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Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan Fighting?

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-27T10:45:16+00:00

The renewed violence between the neighboring countries stems from Pakistan’s accusations that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has harbored a militant group.

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‘It’s good music, not a guilty pleasure’: how Bruno Mars embraced cheese to become pop’s most popular star

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T10:40:38+00:00

He gets more streams than Taylor Swift or Bad Bunny, thanks to a shamelessly corny and cannily timeless style. Close collaborators and industry experts explain his secretSixteen years since his sugary debut Just the Way You Are became a megahit, Bruno Mars is the most-streamed musician in the world. Last year, the Hawaiian-born 40-year-old became the first (and still only) artist to reach 150m monthly listeners on Spotify, and his staying power shows little sign of waning: Mars now has more listeners than even Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift. His latest, funk-inspired single I Just Might – which he

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"Вже маємо скорочення закупівель українського металу в Європі": металурги показали представникам ЄС наслідки запровадження екоподатку CBAM

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-27T10:39:33+00:00

фото depositphotos.com Металургійний комбінат "Каметсталь" відвідала делегація Представництва ЄС в Україні, яка ознайомилася з роботою підприємства в умовах війни, нестабільного енергопостачання, складної...

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Stock Market Highlights: Sensex drops 961 points, Nifty slips to 25,178.65 as geopolitical tensions, FII selling weigh

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T10:36:38+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 961.42 points or 1.17 per cent to settle at 81,287.19. During the day, it dropped 1,089.46 points or 1.32 per cent to 81,159.15. The 50-share NSE Nifty tumbled 317.90 points or 1.25 per cent to end at 25,178.65.

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Green party’s byelection victory in Gorton and Denton puts renewed pressure on Starmer’s leadership – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T10:30:24+00:00

Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski pulled off an unlikely victory as Reform UK finish second and Labour were pushed into third placeFull story: Resounding victory for Green partyAnalysis: Labour’s worst fears realisedReform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening

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Guerre en Ukraine : ce que l’on sait sur le Flamingo, le missile à longue portée produit par l’industrie de défense ukrainienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T10:30:14+00:00

Avec une portée de 3 000 kilomètres et une ogive de plus d’une tonne, le missile de croisière a, sur le papier, la capacité de toucher la plupart des sites stratégiques russes. Mais son efficacité, qui dépend en partie des capacités de production, reste à démontrer.

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Stock Market Highlights: Sensex slumps 960 points, Nifty ends at 25,179

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T10:30:10+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, were trading in the red on Friday amid weak global cues and escalating geopolitical tensions around Iran. At 3:00 pm, Nifty 50 was trading 0.79 per cent or 202.30 points down at 25,294.25, and the Sensex was trading 0.70 per cent or 579.84 points down at 81,668.77.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev et Moscou s’attaquent l’un l’autre avec des centaines de drones pendant la nuit

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T10:14:24+00:00

Selon l’armée de l’air ukrainienne, aucun tir de missile n’a été signalé entre jeudi et vendredi. Une personne a été tuée dans l’oblast de Kharkiv, et des dégâts ont été signalés à Odessa. Des drones ukrainiens ont été interceptés en mer d’Azov et en mer Noire, selon Moscou.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T10:14:22+00:00

Les armées russes et ukrainiennes ont chacune lancé des centaines de drones pendant la nuit. Selon l’armée de l’air ukrainienne, aucun tir de missile n’a été signalé entre jeudi et vendredi. Une personne a été tuée dans l’oblast de Kharkiv, et des dégâts ont été signalés à Odessa.

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Нова ядерна істерика Кремля: навіщо РФ "брудна бомба" в Україні

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-27T10:14:00+00:00

Коли у росіян з’являється потреба переключити з чогось увагу, зазвичай, вони дістають вже затягану ними ж тему ядерної зброї. Але цього разу мова не про міфічний "Орєшнік", а чергова фантазія Кремля про начебто появу "брудної бомби" у України.

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Stock Market Live: Sensex slumps 960 points, Nifty ends at 25,179

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T10:10:43+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, were trading in the red on Friday amid weak global cues and escalating geopolitical tensions around Iran. At 3:00 pm, Nifty 50 was trading 0.79 per cent or 202.30 points down at 25,294.25, and the Sensex was trading 0.70 per cent or 579.84 points down at 81,668.77.

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Hillary Clinton comments after Epstein hearing

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-27T10:10:37+00:00

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to reporters after finishing her testimony on Epstein.

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