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New York lawyer linked to Trump pardon charged with attempted extortion

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T18:15:56+00:00

Joshua Nass, of alleged $600,000 extortion plot, played role in pardon of man convicted of failing to pay $40m in taxesA New York lobbyist and attorney connected to a presidential pardon issued by Donald Trump in November has been charged with attempting to extort a former client and the client’s son over an alleged $500,000 debt.Joshua Nass, 34, was arrested on Friday after being charged in federal court in Brooklyn with attempted Hobbs Act extortion. US justice department prosecutors contend that Nass threatened a client for payment that he claimed he was owed for his services. Continue read

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Dozens of Medical Workers Killed as Israel Hits Lebanon

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-14T18:14:25+00:00

Lebanese health officials say that 31 health workers have been killed by Israeli strikes. Israel claimed, without evidence, that Hezbollah has been using ambulances and medical facilities.

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Is the world ignoring Gaza?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-14T18:13:37+00:00

Amid the US and Israel's war on Iran, we discuss the impact on diplomatic efforts and support for Palestine.

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Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with policy ‘believers’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T18:00:01+00:00

Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretariesA Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the top civil servant in every government department and replace them with people seen as more likely to implement the party’s priorities, the Guardian has learned.Senior Reform figures have concluded that the current crop of permanent secretaries, the lead civil servant in each department, are not up to the necessary standard. Some would be replaced by outsiders, and others by existing officials viewe

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Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with those ‘more like to implement party’s priorities’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T18:00:01+00:00

Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretariesA Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the top civil servant in every government department and replace them with people seen as more likely to implement the party’s priorities, the Guardian has learned.Senior Reform figures have concluded that the current crop of permanent secretaries, the lead civil servant in each department, are not up to the necessary standard. Some would be replaced by outsiders, and others by existing officials viewe

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Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with those ‘more likely to implement party’s priorities’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T18:00:01+00:00

Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretariesA Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the top civil servant in every government department and replace them with people seen as more likely to implement the party’s priorities, the Guardian has learned.Senior Reform figures have concluded that the current crop of permanent secretaries, the lead civil servant in each department, are not up to the necessary standard. Some would be replaced by outsiders, and others by existing officials viewe

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What to Know About Kharg Island, Iran’s Key Oil Hub

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-14T17:56:51+00:00

The Persian Gulf island, targeted by U.S. strikes, is home to Iran’s main oil export terminal. Any disruption could jolt global energy markets.

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Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit back at ‘deranged’ author’s claims in new book

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T17:53:56+00:00

Royal couple criticise Tom Bower’s ‘fixation’ on them and describe released extracts as ‘conspiracy and melodrama’ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched a scathing attack on a “deranged” author whose new book claims Queen Camilla once told a friend: “Meghan’s brainwashed ‌Harry.”The royal couple hit out at Tom Bower, the author of Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, criticising his “fixation” on the pair. Continue reading...

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India bars PNG users from keeping or refilling LPG cylinders

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T17:26:02+00:00

Under the new rule, consumers who have PNG connections must surrender their domestic LPG cylinders and will be barred from getting new LPG connections or refills from PSU oil companies or their distributors.

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IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, ONGC, MRPL, CPCL, Oil India: Stocks in the line of fire

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T17:22:22+00:00

With war raging in West Asia, oil PSUs in India are under the spotlight. Are they value bets or value traps? Given the similarity, we draw parallels with the Russia-Ukraine war to decode the puzzle

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Trump urges other countries to deploy ships to help reopen strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T17:19:00+00:00

President calls on China, France, Japan and the UK to send vessels after US strikes Kharg Island oil facilitiesMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has called on other countries to send ships to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint for global oil supplies which Iran has closed to almost all shipping in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli offensive launched two weeks ago.In the latest flurry of social media posts, Trump wrote on Saturday on Truth Social that “many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will b

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Should investors go after oil stocks now?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T17:14:05+00:00

With war raging in West Asia, oil companies in India are under the spotlight. Are they value stocks or is their low PEs only optics? Here’s our analysis on what’s in stock for PSU oil stocks

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LIVE: Real Madrid vs Elche – La Liga

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-14T17:02:45+00:00

Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage as it drops, before our text commentary stream of the La Liga match.

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LIVE: Real Madrid 4-1 Elche – La Liga

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-14T17:02:45+00:00

Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage as it drops, before our text commentary stream of the La Liga match.

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Real Madrid 4-1 Elche: La Liga – as it happened

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-14T17:02:45+00:00

All our updates, with post-match reaction and interviews, following our text commentary stream of the La Liga match.

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A Rio, la photographe Lívia Melzi immortalise des reliques rescapées des flammes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-14T17:00:29+00:00

Dans l’incendie qui a ravagé le Musée national de l’université fédérale de Rio de Janeiro, en 2018, plusieurs millions d’objets antiques et ethnographiques ont été réduits en cendres. La Brésilienne Lívia Melzi a photographié, entre 2024 et 2025, plus d’une centaine de pièces réchappées du brasier.

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Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T16:57:00+00:00

Habermas’ political consensus-building theory argued formation of public opinion vital for democracies to surviveThe influential German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas has died at the age of 96, his publisher has said.Habermas, a towering figure in the intellectual history of postwar Germany, is best known for his theory of political consensus-building. Widely considered one of most influential philosophers of the 20th century, he also helped to shape the discourse around European integration and the formation of the EU. Continue reading...

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The Iranian moment: A leap into the unknown

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-14T16:55:03+00:00

In the past century, Iran has undergone two major transformations. A third seems to be on its way.

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Habermas, grande tedesco che pensava da europeo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-03-14T16:55:02+00:00

Fino all’ultimo il grande filosofo ha lucidamente analizzato le debolezze della sua nazione e del Continente. A partire dalla Germania del Dopoguerra e fino al conflitto tra Ucraina e Russia

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Habermas, un grande tedesco che pensava da europeo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-03-14T16:55:02+00:00

Fino all’ultimo il grande filosofo ha lucidamente analizzato le debolezze della sua nazione e del Continente. A partire dalla Germania del Dopoguerra e fino al conflitto tra Ucraina e Russia

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Taxes on SME IPO gains and derivatives income

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T16:52:07+00:00

Setting off short-term capital loss against gains from trading in futures and options is not permitted

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Who am I? March 15, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T16:52:02+00:00

Are you an avid investor? How well do you know corporate India?

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