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Education Dept. to relocate headquarters as Trump dismantles agency - UPI.com

A banner highlighting "Heroes in American Education" hangs from the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, March 1, 2026. On Thursday, it was announced the department would be relocating. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI) -- The Department of Educ»»»

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Gulf News 17m

India shuts down lockdown rumours amid Iran war fears

New Delhi: The Indian government has dismissed rumours suggesting a possible nationwide lockdown due to the ongoing Iran conflict, calling the claims “completely false”. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said there is no proposal under consideration for any such restrictions, urging the public not »»»

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24 News Agency 19m

Kara-Balta—Chaldovar road prepared for reconstruction with EBRD support - | 24.KG

The implementation of Kara-Balta — Chaldovar road reconstruction project was discussed at the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister Baktyluu Mombekov and Regional Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Ay»»»

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Gulf News 36m

Dubai gold jumps after dip as buyers rush back into the market

Dubai: Dubai gold prices moved higher on Friday morning, reversing part of the previous day’s decline and drawing renewed attention from buyers tracking short-term swings. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.At 9:22 am, 24-karat gold was priced at Dh535.50 per gram, up fro»»»

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Kathimerini 40m

Four arrested in Salamina for illegal dumping of construction waste

Four men have been arrested in the Salamina area by a special Athens Police task force targeting illegal waste disposal. The suspects, aged 28, 29, 43, and 56, were caught making four separate trips in a truck, dumping inert materials and rubble at an unauthorized site. The 56-year-old drove the ve»»»

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France24 41m

US ties Ukraine security guarantees to Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said the US is conditioning post-war security guarantees on Kyiv ceding the Russian-occupied Donbas, as Washington pushes for a swift end to the war. Zelensky warned such terms would weaken Ukraine’s defences and embolden Moscow, amid uncertainty over future U»»»

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France24 41m

Turkey-operated tanker carrying Russian oil struck by naval drone in Black Sea

A crude oil tanker sailing from the Russian port of Novorossiysk to Istanbul was hit by a naval drone near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait Thursday morning, Turkey's Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. No one was injured in the attack, which Uraloglu said had targeted the s»»»

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France24 41m

'Return hubs': EU parliament clears the way for offshore migrant detention centres

The European Parliament on Thursday approved a proposed reform that would allow member states to deport migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected to offshore detention facilities outside EU borders. Migrant arrivals to Europe have declined in recent years, shifting the focus to repatria»»»

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France24 41m

NATO's European allies and Canada boosted military spending by 20% in 2025

A NATO report on Thursday said military spending by European allies and Canada rose by 20 percent in 2025. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that NATO partners significantly boost defence expenditures, with leaders agreeing at a summit last year to spend 5 percent ​of»»»

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France24 41m

G7 wants 'lasting peace and stability' in Middle East, France's foreign minister says

G7 nations want to "create the conditions for lasting peace and stability" in the Middle East, ‌France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said at a two-day conference outside Paris on Thursday. The talks aim to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war.  ‌France's foreig»»»

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France24 41m

Moscow and St Petersburg internet blackouts raise fears of Kremlin surveillance

Restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks – with the Kremlin citing “security” – were lifted on Wednesday while St Petersburg endured a third consecutive day of outages. Some fear an attempt to isolate Russians from information from the outsi»»»

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France24 41m

Russia's spring offensive in Ukraine expected to focus on 'Fortress Belt' in Donetsk region

Russia's spring offensive in Ukraine is expected to focus on the so-called "Fortress Belt" ​of heavily defended cities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which Moscow has repeatedly demanded Kyiv relinquish in return for peace. Speaking on FRANCE 24, retired Vice Admiral of the US Navy Robert B M»»»

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Al Awsat 41m

Report: Iran Hardliners Ramp up Calls for a Nuclear Bomb

The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating US-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources in the country say. With the Revolutionary Guards now dominant following the killing of veteran Supreme Leader»»»

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Al Awsat 41m

Blasts Heard as Lebanese State Media Says Israel Strikes Beirut Suburbs

Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs early Friday, as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah stronghold that Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted this month. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid. Leban»»»

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Al Awsat 41m

Trump Moves Deadline for Striking Iran Energy Sites

US President Donald Trump has pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets, saying talks on ending the war were "going very well" as Israel announced fresh strikes on Tehran early Friday. As the conflict that has roiled energy markets nears its second month, US Secretary of State Ma»»»

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24 News Agency 43m

Waste-to-energy plant to be built in Osh city - | 24.KG

A waste-to-energy plant will be built on the site of a former landfill in Osh, the municipality’s press service reported. The plant is planned to process up to 800 tons of waste per month, generating up to 30 megawatts of electricity. As press secretary Zhyldyzbek Bolotbekov explained to 24.kg news»»»

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24 News Agency 43m

CSTO countries approve plan for regional operation Nelegal-2026 - | 24.KG

Member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have approved the plan for the regional operation Nelegal-2026, the organization’s press service reported. According to the statement, a meeting of the international headquarters for the CSTO regional operation Nelegal-2026 was hel»»»

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24 News Agency 43m

Kyrgyzstan revises university admission rules, to open center for foreigners - | 24.KG

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has amended several regulations in the field of vocational secondary and higher education. According to the resolution, a state-owned enterprise, the Center for Admission of Foreign Students, will be established under the Ministry of Science, Higher Education,»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 52m

Woman Detained for Stabbing Four German Nationals in Two Attacks in Central Sofia

Police have detained a 39-year-old woman late Thursday after she allegedly stabbed four German nationals in two separate incidents within minutes of each other in central Sofia, authorities said. All victims were hospitalized with stab wounds but are not in life-threatening condition, according to »»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 52m

Woman Detained for Stabbing Four German Nationals in Two Attacks in Central Sofia

Police have detained a 39-year-old woman late Thursday after she allegedly stabbed four German nationals in two separate incidents within minutes of each other in central Sofia, authorities said. All victims were hospitalized with stab wounds but are not in life-threatening condition, according to »»»

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France24 55m

Business - France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed

France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure revealed on Wednesday that between 30 and 40 per cent of Gulf refining capacity has been damaged or destroyed by Iran's retaliatory strikes, leaving a shortage of 11 million barrels a day on global oil markets. Lescure warned it could take up to three y»»»

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France24 55m

The Observers - '100% human?' We tested 10 AI-detection tools

The proliferation of AI-generated images has created demand for a new kind of tool: sites and apps that claim to determine whether an image was created or modified by AI. We tested 10 of the tools on the same image. There are dozens of AI detection tools claiming to identify images generated o»»»

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France24 55m

Press Review - Meta and YouTube verdict: Social media shakedown or bellwether?

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 26: We look at reactions after Meta and YouTube were found guilty of social media harms in what is being hailed as a "landmark" trial. Will it give impetus to thousands of other lawsuits in the waiting? Also: Italy's Giorgia Meloni headed to Algeria in a lig»»»

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France24 55m

People & Profit - Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz: Fertiliser supply chains under strain

As tensions between the US, Israel and Iran choke the Strait of Hormuz, cutting global energy and fertiliser flows, markets face rising prices and food insecurity. We discuss the global fallout with Carlos Razo from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), exploring the risks for t»»»

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France24 55m

Business - Iran war is starting to disrupt global value chains

Concern that the Iran war could plunge the world into stagflation is rising as hostilities in the Middle East continue with no end in sight. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)'s chief economist Beata Javorcik tells France 24's Yuka Royer that while the world is not yet»»»

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