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• London-bound Air India flight diverted to Saudi Arabia over ‘technical issue’

  24-03-2026 07:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Flight from Bengaluru was airborne for over six hours before it was diverted to Jeddah
  
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• Aviation expert explains how flight attendant thrown from Air Canada plane survived

  24-03-2026 07:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Solange Tremblay survival has been described as a ‘total miracle’
  
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• USGS says a preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean

  24-03-2026 06:48 via article.wn.com
  USGS says a preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean. ......
  
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• Preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, USGS says

  24-03-2026 06:48 via article.wn.com
  The USGS says a strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The USGS says the quake struck early Tuesday evening local time at a depth of about 237 km (148 miles). Earthquakes ......
  
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• Iran targets Israel and Gulf Arab states even as Trump says US is in talks ...

  24-03-2026 06:48 via article.wn.com
  Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and Gulf Arab states as Tehran kept its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said talks were ongoing with the Islamic Republic to end the war. Details over ......
  
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• Boys, 14 and 15, killed in horror bike and bus crash in Sydney

  24-03-2026 06:48 via article.wn.com
  The teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene leaving the local community in shock ......
  
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• Munster players take charge – five groups tasked with dissecting Sharks tanking ahead of Bulls bash in Pretori

  24-03-2026 06:47 via article.wn.com
  On Sunday night, the...
  
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• ‘Mouthy’ Leinster must do their talking on pitch, says Tyler Bleyendaal

  24-03-2026 06:47 via article.wn.com
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• Iran strikes Israel anew after denying Trump talks

  24-03-2026 06:47 via article.wn.com
  Tehran, Iran—Iran...
  
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• The Islamic regime tried to kill this tradition but Iranians keep it alive

  24-03-2026 06:45 via article.wn.com
  Amid war and repression, Iranians cling to hope with the celebration of Nowruz, the pre-Islamic tradition symbolising renewal. ......
  
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• EU leader talks of 'upside down' world in grim address to parliament

  24-03-2026 06:45 via article.wn.com
  The Europe Commission president declares that Europe and Australia must rearm and decarbonise as they try to break economic and energy dependencies on China and Russia. ......
  
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• Vietnam's flag carrier to suspend lower-demand domestic routes

  24-03-2026 06:43 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to temporarily suspend operations on several lower-demand domestic routes starting from...
  
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• Vietnam aims for 2 renewable energy hubs by 2030

  24-03-2026 06:43 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has set a target of establishing two renewable energy industry and service hubs by 2030 under the amended plan for implementing the...
  
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• Rick Steves’ Europe: Stopping over in Iceland

  24-03-2026 06:43 via article.wn.com
  Iceland is a pioneer of “stopover...
  
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• Go away with Neb Chupin

  24-03-2026 06:43 via article.wn.com
  For Croatian American filmmaker and actor Neb Chupin, shooting “Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead” was a labor of love that took him back to his roots. “The original script featured a story between grandfather and grandson on one island in ......
  
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• Von der Leyen urges US and Iran to resolve Hormuz crisis, warning distance offers no ...

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  Speaking after signing trade agreement in Canberra, the European Commission president warns ‘situation is critical’ for global energy supply...
  
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• Vietnam greenlights program to protect children online

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  HANOI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved a program to strengthen the protection of children online while improving...
  
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• US journalists sue to protect Voice of America from political control

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON: Journalists at the US government-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) have filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of undermining the outlet’s independence and turning it into a tool for political messaging. The complaint, filed on Monday in the US District Court in Washington, focuses on VOA transmissions to audiences in Iran, China, North Korea, and Kurdish regions, alleging that coverage now reflects White House talking points rather than objective...
  
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• Torture, hunger, screams: recalling Argentine dictatorship

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  They were young --...
  
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• The global authoritarian right loves Orbán – and that could cost him in Hungary’s elections ...

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  The PM is figurehead of the international rightwing movement but that has alienated his most loyal voter base...
  
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• Prisoner number 804: the plot to erase Imran Khan

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  It’s one thing to remove a PM from office, as happened to the former cricketer in 2022. But it’s another thing to try to eradicate the most famous person in Pakistan’s history...
  
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• Japan to begin biggest-ever oil release from national reserves as Middle East energy crisis bites

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  PM Sanae Takaichi says about 80m barrels of stockpiled oil to be provided to refiners – equivalent to 45 days of domestic demand...
  
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• Irish metals refinery is in supply chain that feeds Russian war machine, records suggest

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  Shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina have increased sharply since the invasion of Ukraine...
  
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• Eight die, 71 ‘rescued’ as plane with 125 on board crashes in Colombia

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  BOGOTA: Eight people were killed after a Colombian air force plane carrying 125 passengers crashed just after takeoff deep in the country’s southern Amazon region on Monday. Military sources said 71 people on board had been rescued. Colombian air force Commander Fernando Silva said in a video posted on social media that the plane was carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew members, and that authorities were still investigating the cause of the crash. Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez said earlier
  
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• Denmark election: far right has slowed under Frederiksen – but at what cost?

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  Polling for anti-immigration DPP is relatively low, but many feel its ideas have been co-opted by Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats...
  
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• Commissions for strata managers should be banned ‘sooner rather than later’, NSW productivity commissioner says

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  Peter Achterstraat says protections are essential as apartments increasingly become ‘the only place people can afford to buy’...
  
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• ABC staff strike: BBC content to replace flagship shows, including 7.30 and AM

  24-03-2026 06:42 via article.wn.com
  Triple J will air without presenters while ABC News Breakfast is not expected to air as staff walk off the job to protest pay and conditions...
  
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• Connecting the World, Driving Apex Growth: Apexmind Summit 2026 Successfully Held in HongKong

  24-03-2026 06:41 via article.wn.com
  HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 March 2026 - The Apexmind Summit 2026 was grandly held in Hong Kong today. The summit brought together leading global strategists, scholars, and business and policy leaders to engage in high-level ......
  
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• Sri Lanka issues fuel, energy conservation guidelines amid Mideast tensions

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
  COLOMBO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Office of the Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued a set of guidelines to government institutions on the prudent use of fuel and energy amid possible disruptions to fuel imports caused by escalating tensions...
  
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• S. Korean gov't to strictly enforce five-day vehicle restriction system for public sector

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
  A promotion campaign for a car license plate restriction system is held in Suwon, just south of Seoul, on March 23, 2026. (Yonhap) SEOUL - The government will strictly enforce a mandatory five-day vehicle restriction system for the public sector to respond to possible oil supply disruption amid persisting tensions in the Middle East while implementing additional energy-saving measures, the climate...
  
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• Revealed: The real 'losers' as Trump & Khamenei jr. spar over oil chokepoint Hormuz amid ...

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
  Around a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil and liquefied natural gas normally squeezes...
  
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• N. Korean leader Kim vows to maintain status as nuclear state

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to maintain the country's status as a nuclear weapons state, official media reported Tuesday. Kim made the declaration in a policy...
  
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• N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to maintain status as nuclear state

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
  BEIJING - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to maintain the country's status as a nuclear weapons state and said South Korea has been designated as the "most hostile" nation, official media reported Tuesday. Kim made the declaration in a policy speech delivered Monday during a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's top legislature, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. North Korea proclaimed its status as a...
  
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• Macron backs Lebanon’s security, warns against breaches of its sovereignty

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
  French President Emmanuel Macron backed Lebanon’s “just” fight for security as Israel...
  
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• Iran is betting on the renminbi as a geostrategic lever against the US

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
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• India’s rise in the declining American century

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
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• Earthquake of Magnitude 7.6 strikes Neiafu in Tonga: USGS

  24-03-2026 06:39 via article.wn.com
  Tonga earthquake today:...
  
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• Much-loved closed after 23 years now closed for good and eerily abandoned

  24-03-2026 06:38 via article.wn.com
  Once a popular seaside destination for families, this theme park of fun has now been deserted, with its famous rides slowly but surely being demolished - and their stories dying along with it ......
  
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• Before Air Canada Express crash, multiple reports flagged safety issues at LaGuardia airport: Miscommunication, ATC errors

  24-03-2026 06:37 via article.wn.com
  LaGuardia Airport...
  
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• US FCC bans wireless router imports, citing security concerns

  24-03-2026 06:26 via article.wn.com
  The move could dramatically shake up the market for routers, which are primarily made overseas. ......
  
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• Tonga struck by massive 7.6-magnitude earthquake as New Zealand monitors tsunami threat

  24-03-2026 06:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, prompting countries in the region to assess a tsunami threat.
  
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• Middle East war spurs emissions from oil and gas sites, satellites show

  24-03-2026 06:26 via article.wn.com
  The emissions open a new window into the conflict’s growing carbon footprint. ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin wants Belarus to host his long-range drone bases, Zelensky claims

  24-03-2026 05:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zelensky warns Belarus is increasingly being drawn into Putin's war, and vows strong response
  
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• Word of the day - Unassailability

  24-03-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Unassailability signifies an absolute state of being...
  
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• Valero Port Arthur Refinery Has Fire At Diesel Hydrotreater Unit

  24-03-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  A few minor injuries were reported, according to people familiar. ......
  
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• U.S Stock Market: Five factors to watch out on Tuesday as Dow Jones, S&P 500, ...

  24-03-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  U.S. Stock Market: Small-cap Russell 2000 outperformed large-cap indexes on Monday to finish up 2.3 per cent, making bigger gains than Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500. ......
  
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• US Allies Saudi, UAE Edge Towards Joining Iran War

  24-03-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  The reported moves by Washington's Gulf partners indicate they are growing frustrated with Iran, which has responded to US and Israeli attacks by hitting targets in several nearby nations ......
  
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• Trump's ultimatum to Iran was almost up, then he found an off-ramp

  24-03-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  President Trump has halted plans to attack Iran's power...
  
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• Quote of the Day by Confucius: 'The will to win, the desire to succeed, the ...

  24-03-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher, offered timeless...
  
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• Pakistan Positions Itself As Key Mediator Between US-Iran

  24-03-2026 05:50 via article.wn.com
  The country is working with Turkey and Egypt through "active back-channel diplomacy" to encourage dialogue between both sides. ......
  
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