” for European heavy industry. Continue reading...

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‘You just execute’: 19-year-old pilot makes emergency landing in Florida

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-15T10:00:21+00:00

Niko Bray, who obtained pilot’s license in January 2025, shares story after averting disaster on busy Jupiter roadA teenage pilot who made an emergency airplane landing on a busy Florida road while averting disaster entirely says “you just execute” when thrust into such life-or-death situations.“It can happen … so fast,” 19-year-old Niko Bray said in an interview with the Florida news outlet WSVN, nearly a week after authorities say he landed the small airplane he was flying on a six-lane thoroughfare in the community of Jupiter because of an emergency in the skies. Continue reading...

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India Post to introduce 24-hour, 48-hour premium Speed Post services

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-15T09:56:28+00:00

According to the notification, the new services will initially operate between the metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, with provision for expansion to other cities at a later stage

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UPL Global integrated operations to be cost-effective, says InGovern

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-15T09:40:14+00:00

The regulatory process for the scheme of arrangement is expected to take 12–15 months, with a record date for the demerger set after NCLT approval, which is expected in the second quarter of fiscal 2027

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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Urges World to Help Protect Strait of Hormuz

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-15T09:31:23+00:00

The president called on Britain, China, France, Japan, and South Korea to send warships to secure the route. Iran has effectively choked off traffic in the narrow waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil must transit.

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Qatar MotoGP postponed to November amid West Asia tensions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-15T09:28:26+00:00

Portuguese GP in Portimão to now take place on 22 November, and the season finale in Valencia will move to 29 November, while all other rounds of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship remain unaffected

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