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Amid muted Eid celebrations, violence surges across the West Bank
Settler attacks and land seizures marked a week that was supposed to be one of celebration for Palestinians.
8 min readAl Jazeera
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US-Israel war on Iran: What’s happening on day 25 of attacks?
Trump claims talks on with Iran, as he holds off on energy attacks, but Tehran denies any negotiations.
6 min read - Entertainment
Fact Check: FAKE AI Montage Does NOT Show Real Convictions Or Repossessions Related To Somali Daycare Fraud In Minnesota
Does a video montage show real scenes of courtroom verdicts and repossessions related to Somali daycare fraud in Minnesota? No, that's not true: These videos are AI-generated ragebait. They are not real videos of courtroom verdicts or repossessions. The videos...
2 min readLead Stories
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Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal
Asian countries are ramping up use of polluting coal to tackle energy shortages and price spikes linked to the Iran war, but the crisis could have an environmental silver lining.- Higher prices - Compounding the problem, most Asian countries do not have underground gas storage, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, leaving them especially vulnerable to price spikes.
4 min readAFP
WorldPreliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, USGS says
The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck early Tuesday evening local time at a depth of about 237 km (148 miles). The jolt was centered at sea, 153 km (95 miles) west of Neiafu, the second largest town in the island nation. Tonga’s National Disaster Risk Management Office warned all in the low-lying island nation to move immediately to higher ground or inland.
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Manila's jeepney drivers struggle as Mideast war sends diesel cost soaring
The sun was not quite up as Eric Helera unlocked the doors of his jeepney, wiped down its two long passenger benches, and checked his brake fluid before another day ferrying Manila commuters."It's sad," he added, as his jeepney slowly filled with evening commuters.
4 min read - World
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Iran fires barrage at Israel - Iranian state media announced a fresh salvo of missiles was headed towards Israel on Tuesday morning, after an earlier barrage hit a building in the north.Following earlier rounds of fire on Tuesday, Israel's military sent search and rescue teams to a building damaged in a strike, and a loud blast rang out over Jerusalem.
3 min read - World
Pakistan ranked most polluted country in 2025, data shows
SINGAPORE, March 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan was ranked the world's smoggiest country in 2025, with concentrations of hazardous small particles known as PM2.5 up to 13 times higher than the recommended
2 min readReuters
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Airstrikes on Iraq's Shi'ite PMF site kill 10 including Anbar commander
March 24 (Reuters) - Airstrikes targeting a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces in the western province of Anbar killed at least 10 fighters, including the PMF's Anbar
1 min read - World
The contenders vying to be next Danish leader
Denmark's Social Democrat Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is tipped to hold onto power after Tuesday's general election.- Mette Frederiksen - Frederiksen embodies the revamped Social Democrats, committed to a hard line on migration to defend the country's cherished welfare state.
3 min read - Lifestyle
India's historic haveli homes caught between revival and ruin
Once the grand residences of Mughal-era nobility, the Indian capital's haveli homes now stand at a fragile crossroads -- a handful lovingly restored but many more sliding quietly into ruin.In nearby Roshanpura, only a scattering of old homes still stand.
3 min read - World
Denmark votes in close election, outgoing PM tipped to win
Danes vote Tuesday in general elections that opinion polls suggest will be close, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen seen as the favourite after standing up to US President Donald Trump over Greenland.- Interest in Greenland - In Greenland's capital Nuuk, the campaign has generated more interest than usual, with more than 20 candidates standing.
4 min read - World
What we know on Day 25 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
US President Donald Trump’s about-face on his ultimatum for Iran has taken the heat off oil prices – even as Tehran denied his claims that the two countries had spoken.
3 min readCNN
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N. Korea's Kim vows 'irreversible' nuclear status, warns Seoul of 'merciless' response
North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons, leader Kim Jong Un said, indicating that the country will soon designate South Korea the "most hostile state", state media reported Tuesday."We will designate South Korea as the most hostile state and deal with it by thoroughly rejecting and disregarding it," Kim said.
4 min read - World
Colombia military plane crash kills 66, four still missing
BOGOTA, March 23 (Reuters) - A Colombian military plane crashed in a takeoff disaster on Monday, killing 66 people as rescuers shuttled dozens of survivors to nearby hospitals and searched for four who were still missing, according to a top official. The Lockheed Martin-built Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying 128 people, including 11 Air Force members, 115 army personnel and two national police officers, according to Hugo Alejandro Lopez, head of the nation's armed forces.
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A 1,000-year-old temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
It's been three months since a ceasefire ended bitter border fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, but signs of combat are cut deep in this 11th-century temple atop a 525-meter (1,722-foot) cliff in the Dangrek Mountain range. The neighboring Southeast Asian countries have been fighting over Preah Vihear temple on and off for decades, and that's putting the ancient holy site in danger. Built by the same Khmer Empire that constructed Angkor Wat 160 kilometers (100 miles) southwest, the temple was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008 and are held as an important cultural relic by Cambodians.
4 min read - World
'Perfect Japan' posts spark Gen Z social media backlash
Take an everyday video on any suburban transport network, add anime-style music and a rosy filter, and it's suddenly a scene from the Japanese holiday of your dreams.The short video posts on platforms like TikTok show how even just the words "Tokyo, Japan" with a cherry blossom emoji can make an otherwise banal street scene more appealing for some users.
3 min read - US
Scores killed as Colombian military plane crashes on takeoff
At least 64 people were killed and scores more injured after a Colombian military transport plane crashed on takeoff in south of the country, according to the region’s Governor Jhon Gabriel Molina.
2 min read - World
Hong Kong police given new powers to obtain phone, computer passwords
(Corrects spelling of opposition in second bullet point) By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, March 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city's national security
2 min read - World
Silence not an option, says Canadian Sikh activist after fresh threats
When Moninder Singh learned recently of assassination threats against his family in Canada, where a fellow Sikh activist was killed in 2023, he says he remained defiant.The best-known case was the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a friend of Singh's who was gunned down near the Sikh temple he led in a Vancouver suburb.
4 min read - Politics
Bill O’Reilly: Troops on ground in Iran never going to happen
Bill O'Reilly says Trump administration is hoping the Iranian regime is in disarray after the Strait of Hormuz reopens.
2 min readNewsNation
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Pentagon adopts new press restrictions after court order against previous limits
By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - The U.S.
2 min read - World
Eight people arrested in Brazil for 'brutal' attack on capybara
Rio de Janeiro police said Monday they had arrested eight people for brutally beating a capybara -- the world's largest rodent whose chill demeanor has inspired countless memes online in recent years.In recent years the semi-aquatic capybara -- native to South America -- has gained a devoted following online, and its image is increasingly used on toys, clothing and home decor items.
2 min read - World
Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies
Asian countries are turning to coal as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas shipments. The continent is exposed because it relies on imported fuel, much of it passing through the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for about a fifth of global oil and natural gas trade. LNG is a natural gas cooled to liquid form for easy storage and transport.
6 min read - US
US social media addiction trial jury struggles for consensus
Jurors resume deliberations on Tuesday in a landmark social media trial after signaling that they were having trouble agreeing when it comes to one of the two defendants, Meta and YouTube.A 20-year-old California woman identified as Kaley G.M. testified at the trial that YouTube and Instagram fueled her depression and suicidal thoughts as a child, telling jurors that she became obsessed with social media, starting with YouTube videos, when she was six.
3 min read - World
Kim vows to 'irreversibly' cement North Korea’s nuclear status, calls South 'most hostile'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to irreversibly cement his country’s status as a nuclear power while maintaining a hard-line stance toward South Korea, which he called the “most hostile” state, state media said Tuesday. In a speech Monday to Pyongyang’s rubber-stamp parliament, Kim accused the United States of global “state terrorism and aggression,” in an apparent reference to the war in the Middle East, and said the North will play a more forceful role in a united front against Washington amid rising anti-American sentiment.
3 min read - World
Suspected hate crime as 4 Jewish group ambulances set ablaze in London
Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime after vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire early Monday morning.
3 min readCBS News
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EU 'concerned' by reports Hungary leaked information to Russia
The European Union executive said on Monday reports that the Hungarian foreign minister had passed sensitive information about European Union negotiations to Russia were "greatly concerning".On Monday, the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, demanded clarity from Budapest.
2 min read - World
At least 34 killed in Colombia military plane crash, governor says
(Corrects to add dropped word "least" in headline) BOGOTA, March 23 (Reuters) - At least thirty-four people were killed on Monday when a Colombian Air Force plane carrying 125 people crashed just
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NTSB probes controller as part of broader investigation into LaGuardia airport collision
By David Shepardson, Allison Lampert and Dan Catchpole NEW YORK/MONTREAL, March 23 (Reuters) - Investigators probing the deadly collision of an Air Canada Express jet with a fire truck at New York's
4 min read - World
Israel pounds south Beirut, says captured Hezbollah members
A series of strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday and early Tuesday, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel's military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon.Early on Tuesday, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for two coastal towns near the southern city of Tyre.
4 min read - Technology
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Damage On USS Gerald R. Ford From Laundry Room Fire -- It's AI-Generated
Does a real video show damage to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, caused by a laundry room fire? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool found the video to be 100 percent likely AI generated....
1 min read - World
UN expert says world has given Israel ‘licence to torture Palestinians’
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says torture ‘has effectively become state policy’ in Israel.
2 min read - World
Brazil's Bolsonaro discharged from ICU, local media says
SAO PAULO, March 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's hospitalized former President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from the intensive care unit, local media reported on Monday, citing his doctor.
1 min read - Politics
White House eyes Iran’s parliament speaker Ghalibaf as potential US-backed leader, Politico reports
March 23 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is quietly weighing Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as a potential partner, and even a future leader, Politico reported on Monday,
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Smotrich urges Israel to annex southern Lebanon as assault intensifies
Israel’s far-right finance minister says Litani River must be ‘the new Israeli border’, as attacks on Lebanon ramp up.
3 min read - World
Iran conflict tests Pakistan amid own border clashes as Islamabad touted as venue for US-Tehran talks
Pakistan, the only nuclear-armed Muslim state, faces mounting pressure as its Saudi defense pact and Iran ties clash amid the intensifying regional war.
5 min readFox News
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Runway collision kills two pilots at New York airport
Two pilots were killed and dozens of people injured after an Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, US authorities said Monday.The plane was operated by Jazz Aviation, a regional partner of Air Canada, which said the CRJ-900 aircraft flew into LaGuardia from Montreal as Flight 8646.
3 min read - US
US deploys immigration agents to airports amid shutdown chaos
The US immigration agency at the center of a firestorm over heavy-handed enforcement tactics began deploying Monday to major airports, as officials scrambled to ease mounting travel disruption during a prolonged, partial government shutdown.At Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where fliers have experienced some of the longest waits, travelers voiced hopes that ICE agents would be able to bring some order to the disruption.
3 min read - World
Rockets launched from Iraq’s Mosul towards US base in Syria, sources say
MOSUL, Iraq, March 23 (Reuters) - At least seven rockets were launched from the Iraqi town of Rabi'a towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria on Monday, two Iraqi security sources said, the
1 min read - World
Israeli minister calls for annexation of southern Lebanon
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, March 23 (Reuters) - Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country's south, Israel's finance minister said on Monday as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in an escalating military assault. The comments by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich were the most explicit yet by a senior Israeli official on seizing Lebanese territory in a fight Israel says targets Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
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