Thu 05 March 2026: Spain will prohibit the sale of energy drinks to minors under 16 and restrict high-caffeine versions for those under 18, Consumer Affairs Minister Pablo Bustinduy announced on Wednesday. Under the planned regulation, all energy drinks will be banned for children under 16. Products containing more than 32 milligrams of caffeine per 100 milliliters will […]
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Thu 05 March 2026: To carry out strikes on 1,000 targets on the first day of its assault on Iran, the US military relied on the most sophisticated artificial intelligence system it has deployed in combat to date, technology that the Pentagon may find difficult to abandon even as it ends its relationship with the […]
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Thu 05 March 2026: Gold and industrial metal markets are seeing steep sell-offs amid a surging US dollar, fueled by rising oil prices over escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude oil spiked above $80 per barrel for the first time since January 2025, following the joint US and Israeli military strikes on […]
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Thu 05 March 2026: Russia and China have condemned the US-Israeli attack on Iran but stopped short of offering military support. Russia and China, Tehran’s two most powerful diplomatic partners, have labelled the US-Israeli war on Iran that has killed more than 1,000 people a clear violation of international law. President Vladimir Putin called the assassination […]
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Thu 05 March 2026: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he will instruct the government to consider halting deliveries of Russian energy resources to Europe and redirecting them to Asia. Speaking in an interview with Russian broadcaster VGTRK in Moscow, he emphasized that Europe itself plans to completely refuse Russian energy resources. “They are […]
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Thu 05 March 2026: Voting continued in Nepal on Thursday to elect 275 members of the lower House of parliament, after youth-led protests ousted the government of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli six months ago. According to data shared by the Election Commission, the voter turnout from 7 am to 1 pm local time was […]
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Thu 05 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ South Africans warned to evacuate countries: Dirco has warned South Africans in the Middle East to take “immediate advantage” of the limited commercial flights available out of the region, as heavy attacks are expected to continue in the coming days in the UAE, […]
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Thu 05 March 2026: Hundreds of thousands more children face acute malnutrition in Afghanistan this year amid a hunger crisis exacerbated by foreign aid cuts and violence on the border with Pakistan, a U.N. official said on Tuesday. International aid to Afghanistan has fallen sharply since 2021, when U.S.-led forces exited the country and the Taliban regained power. The crisis has been compounded by […]
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Wed 04 March 2026: The ban on students from the four countries comes amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the UK. The United Kingdom says it will end study visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the country. The UK […]
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Wed 04 March 2026: At least 108 sailors are missing after an Iranian warship was “attacked by a foreign submarine” near the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka, local outlet the Daily Mirror reported, citing defense sources. It added that 78 other sailors were wounded in the incident while the identity of the sailors […]
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