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17/03 21:19 - Trump administration argues order blocking deportation flights ‘not enforceable’ and seeks removal of judge in case – live 17/03 21:16 - King meets Carney in symbolic support for Canada 17/03 21:12 - Bavaria wants German health system prepared for war 17/03 20:49 - Australia news live: OECD economists slash growth estimates for Australian economy and warn trade wars may push prices up 17/03 20:44 - Russian army ‘has gotten infinitely smarter’ – Blackwater founder 17/03 20:40 - Putin urged to prove Russia wants peace ahead of Trump talks 17/03 20:32 - Carney visits Macron and Starmer as he seeks alliances amid Trump trade war 17/03 20:29 - Keir Starmer to unveil drastic disability benefit cuts despite opposition 17/03 20:13 - White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations 17/03 20:00 - Chuck Schumer postpones book tour stops amid shutdown vote backlash 17/03 19:22 - Trump Invoked the Alien Enemies Act to Speed Up Deportations: What to Know 17/03 19:17 - 'Give us back the Statue of Liberty!', French MEP says 17/03 19:14 - Free speech in Trump's America: Drawing up the battlelines 17/03 19:12 - Putin unlocks trading in Russian assets 17/03 18:55 - 'Unprecedented': Israel heading towards a 'constitutional crisis' 17/03 18:38 - Trump warns Iran will be ‘held responsible’ for Houthi attacks from Yemen 17/03 18:38 - Trump warns Iran will be ‘held responsible’ for Houthi attacks from Yemen 17/03 18:32 - Trump’s Plan to Discuss Ukraine’s Power Plants With Putin Prompts Questions 17/03 18:13 - David Lammy says G7 considering further moves to pressure Russia into agreeing Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened 17/03 18:03 - Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S shares take £4bn hit amid Asda price war fears 17/03 18:02 - EU’s foreign policy chief laments US funding cuts to Radio Free Europe 17/03 18:00 - News24 | Help Syria or risk new migration wave, Red Cross tells Europe 17/03 18:00 - Trump cuts to have ‘chilling effect’ on climate science and ‘degrade’ Australia’s ability to forecast weather 17/03 17:57 - Surrogate parents too afraid to return to Italy after ‘procreative tourism’ law 17/03 17:53 - French politician jokes US should return Statue of Liberty for siding with ‘tyrants’ 17/03 17:53 - EU warns of threat to Syrian transition while pledging billions in aid 17/03 17:53 - EU warns of threat to Syrian transition while pledging billions in aid 17/03 17:50 - Critical Fire Conditions Expected to Return to Texas and Oklahoma 17/03 17:34 - Pentagon webpage for Black Medal of Honor winner restored after outcry 17/03 17:24 - Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and power plants in Ukraine ceasefire talks 17/03 17:18 - Ukraine extradites German mercenary wanted for rape at home – media 17/03 17:15 - UK regulators to face twice-yearly reviews as Reeves says there’s ‘too much bureaucracy’ 17/03 17:00 - Kremlin confirms Trump-Putin call on Tuesday as European leaders question Russia’s intentions – as it happened 17/03 16:59 - 'Ceasefire doesn’t mean the end of the war’, Ukraine's former FM Dmytro Kuleba says 17/03 16:54 - Russia behind arson attack on Ikea store in Lithuanian capital, says prosecutor 17/03 16:53 - News24 | 'A union of peoples': Canada PM Carney reaches for UK, French connection amid US trade war 17/03 16:51 - Brown University professor deported despite judge’s order, defying US court 17/03 16:51 - Putin and Trump to talk with proposed Russia-Ukraine truce in balance 17/03 16:51 - Putin and Trump to talk with proposed Russia-Ukraine truce in balance 17/03 16:38 - How Trump’s US aid freeze has stymied Colombia’s immigration system 17/03 16:38 - How Trump’s US aid freeze has stymied Colombia’s immigration system 17/03 16:33 - How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War 17/03 16:26 - Yale professors warn international students new Trump travel ban may be imminent 17/03 16:13 - Ex-Project 2025 chief says Trump’s actions are beyond his ‘wildest dreams’ 17/03 16:03 - Moscow accuses London of ‘piracy’ 17/03 16:01 - Tens of thousands attend rallies in Yemen after deadly US airstrikes – as it happened 17/03 15:59 - ‘Horror everywhere’: In Kursk, evacuated Russians long for peace 17/03 15:42 - EU, others pledge more than $6bn to Syria in post-al-Assad donor drive 17/03 15:42 - EU, others pledge more than $6bn to Syria in post-al-Assad donor drive 17/03 15:29 - Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants despite a judge’s ruling to stop 17/03 15:15 - Trump’s Trade War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, OECD Says 17/03 15:12 - Lithuania accuses Russia over Ikea store fire in its capital city 17/03 15:00 - Canada’s Carney visits France to seek ‘reliable’ allies amid US disputes 17/03 15:00 - Canada’s Carney visits France to seek ‘reliable’ allies amid US disputes 17/03 14:49 - Trump administration pulls US out of body investigating Ukraine invasion 17/03 14:35 - Trump makes unsupported claim Biden pardons are ‘void’ as he used autopen 17/03 14:31 - Trump administration poised to ‘strand rural America with worse internet’ to help Musk, official warns 17/03 14:10 - Trump-Putin call set for Tuesday over ceasefire talks, Kremlin confirms 17/03 14:00 - Nearly half of Australia’s year 6 students can’t swim 50 metres or tread water for two minutes 17/03 13:52 - Dozens killed in deadly US weather 17/03 13:48 - Germany recruiting Afghan migrants as mercenaries for Ukraine – RT source (VIDEO) 17/03 13:43 - China vows to ‘vigorously boost consumption’ to revive weak economy 17/03 13:39 - Former Bank of England deputy warns Rachel Reeves against kneejerk cuts 17/03 13:13 - Trump Says He Will Call Putin to Discuss Ending Ukraine War 17/03 13:00 - Sudan's civil war: ‘Intentional and systemic targeting of civilians’ by warring sides 17/03 12:46 - 'Significant' number of countries to provide troops to Ukraine peacekeeping force 17/03 12:37 - Putin and Trump to discuss Ukraine ceasefire by phone on Tuesday 17/03 12:35 - As Islam grows in Russia, Muslim prisoners struggle to practise their faith 17/03 12:35 - As Islam grows in Russia, Muslim prisoners struggle to practise their faith 17/03 12:28 - How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled 17/03 12:27 - Kamala Harris Warned Us About 7 Things Donald Trump Would Do — And Now Is Doing — As President, And It's Bleak 17/03 12:24 - Trump to speak to Putin on Tuesday about Ukraine ceasefire 17/03 12:24 - Trump to speak to Putin on Tuesday about Ukraine ceasefire 17/03 12:18 - What is the 1798 law that Trump used to deport migrants? 17/03 12:00 - News24 | 'Just hot air': Russia demands neutral status of Ukraine in exchange for peace 17/03 11:58 - First Thing: Kremlin confirms Trump-Putin call to go ahead 17/03 11:55 - Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD 17/03 11:34 - Russian troops regain ground in the Kursk region 17/03 11:30 - Jim Chalmers to call Trump’s tariffs ‘senseless’ and urge Australia to focus on resilience over retaliation 17/03 11:02 - “Amend It Or I’m Going To War”: Here’s What’s Going On With Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, And Those Alleged Texts About North West’s Feature On A New Song With Diddy 17/03 10:51 - U.S. to Withdraw From Group Investigating Responsibility for Ukraine Invasion 17/03 10:51 - US flies alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court block 17/03 10:00 - ‘I will spend my life rebuilding’: Gaza’s heritage sites destroyed by war 17/03 10:00 - Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption 17/03 09:36 - Charities and MPs warn Starmer over benefits changes 17/03 09:31 - Cutting benefits is ‘not a Labour thing to do’, says Diane Abbott 17/03 09:31 - Fair Warning: Only An Adult Of Above-Average Intelligence Can Decode These Emoji Name Riddles 17/03 09:30 - News24 | 'Totally unacceptable': Israel, Hamas peace talks deadlocked over next phase in Gaza 17/03 09:09 - Trump says he will talk to Putin this week as he pushes for end to Ukraine war 17/03 09:09 - Which key pieces of infrastructure could be part of Ukraine ceasefire deal? 17/03 09:02 - Social Security Employees Warn of Damage From DOGE 17/03 08:38 - UK mulls open-ended troop deployment in Ukraine – Times 17/03 08:14 - US to exit EU-led investigation on Russia – NYT 17/03 07:52 - What’s happening in Yemen? 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