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Le Pakistan et l’Afghanistan annoncent une trêve pour la fin du ramadan

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T19:07:18+00:00

Le cessez-le-feu, conclu deux jours après le bombardement très meurtrier d’un hôpital de Kaboul, entrera en vigueur jeudi et durera jusqu’à lundi à minuit, heure locale.

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Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T19:05:07+00:00

Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video gamesPlaying along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated imaginations and better social skills, compared with children who play on electronic devices, according to research.Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London found that children given dolls gained a richer appreciation of other people’s beliefs and feelings, in contrast to those given a tablet loaded with video games. Continue reading...

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US financial regulator issues long-awaited cryptocurrency guidance

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T19:03:02+00:00

SEC now classifies crypto into five categories, with securities laws only applicable to one: digital securitiesThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday issued an interpretation clarifying which types of cryptocurrencies are considered securities and how a “non-security” digital asset could meet certain conditions to become an investment contract.The SEC’s new interpretation – which the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission also joined – classifies crypto tokens into five categories: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins and digital securities

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Guerra in Iran. Incendio nel principale impianto del Qatar dopo la minaccia dei Pasdaran

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T19:00:01+00:00

Raid su impianti iraniani di gas. Khamenei sulla morte di Larijani: “Criminali assassini pagheranno per il suo sangue”. Trump: “Dare responsabilità Hormuz a chi lo usa”. Teheran, giustiziato svedese. Ucciso ministro intelligence iraniano. Idf: “Distrutti due ponti sul fiume Litani”

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Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, stokes fears of more Fema cuts

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:59:49+00:00

Senator backed restructuring the disaster agency but dodged questions on staffing, leaving officials uneasy over readiness and leadershipSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump’s pick to replace Kristi Noem as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), left disaster management officials and experts concerned about what his tenure would mean for the future of the main US disaster response agency.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), which DHS oversees, coordinates federal

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The Tropical St. Patrick’s Day That Honors African History

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:59:43+00:00

Montserrat treats the holiday as both a national celebration and a more somber milestone: a commemoration of a failed slave rebellion.

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Future of William Wordsworth’s Lake District home secured for the public

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:56:34+00:00

Romantic poet’s Rydal Mount and Gardens, marketed for over £2.5m, will remain open under Wordsworth TrustIt was the family home where William Wordsworth hosted Alfred, Lord Tennyson, lived as poet laureate and worked on his epic autobiographical poem The Prelude.Now, after a long period of decline in visitor numbers, Rydal Mount and Gardens has been saved from descending into the “half-choked with willow flowers and weeds” state Wordsworth described in his 1814 poem The Excursion – and will be preserved by a charity that will ensure it remains open to the public. Continue reading...

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Death toll at start of Covid-19 pandemic likely higher than US count, study says

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:54:39+00:00

Finding suggests as many as 155,000 deaths, likely occurring outside of hospitals, not recognized at Covid relatedThe Covid-19 pandemic’s early death toll was much higher than the official US count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths.About 840,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported on death certificates in 2020 and 2021. But a group of researchers – using a form of artificial intelligence – estimate that as many as 155,000 unrecognized additional deaths likely occurred in that time outside of hospitals. That would mean about 16% of Covid-19 deaths

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UK says it remains in talks over escorting ships through strait of Hormuz

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:52:33+00:00

Officials say military planners liaising with US Central Command but situation remains too dangerous for anything to happen soonMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain has said it remains involved in discussions with the US and European allies over escorting merchant shipping through the strait of Hormuz but the situation remains too dangerous for it to happen soon.Iran is still considered to pose a threat and have a wide range of weapons available – from cruise missiles to sea drones – despite 19 days of US-led bombing of its navy and coastal sites. Continue reading...

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Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:51:03+00:00

‘Serious risk of major ecological disaster’ as vessel drifts for weeks after being struck by suspected drone attackA severely damaged Russian tanker carrying liquified natural gas that has been adrift in the Mediterranean for two weeks, raising concerns of a “major ecological disaster”, has floated into Libyan waters, Italy’s civil protection agency said on Wednesday.The Arctic Metagaz was part of a Russian “shadow fleet” used to circumvent sanctions imposed on the country’s oil and gas after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It was struck in a suspected drone attack close t

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Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill frustrated by lack of backing from Labour MSPs

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:41:53+00:00

Just three of Labour’s 20 MSPs in Holyrood voted for bill, despite support for legislation in House of CommonsSupporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill said they are frustrated a significant majority of Labour MSPs voted against the proposals, despite Labour’s substantial support for the measure at Westminster.The Scottish bill was defeated in a late night free vote at Holyrood on Tuesday, five years after it was first proposed and a year after it was first tabled, by a larger than expected 12-vote margin. Continue reading...

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Watch: Gabbard faces scrutiny over Iran nuclear intelligence claims

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:38:21+00:00

The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was questioned over what Democrats perceive as a discrepancy between White House and intelligence community claims.

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Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de-escalating Iran war

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:38:09+00:00

Foreign minister Anita Anand says she has drafted principles to reduce risk of regional spillover and wider shocksMiddle East crisis – live updatesCanada is pushing for a collective G7 and Middle East approach to de-escalating the Iran war, including off ramps that might bring an end to the conflict, the Canadian foreign minister, Anita Anand, has told the Guardian.In London to meet the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, after of talks with the her Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, she said she hoped a G7 meeting chaired by France, this year’s president of the group, might start to build a

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Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de-escalate Iran war

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:38:09+00:00

Foreign minister Anita Anand says she has drafted principles to reduce risk of regional spillover and wider shocksMiddle East crisis – live updatesCanada is pushing for a collective G7 and Middle East approach to de-escalating the Iran war, including off ramps that might bring an end to the conflict, the Canadian foreign minister, Anita Anand, has told the Guardian.In London to meet the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, after of talks with the her Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, she said she hoped a G7 meeting chaired by France, this year’s president of the group, might start to build a

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev dit avoir attaqué deux usines de construction aéronautique en Russie ; Moscou lance une offensive sur 100 kilomètres de front dans les oblasts de Donetsk et de Zaporijia

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:37:10+00:00

La première usine visée est située près de la ville d’Oulianovsk, dans le sud-est de la Russie, selon les déclarations de l’état-major ukrainien, qui a aussi annoncé, dans une publication à part, avoir bombardé une autre usine dans la ville de Staraïa Roussa, dans l’oblast de Novgorod.

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Actors, musicians and writers welcome UK U-turn on AI copyright

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:32:10+00:00

Technology secretary says government no longer prefers plan to allow tech firms to take copyrighted workActors, musicians and writers have welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to let AI firms use copyright-protected work without permission.Technology secretary Liz Kendall said it no longer had a “preferred option” on copyright reform, having previously supported a proposal allowing tech companies to take copyrighted work – unless rights holders opted out of the process. Continue reading...

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The US right wing can forgive Trump for anything – except his deeply unpopular war

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:30:46+00:00

Iran war has split some Maga conservatives from Trump and alienated young voters. What will it mean in the midterms?This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayThe American right wing has forgiven Donald Trump for his affairs, impeachments, mass deportations and the platforming of JD Vance.But having stuck with him through all that unpleasantness, it seems that we may have discovered the one thing that is capable of splitting some Maga conservatives from Trump: all it took was him starting a war in the Middle East. Continue readin

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US and Israel’s strategy to kill Iran’s top figures may prove counterproductive

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:27:24+00:00

Attempt to ‘decapitate’ state may harden resistance instead of destabilising regime Middle East crisis – live updatesFighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern LebanonIsrael’s decision to authorise its military to kill any senior Iranian official on its assassination list has raised significant new questions about its so-called decapitation strategy – and what it is intended to achieve.Privately, Israeli officials have briefed their US counterparts that in the event of an uprising, Iran’s opposition would be “slaughtered” . Continue reading...

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"Захист російськомовних" у Нарві: Кремль тестує гібридну стратегію проти НАТО

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:25:00+00:00

Різноманітні новини навколо естонського міста Нарва не є випадковими інформаційними вкидами. Це виглядає як класична розвідувально-підготовча фаза російської гібридної операції, знайома Україні ще з 2014...

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Could the Iran war trigger a global recession?

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:20:00+00:00

Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe.

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As Trump shows lack of direction on Iran, even Badenoch distances herself

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:19:18+00:00

Steady UK opposition to the war and the US president’s insults mean MPs are finding it easier to point out the obviousWhen is a U-turn definitely a U-turn? To the consternation of politicians through the ages, this is rarely something within their control, but decided instead by the herd. And thus it is with Kemi Badnoch over Iran and Donald Trump.The Conservative leader would very much like it to be known that she had not changed her stance on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, or on the US president. Continue reading...

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Starmer unlikely to allocate more time for assisted dying bill, ministers believe

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:17:40+00:00

PM said to be wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs by giving bill time in next session of parliamentSenior ministers believe Keir Starmer will not intervene to give the assisted dying bill further time in the next session of parliament as he is wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs.The bill, which was passed by the Commons, is now certain to be blocked in the House of Lords without ever reaching a vote because of the large number of amendments its opponents have tabled and debated. Continue reading...

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Markwayne Mullin strikes softer tone but defends Trump policies in Senate hearing

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:14:45+00:00

Trump pick to replace Kristi Noem signaled he’d avoid her mistakes but defends president’s immigration campaignMarkwayne Mullin defended his ability to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and expressed regrets for comments he made about a US citizen killed by immigration agents at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, which began on an unusually quarrelsome note when a fellow Republican senator accused him of encouraging violence.Donald Trump earlier this month nominated Mullin, a first-term Republican senator from Oklahoma, to lead DHS, after the president ousted Kristi Noem amid

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A Lebanese Cafe on the Edge of Destruction

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:07:25+00:00

Near the center of Beirut, one image captures the aftermath of what was left of Zahyre Cafe after an Israeli strike.

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Iran Executes Swedish Citizen Accused of Spying

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:06:24+00:00

The case indicates that more than two weeks into the war, Iran continues its prosecution of foreigners. Sweden said its citizen did not get a fair trial.

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Orlando begins demolition of Pulse nightclub, site of 2016 mass shooting that killed 49

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:03:05+00:00

A memorial will be built on the site, with final plans to be revealed in May and completion scheduled for fall 2027Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDemolition of Pulse, the LGBTQ+-friendly nightclub in Florida where 49 people were killed in 2016, began on Wednesday, bringing a symbolic end to an almost decade-long wrangle over the future of the building that some residents and its former owners wanted to be preserved as a memorial for the victims.A new $12m permanent memorial will be built on the site, with final plans expected to be revealed in May,

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Fed holds interest rates steady as Iran war drives up oil prices and inflation fears

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T18:02:02+00:00

Jerome Powell resists Trump pressure as policymakers weigh energy shock against a weakening US jobs marketSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the second time this year, a widely expected move amid turmoil in the Middle East and rising energy prices.Fed officials faced a confluence of issues to consider in their meeting this week: soaring oil and gas prices, fluctuating inflation that still remains above the Fed’s target of 2%, and a weakened job market that unexpectedly saw 92,000 losses last month.

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Agcom a Rete 4 e Nove: riequilibrare gli spazi in favore del no al referendum

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-03-18T17:56:56+00:00

In caso di mancata risposta, entro il 20 marzo, ultimo giorno di campagna elettorale, ci sarà una sanzione pecuniaria. Per la rete Mediaset, la richiesta è bilanciare il tempo attribuito alla presidente del Consiglio

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