Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays off as Asian countries try to conserve fuel
This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf.
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Man survives fall from 270 meters and survives
Video: watson/emanuella kälin Mar 17, 2026, 11:41 amMar 17, 2026, 11:41 am A dramatic crash occurred at the 2026 Big Iron Shootout snowmobile event in Revelstoke, Canada. Participant Taylor Hoffmann from Alberta fell around 270 meters down a mountain gorge and survived. He lost control and fell over a cliff, landing in such a way […]
Continue ReadingSuspected suicide attacks kill at least 23 in north-east Nigeria
Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri’s busiest locations on Monday evening.
Continue ReadingUS court puts the brakes on Kennedy’s plans for child vaccinations
Mar 17, 2026, 11:23 amMar 17, 2026, 11:23 am A US court has temporarily put a stop to Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy’s comprehensive change of course on child vaccinations. On Monday (local time), the federal court in Massachusetts overturned an order from the US government from January. US Secretary of Health and Human Services […]
Continue ReadingIsrael says it killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani in overnight airstrike – POLITICO
Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that Iranian security chief Ali Larijani was killed in an overnight airstrike on Tehran. “Larijani and the Basij commander were eliminated overnight and joined … in the depths of hell,” Israel Katz said during a morning assessment Tuesday, according to several Israeli media reports. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei […]
Continue ReadingWarning of environmental disaster in the Mediterranean
Mar 17, 2026, 11:14 amMar 17, 2026, 11:14 am After the damage to a Russian gas tanker, the “Arctic Metagaz”, which is now drifting without a driver in the Mediterranean, Moscow is calling on the neighboring states to prevent an environmental catastrophe. “The international legal norms applicable to the current situation stipulate that coastal countries […]
Continue ReadingRecord rain in central Australia – waterfalls at Uluru
When it rains heavily, waterfalls appear on Australia’s landmarks. (archive image)Image: www.imago-images.de Authorities have issued warnings to tourists after record rainfall in central Australia and especially around the famous rock of Uluru. 03/17/2026, 07:0703/17/2026, 07:07 The amount of rain over the past two days is about three times the monthly average for this time of […]
Continue ReadingEurope rejects Trump’s Iran demands – POLITICO
European affairs ministers meet in Brussels to prepare this week’s EU summit — with discussions ranging from Ukraine and the war in Iran to the bloc’s next long-term budget and competitiveness. But there is also motion on enlargement. Ukraine and Moldova are receiving the remaining negotiating clusters in their EU accession talks, while Montenegro is […]
Continue ReadingFrench far right struggles to deliver its decisive breakthrough – POLITICO
Sun belt in focus Marseille, France’s second-biggest city, perfectly illustrates both the National Rally’s advances and its dilemma. National Rally candidate Franck Allisio (35 percent) almost tied with incumbent left-wing Mayor Benoît Payan (36.7 percent) in the first round. That’s more than 15 percentage points higher than the National Rally’s previous score in the 2020 local election. Still, Allisio now faces […]
Continue Reading400 dead in attack on clinic in Kabul
The Pakistani military has again attacked targets in the Afghan capital Kabul. 03/17/2026, 03:5303/17/2026, 03:53 In the attack on a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts, 400 people were killed and around 250 others were injured, wrote deputy Taliban spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat on the X platform. Pakistan rejected the account. The information provided by both parties […]
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