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Nepal report into deadly uprising recommends prosecuting ex-...

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At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship.
15 hours ago
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War in the Middle East: latest developments

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Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Thursday:
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Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end w...

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The conflict has mushroomed to draw in nations around the Middle East, sending energy markets into a tailspin and threatening to torpedo the global economy.
16 hours ago
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Middle East war: global economic fallout

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Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
17 hours ago
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Hezbollah rejects truce talks as Israel presses Lebanon stri...

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Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000, has kept up strikes on its northern neighbour and sent ground troops to take control of a strip up to the Litani River, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border.
17 hours ago
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US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction...

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The verdict hands plaintiffs in more than a thousand similar pending cases significant leverage -- and signals to the broader tech industry that juries are prepared to hold social media companies accountable for the mental health toll of their design choices.
17 hours ago
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China says 'glimmer of hope' on Iran war talks

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The White House has warned that US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a peace plan to end the war, but Tehran insisted it will not negotiate.
18 hours ago
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Iran says 'no negotiations' as US warns to accept 15-point d...

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The ramped-up rhetoric dashed hopes of any imminent de-escalation as violence on the ground showed no sign of abating, with Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia all coming under fire.
18 hours ago
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US Offers Plan for Ceasefire, Iran Rejects Saying Washington...

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Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 25, 2026. 
21 hours ago
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Oil, stock trading spiked before Trump's Iran remarks

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Between 1049 GMT and 1050 GMT, 734 oil contracts changed hands, and in the next minute that number surged to 2,168 -- 16 times higher than the average observed through the day up to that time.
21 hours ago