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Safe until crisis: What 300 years of wars reveal about government debt safety cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Zimbabwe's white farmers: Will Trump help or hinder their compensation battle? They have engaged a lobbying firm with close ties to the US president to argue their case.

Zimbabwe's white farmers: Will Trump help or hinder their compensation battle?

'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for Kalshi Polymarket crackdown Predictions markets have hosted millions of dollars of bets related to the war in Iran.

'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for Kalshi Polymarket crackdown

BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah A relative tells BBC those killed were civilians and not Hezbollah operatives, but the Israel Defence Forces says it was targeting "terrorist infrastructure".

BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah

Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens Discontent is mounting over rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, exacerbated by a US blockade.

Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens

Orbán’s still winning over older rural voters — but not the young Campaigning on the risks of being sucked into the neighboring war in Ukraine is working like a spell on the elderly in Fidesz’s heartlands.

Orbán’s still winning over older rural voters — but not the young www.politico.eu/article/hung...

A Cuba, 14 prisonniers politiques ont été libérés, annonce une ONG Selon l’organisation Cubalex, basée à Miami, ces libérations interviennent à la suite d’un accord avec le Vatican, médiateur historique entre La Havane et Washington. Deux autres opposants avaient été relâchés vendredi.

A Cuba, 14 prisonniers politiques ont été libérés, annonce une ONG

Au Nigeria, une attaque menée par « plusieurs centaines d’individus » sur une équipe de sécurité fait 20 morts dans l’Etat du Plateau Douze membres des forces de sécurité, dont deux officiers supérieurs, ont été tués dans cet assaut, selon une association locale.

Au Nigeria, une attaque menée par « plusieurs centaines d’individus » sur une équipe de sécurité fait 20 morts dans l’Etat du Plateau
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Trump news at a glance: president says Iran’s Kharg Island ‘demolished’ and threatens more strikes ‘just for fun’ Trump also questions whether Iran’s new supreme leader ‘is even alive’ while deflating hopes of a deal with Tehran to end conflict – key US politics stories from 14 March 2026 at a glance

Trump news at a glance: president says Iran’s Kharg Island ‘demolished’ and threatens more strikes ‘just for fun’
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Middle East crisis live: Trump ‘surprised’ Iran has targeted Gulf countries and claims US ‘decimated’ Kharg Island US president said he did not want to make a deal with Iran yet, while claiming that he might hit Kharg Island again ‘just for fun’

Middle East crisis live: Trump ‘surprised’ Iran has targeted Gulf countries and claims US ‘decimated’ Kharg Island
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Ukraine war briefing: six people killed as Russia unleashes missile and drone attacks, officials say Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia targeted energy infrastructure near Kyiv but residential buildings and schools also hit. What we know on day 1,481

Ukraine war briefing: six people killed as Russia unleashes missile and drone attacks, officials say
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Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell The outgoing president of the Kennedy Center leaves the institution renamed, nearly closed, and wildly unpopular.

Ric Grenell’s departure from the Kennedy Center suggests the beginning of an era in which fewer and fewer people even notice the institution, Jonathan L. Fischer argues.

The Art of Taking Smart Risks Good risk can bring joy to life, but Americans are up against forces that profit from the reckless kind.

Smart risk-taking can add joy to life. "But Americans are also up against powerful forces that profit off of the reckless kind," @isabelfattal.bsky.social writes in the Wonder Reader:

Where Mamdani Has Refused to Moderate The New York City mayor is not soft-pedaling his views on Israel.

Zohran Mamdani has moderated or compromised on several issues during his first months in office—but the question of Israel and Palestine appears to be different, Michael Powell argues.

How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.

The co-founder of an think tank based in Jerusalem explains how the Israeli government exerts control over the West Bank, the merging of the settler movement and the military, and how October 7th and the war in Gaza accelerated West Bank settlement expansion. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C3_iTv

Claude A.I. Versus the Pentagon The Trump Administration wants Anthropic’s A.I. model, Claude, to act like an obedient soldier; the tech firm argues that that could lead down a dangerous path.

The Trump Administration wants Anthropic’s A.I. model, Claude, to act like an obedient soldier; the tech firm argues that that could lead down a dangerous path. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rL3dwK

How White South Africans Are Reshaping the Mississippi Delta As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas.

How White South Africans Are Reshaping the Mississippi Delta
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Is JD Vance Rooting for the Iran War to Fail? Recent reporting leaves little doubt: Trump’s vice president thinks that if the war goes badly, it will help him secure the 2028 Republican nomination for president.

Is JD Vance Rooting for the Iran War to Fail? newrepublic.com/article/2077...

Iran is receiving ‘military cooperation’ from Russia and China, foreign minister says Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country will continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which has caused oil prices to soar.

Iran is receiving ‘military cooperation’ from Russia and China, foreign minister says www.ms.now/news/iran-wa...

North Korean leader Kim observes test of rocket launch systems with his daughter North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems to examine the country’s war deterrence.

North Korean leader Kim observes test of rocket launch systems with his daughter apnews.com/article/nort...

Israel and Lebanon to talk as war with Hezbollah rages, Haaretz reports Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported on ​Saturday, in what would be a diplomatic milestone between the two states as Israel and ...

Israel and Lebanon to talk as war with Hezbollah rages, Haaretz reports www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Iraq After Second Attack on Embassy

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave Iraq After Second Attack on Embassy www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Russia Uses Bot Network to Stoke Hungary–Ukraine Tensions Ahead of Hungary’s Election As Hungary moves toward parliamentary elections scheduled for April 12, 2026, a vote that could present one of the most serious challenges in more than a decade to Russia’s puppet Viktor Orbán, Moscow...

My latest on Russia’s Matryoshka operation and the bots that are spreading fake stories about Ukraine to inflame tensions to help keep Russia’s puppet Orbán in power.

These bots were just focused on Epstein conspiracies and local German elections, and now have shifted to Hungary.

Trump’s personal phone number is the hottest commodity in Washington, D.C.—and some are willing to barter or pay to get it, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social report: theatln.tc/suGnXBwC

Salman Rushdie Doesn’t Want to Be Your ‘Free Speech Barbie’ Speaking with George Packer at the New Orleans Book Festival, the author was eager to return to the subject of fiction.

Salman Rushdie, speaking with the Atlantic writer George Packer at the New Orleans Book Festival, was eager to return to the subject of fiction. Andrea Valdez on why Rushdie is weary of being your “Free Speech Barbie”:

How America Learned to Love Barnes & Noble Again Anti-chain animus is receding.

In a world that’s more online than ever, Barnes & Noble is experiencing a revival. Henry Grabar on why a company once considered “the big bad wolf blowing down the walls of indie bookstores” is experiencing a revival:

One Situation After Another Doomscrolling is over. Now, everyone is “monitoring the situation.”

The war with Iran is the latest example of the internet’s obsession with “monitoring the situation”—but there’s a cost when every event, feeling, piece of art, and suffering is flattened into one unit online, Charlie Warzel argues:

Trump agisce come se fosse un 'asset' di Putin - Valigia Blu Trump giustifica l'aiuto di Mosca all'Iran e premia Putin revocando i limiti al petrolio russo. Tra accuse di tradimento e il caos in Medio Oriente, il fronte occidentale si spacca: Bruxelles e Berlin...

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Phillips O'Brien on Iran How clueless are our leaders? Very

Phillips O'Brien on Iran
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This doctor treated migrants’ severe injuries at the US-Mexico wall: ‘Political decisions made it as violent as possible’ Dr Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfold at the border near El Paso. He reflects on why it was like a ‘perverse Groundhog Day’

This doctor treated migrants’ severe injuries at the US-Mexico wall: ‘Political decisions made it as violent as possible’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...