US, China hold trade talks in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday at the Paris headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The discussions are expected to focus on shifting US tariffs, the flow of Chinese-produced rare earth minerals and magnets to US buyers, the US’s high-tech export controls and Chinese purchases of US agricultural products. US …

Tariffs, Oil Shock, and US-Iran Tensions: Impact on the US Dollar, S&P 500, and Global Trade

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1800 watt balcony power plant with solar bank for only 889 euros

Kleines Kraftwerk's 1800Wp Quattro with Anker solar bank 2 E1600 Pro and Anker Solix Smart Meter for 889 euros is an exclusive FOCUS online deal. The deal includes a set of four solar modules with 450 Wp each reach up to 2250 Wp and a battery with capacity of 1.6 kilowatt hours.

Gulf Arab States Intercept New Missiles And Drones As Iran Threatens To Widen War

Gulf Arab states report new missile and drone attacks on Sunday. Iran threatens to widen its campaign and calls for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates. Iran's foreign minister says the U.S. attacked Kharg and Abu Musa islands from locations in the UAE. Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at the UAE, Bahrain, …

Trump’s Mass-Detention Campaign

Kristi Noem was fired as the first Cabinet secretary to be fired in Trump's second term earlier this month. She was replaced by Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma senator and a former mixed-martial-arts fighter. The Department of Homeland Security is detaining more immigrants than at any other point since the department was founded in 2002. 23 immigrants have died in custody …

Knesset Moves Ahead With Judicial Overhaul Bills Despite Ongoing Iran War

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Six Wounded by Iranian Missile Strikes Across Central Israel

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Trump Rejects Efforts To Launch Iran Ceasefire Talks, Sources Say

Both sides are digging in for an extended conflict. The war has killed more than 2,000 people and created the biggest-ever oil supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Some U.S. officials and advisers urge a quick end to the war, warning that surging gasoline prices could exact a high political price from the president's Republican Party.

Hong Kong seeks to replace, not punish, underperforming Medical Council members

Hong Kong authorities propose replacing Medical Council members who underperform rather than punishing them as part of an overhaul. There was a public outcry over a 15-year delay in an alleged medical blunder inquiry. The ombudsman previously criticised the council for its excessively long complaint processes.

Iran will not collapse: What the US–Israel War reveals about power in the Middle East

Israel and the U.S. are trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Iran has rejected the security architecture that has defined the Middle East since the late 20th century. Iran is one of the few surviving civilizations whose political identity predates the modern international system by millennia.

Why You Saw Some COVID Treatments

During COVID-19, physicians around the world were testing combinations of existing medications on their patients. Research timing and funding momentum determined which approaches generated the most data. Algorithm-driven platforms influenced which medical viewpoints reached the public. Ivermectin was removed from the proposed study just so the trial could move forward.

How Small, Independent Farmers Help Keep America Healthy

Both powerful antioxidants, turmeric and curcumin are difficult for the body to absorb. Bioavailable formulas support bone and joint comfort, immune function, healthy vision, and more. Methyl Folate is the preferred form for the natural detox your liver and cells need for everyday wellness.

Trump’s latest tariffs face a fresh set of legal hurdles

The law Trump invoked for the replacement tariffs says they should be of broad and uniform application, but the president's approach seems far from that standard. The fine print waives the new tariffs for Mexico and Canada and some goods coming from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua. Trump carved out a slew of product …

François Kaserake Kamate on global complicity and the fight for the DRC

Francois Kaserake Kamate is a climate and human rights activist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). For 13 years he has been involved in non-violent movements for justice and accountability. Kamate has been arrested countless times, had to relocate to Kinshasa, and even lost his job as an educator. He believes ignorance, poverty and corruption are the three …

News of the day March 15, 2026

There are live elections in Castilla y León 15M. More than 2 million people went to the polls. Martínez (PSOE) and Pollán (Vox) are the first of the candidates to vote. The war in Iran exposes the high global dependence on crude oil and gas. Europe remains subordinated to imported energies.

Crops irrigated with wastewater store drugs in their leaves

Wastewater can contain psychoactive medications commonly used to treat mental health conditions. New research from Johns Hopkins University suggests that certain crops store these chemicals mainly in their leaves. The study is part of a broader effort to understand the safety of irrigating crops with municipal wastewater.

War in Iran: Three Consequences for Vladimir Putin's Russia

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Species slowdown: Is nature’s ability to self-repair stalling?

Nature is slowing down, and its ability to regenerate is failing in the face of climate change, according to the authors of a new analysis of the speed of species turnover in ecosystems. Species turnover is down by a third since the mid-1970s, when the current trend of rapidly rising global temperatures began.

After years of hesitation, more Druze of the Golan Heights seek Israeli citizenship

Sgt. First Class Maher Khatar and Staff Sgt. Or Demry from Majdal Shams, a Druze town near the Syrian border, were killed in combat on Sunday. It is the first military death of a Druzed soldier from the town since the ceasefire agreement signed in November 2024. The Times of Israel visited Majdal shams as part of a tour of …

The Week Ahead: Markets Watch Fed Signals, Energy Volatility and Inflation Data

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‘Black rain’: Iran war’s toxic pollution will spread and last for decades

On March 8, Israeli drone strikes hit oil depots and refineries on the outskirts of Tehran, setting fuel on fire and releasing columns of black smoke, which mixed with rain clouds poured toxic chemicals onto the city later in the day. Nejat Rahmanian, a professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Bradford, experienced a similar event 35 …

Over 2,000 dead, mostly civilians, in US-Israel-Iran war

More than 2,000 people have been killed since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28. The most recent death toll from Iran was 1,270, but Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said on March 6 that at least 1,332 people had been killed. At least 850 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, 30 in …

Sunday Thought #2: The Legacy of These Dark Days

The last year has been depressing for Thomas L. Friedman as a journalist and as a person. He saw a spontaneous uprising of civic activism propelled by a single idea: I am my neighbor's keeper. The people of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.

‘Two sessions’ signals China-US tech contest is entering a new era

This year’s government work report set an economic growth target of 4.5 to 5%. It announced increased fiscal support for science and technology, including a 10% funding rise for research and development and over 16% for basic research. China-US relationship is likely to be defined by intensified competition in key strategic industries, with a smaller space for cooperation in global …

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