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The battle on the propaganda front intensifies

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-14T11:17:10+00:00

As the US and Israel battle to control the story of their war against Iran, their messaging gets harder to defend.

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Kochi Metro submits nationwide water metro feasibility report

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T11:16:31+00:00

Encouraged by the success, the government has entrusted KMRL with studying the feasibility of replicating the water metro model in several cities

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Global food supplies could be badly hit if Iran war drags on, says fertiliser boss

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T11:00:16+00:00

Yara’s Svein Tore Holsether says it would be ‘catastrophic’ if the strait of Hormuz was closed for a year The boss of one of the world’s largest fertiliser companies has said global food supplies could be badly damaged this year if the Iran war becomes an extended conflict.Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of Norway’s Yara International, has called on global leaders to consider the impact that soaring food prices will have in some of the world’s poorest countries “before it is too late”. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Emmanuel Macron appelle Israël à des « discussions directes » avec le Liban et propose de les accueillir à Paris

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-14T10:56:54+00:00

Le Hezbollah a entraîné le Liban dans la guerre, le 2 mars, pour venger la mort du Guide suprême iranien Ali Khamenei, en lançant des missiles sur l’Etat hébreu. Les bombardements israéliens ont tué au moins 773 personnes, dont 103 enfants, et causé plus de 800 000 déplacés, selon les autorités libanaises.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : au Liban, les bombardements israéliens ont tué 26 professionnels de santé depuis le 2 mars, selon Beyrouth

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-14T10:56:50+00:00

Cette déclaration du ministère de la santé libanais intervient après l’annonce d’un bombardement israélien nocturne ayant tué 12 médecins, secouristes et infirmiers. L’Etat hébreu accuse le Hezbollah d’utiliser des ambulances et des infrastructures médicales « à des fins militaires ».

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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Bombs Iranian Oil Hub

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-14T10:54:48+00:00

President Trump threatened to “wipe out” oil infrastructure on Kharg Island if Iranian forces continued to block the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran showed no sign of backing down.

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PM unveils connectivity projects worth ₹18,680 crore in West Bengal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T10:51:38+00:00

He laid the foundation stone for the 231 km-long four-lane Kharagpur-Moregram economic corridor, which will reduce the distance by around 120 km and save nearly seven to eight hours

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What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about aging better

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-03-14T10:34:28+00:00

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

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Les calculs dangereux d’Israël au Liban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-14T10:30:09+00:00

L’Etat hébreu exige de Beyrouth le désarmement immédiat du Hezbollah, sans quoi le Liban en paiera « des prix de plus en plus élevés ». Une menace à courte vue, car le seul moyen d’y parvenir passe par le renforcement des institutions libanaises.

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Mutual Funds returns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T10:24:00+00:00

As on : Mar 14, 2026

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What’s Good?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-14T10:15:12+00:00

Introducing The Good List, a new weekly newsletter by Melissa Kirsch designed to bring joy and meaning to your days.

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War prompts Europeans to switch holidays away from eastern Mediterranean

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T10:07:58+00:00

Summer holidaymakers opting for ‘more familiar, easy-to-reach locations’ as travel industry counts cost of Middle East conflictHolidaymakers who had planned to visit the eastern Mediterranean this summer are moving their trips to the west and the Caribbean because of the US-Israel war on Iran, travel companies have said.Travellers from the UK and mainland Europe are increasingly swapping their holiday destinations away from Cyprus, Turkey and Greece towards Italy, Spain, Malta and Croatia, as the region around the Middle East grapples with flight cancellations and airspace closures. Continue r

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La hausse des cours du pétrole offre un répit fragile au Kazakhstan

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-14T10:00:14+00:00

L’essentiel du pétrole exporté par ce géant énergétique d’Asie centrale vers l’Europe passe par le Caspian Pipeline Consortium, un oléoduc situé en grande partie sur le territoire russe et régulièrement perturbé par les attaques ukrainiennes. La hausse des prix des hydrocarbures engendrée par la guerre au Moyen-Orient regonfle ses recettes pétrolières.

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Canada Takes Its Sovereignty Push to Space

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-14T10:00:10+00:00

The country aims to expand domestic satellite systems and cut dependence on American networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink.

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White House now begging world, including India, to buy Russian oil: Iran Minister

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-14T09:59:58+00:00

“The US spent months pressuring India to stop importing Russian oil,” Araghchi said on X; “Now, after two weeks of war with Iran, the White House is begging countries, including India, to buy Russian crude”

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‘We are a completely different political party’: inside the Greens’ membership boom

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-14T09:57:01+00:00

With membership soaring, the Green party is grappling with logistics, culture shifts and a flood of new activistsIt is, as one Green activist put it, a never-ending series of “constantly good problems to have”. But how does a party adapt to the sudden trebling of its membership? And when a majority of people in an organisation are new, is it even the same thing anymore?The basic facts alone are startling. Before Zack Polanski took over as leader last September, the Greens in England and Wales had around 66,000 members. They are now at 215,000, and still rising at speed. Continue reading...

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