Wed 18 March 2026: An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, as progress in reducing child mortality slowed sharply, according to a UN report released Wednesday. While under-5 deaths have declined by more than half since 2000, the pace of reduction has slowed by over 60% since 2015, raising concerns […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening the humanitarian crisis on the island. United States President Donald Trump has promised to take over Cuba as the island nation plunged into total darkness after its national power grid collapsed amid an ongoing oil blockade imposed by […]
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Sun 15 March 2026: Authorities say a local communist party office was lit on fire during rare antigovernment demonstration on the island. Protesters in central Cuba have torched a local communist party office, as conditions on the island continue to deteriorate under severe restrictions from the United States meant to squeeze the economy. Authorities said on Saturday that […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Kyiv is seeking a major agreement with the US on drone production. In a statement on Telegram, Zelenskyy said he hopes Washington will show greater interest in signing the agreement following the escalation of the conflict. “We wanted to sign a major agreement with […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was not interested in winning the Nobel Peace Prize, brushing aside questions about whether the military campaign against Iran might affect his chances of receiving the award. “I don’t know. I’m not interested in it,” Trump told the Washington Examiner, adding that the prize […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Russia’s restrictions on internet access will last “as long as necessary to ensure citizens’ safety,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday. Asked by journalists how long the internet restrictions will last, Peskov told a press briefing in Moscow that “citizens have no doubt” that the restrictions are meant for safety […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: Britons overwhelmingly describe themselves as “anti-Trump” with stark political divides in how supporters of different parties view US President Donald Trump, according to new YovGov polling on Monday. Around two-thirds of Britons (67%) said they are anti-Trump, including 56% who consider themselves to be very anti-Trump. By contrast, just 13% described themselves as pro-Trump, […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: A lawsuit was filed in Canada on Monday, claiming that the use of ChatGPT to plan an act resulted in the second-deadliest school shooting in the country’s history. The family of a student who was seriously injured during the Feb. 10 armed attacks at a school and a residence in British Columbia has sued OpenAI, […]
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Sat 07 March 2026: The US may consider lifting sanctions on additional Russian oil shipments to ease a temporary global supply gap, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Friday. The remarks follow a US decision to issue a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil in an effort to maintain […]
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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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