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« Donald Trump met en place de nouveaux droits de douane tout aussi fragiles que ceux annulés par la Cour suprême »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-02T10:00:07+00:00

L’obsession protectionniste du président américain le conduit à recourir à un dispositif législatif qui l’autorise à instaurer des barrières douanières en cas de déficit de la balance des paiements. Le problème est que celle des Etats-Unis est à l’équilibre, ce qui rend caduque la décision, explique dans sa chronique Stéphane Lauer, éditorialiste au « Monde ».

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Middle East oil faces pricing confusion as Hormuz traffic halted

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-02T09:54:28+00:00

The pause comes as the crisis in the Middle East widens and vessels stop crossing Hormuz, leaving crude and fuel markets at risk of dislocation

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Strike on Girls’ School Kills At Least 175, Iranian State Media Says

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-02T09:53:01+00:00

Videos and images verified by The New York Times showed that at least half of the school was destroyed. It was not immediately clear why the school was hit, or which country’s forces had fired at it.

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CMA CGM imposes up to $4,000 emergency surcharge amid US-Iran conflict

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-02T09:49:54+00:00

Surcharge applies to all bookings across 13 countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt’s Port of Ain Sokhna, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan

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UK competition watchdog investigates hotel groups over alleged data sharing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T09:47:41+00:00

Regulator looks into claim Hilton, InterContinental Hotels and Marriott could be sharing ‘competitively sensitive’ information via analytics tool Business live – latest updatesThe UK competition watchdog has opened an investigation into three of the world’s biggest hotel chains – Hilton, InterContinental Hotels (IHG) and Marriott – amid suspicions they could be sharing “competitively sensitive” information with each other.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating allegations that the businesses, which together operate more than 25,000 hotels worldwide, could be sharing infor

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RAF airbase in Cyprus hit as Cooper defends decision to allow US to use UK bases for Iran strikes – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-02T09:29:12+00:00

Foreign secretary confirms strike on Akrotiri base but says it ‘simply not true’ the UK is being dragged into an Iraq-style conflictGood morning and welcome to today’s live coverage.Just hours after Keir Starmer said that the UK has allowed the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites, the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike. Continue reading...

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Video: US military jet crashes in Kuwait

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-02T09:20:27+00:00

Video shows the moment a military jet crashed in Kuwait, as the crew ejected from the flaming plane.

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