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South African inflation picks up to 3.1% y/y in March, as expected

South Africa's headline consumer inflation quickened to 3.1% year on year in March from 3.0% in February, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday.The slight increase was in line with the median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, as the effects of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran were only starting to filter through into prices last month.Inflation is set to accelerate much faster in April, when domestic fuel prices surged despite the government temporarily reducing a fuel levy to try to mitigate the impact of the Middle East conflict.South Africa's central bank left its policy rate

Chinese navy brushes past Okinawa islands as tensions with Japan flare

Germany unveils military strategy but sticks to troop target

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Italy to cut growth forecasts as Eurostat delivers deficit verdict

Italy is set to cut its economic growth forecasts on Wednesday due to the turmoil in the Middle East and surging energy costs, government officials said, with the outlook for public finances dependent on a ruling from Eurostat on Rome's 2025 accounts.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government is expected to reduce its estimate for this year's growth to around 0.5% or 0.6% from a current 0.7% target, ⁠and lower next year's outlook to 0.6% or 0.7% from 0.8%, the sources said.The euro zone's third-largest economy rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, helped by costly state-funded b

China unveils plan to make cities more youth, child friendly

European shares rise as Trump extends Iran ceasefire; corporate earnings on tap

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Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a Zelenskiy-Putin meeting, FM says

Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, its top diplomat said, as Kyiv seeks to reinvigorate stalling peace talks. "We asked the Turks about it, we asked some other capitals," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in comments to reporters on Tuesday that were cleared for release on Wednesday.He added that Ukraine would be ready to consider any place other than Belarus or Russia for a meeting with Putin, which Zelenskiy has long sought to try to hasten a resolution of the more than four-year war.Belarus is a close all

UK's Senior expects 2026 performance above expectations on stronger aerospace demand

How the Iran war oil and gas supply shock compares with past disruptions

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Many Americans question Trump’s temperament amid Iran war, pope spat: Reuters/Ipsos poll

President Donald Trump's approval rating held at the lowest of his term in recent days as many Americans questioned his temperament amid the Iran war and a feud with Pope Leo, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.The six-day public opinion poll, concluded on Monday, showed only 36% of Americans approve of Trump's job performance, unchanged from a month earlier. Trump enjoyed the highest approval rating of his current term, 47%, shortly after he was sworn in to office on January 20, 2025.Trump has been under pressure since his administration and Israel launched a war against Iran in February that has p

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Virginia voters approve a map giving Democrats a chance at four more House seats, CNN projects

Virginia voters approved a map that gives Democrats the chance to net as many as four US House seats, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in a major boost to the party’s effort to win House control in the midterms.The map set to go into effect represents one of the most extreme political gerrymanders of the 2026 election cycle, giving Democrats an electoral advantage in 10 of the state’s 11 House districts. Currently, Democrats control six of those seats.Tuesday’s referendum drew a multimillion-dollar campaign to persuade Virginians to alter the state constitution to temporarily allow lines

Why President Trump extended his ceasefire with Iran

Feud between Mace and Mills flares as the Republicans trade barbs, expulsion threats

Trump raises prospect of federal support or merger as Spirit Airlines struggles with costs and debt

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the federal government could help keep a struggling Spirit Airlines afloat, while also encouraging a buyer to step in and rescue the budget carrier. “Spirit’s in trouble and I’d love somebody to buy Spirit. It’s 14,000 jobs,” Trump said in a CNBC interview. “And maybe the federal government should help that one out.” The ultra low-cost carrier filed for bankruptcy protection in August for the second time in less than a year and was aiming to exit in late spring or early summer after striki

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Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules

A divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom, reversing a lower court judge who had blocked the law and marking a setback for parents who accused the Republican-led state of trampling their rights under the U.S. Constitution.The New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit voted 9-7 to uphold Texas Senate Bill 10, which was enacted last year and requires a poster of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in a visible spot in every public elementary and secondary school class

Internal documents shed light on Trump’s crusade to vet state voter rolls

Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants

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FIFA to put more more World Cup tickets on sale after adding new, more expensive categories

FIFA is putting more World Cup tickets on sale after angering some fans by adding new, more expensive categories. Soccer's governing body announced Tuesday it will make more tickets available at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday for all 104 games in Categories 1, 2 and 3 plus the new “front category” pricing it added this month. The new category sparked online complaints from fans who said they thought the better seats in the categories they had bought tickets for were withheld and they were assigned less favorable locations. FIFA in December pu

Stocks rise, oil near $100 as Trump extends Iran ceasefire

U.S. stock futures rose and the dollar wavered on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would indefinitely extend the Iran ceasefire, keeping sentiment buoyed, although with the Strait of Hormuz still closed, oil prices stayed near $100. Trump's announcement appeared to be unilateral, and it was not immediately clear whether Iran, or U.S. ally Israel, would agree to extend the ceasefire, which began two weeks ago. Markets took the latest development in stride as investors weighed the extension with no signs of resumption in talks yet. Iran had rejected a second round of negotiations

With acting AG at his side, FBI Director Patel publicly addresses allegations about his conduct

Shooting of tourists at Mexican pyramids shakes country weeks ahead of World Cup

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Victor Wembanyama has a concussion after falling face-first to court in loss to Blazers

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was placed in the NBA's concussion protocol after tumbling face-first to the court in the second quarter of Tuesday night's playoff loss to Portland. “He has a concussion. He’s in the protocol,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said after San Antonio fell 106-103 to even the Western Conference first-round series at one game apiece. “We’ll take the proper and appropriate steps.” Any extended absence by Wembanyama would be a massive blow to San Antonio, which finished with the league’s second-best record behind the vers

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Mets drop their 12th straight as Devin Williams struggles again in 5-3 loss to Twins

Embattled Mets closer Devin Williams allowed a tiebreaking RBI single to Luke Keaschall in the ninth inning, and New York lost its 12th consecutive game, falling 5-3 to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. The Mets' skid is their longest since they dropped 12 straight from Aug. 10-23, 2002. No team has made the playoffs after a season in which it lost 12 in a row. Matt Wallner followed Keaschall by drawing a bases-loaded walk off Williams (0-1), who didn’t retire any of the five batters he faced before being booed off the mound. Williams has allowed seven runs w