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March 30, 2026

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Australia will ‘examine all options’ to avoid new 15% tariffs announced by Donald Trump | Australian foreign policy

Australia will “examine all options” after the US president Donald Trump announced a temporary 15% tariff would apply to US imports from all countries. The US president’s move came less than 24 hours after the US supreme court overturned his original 10% import tariff. Shortly after the ruling, Trump announced he was reinstating the 10% duties using a different law before raising it again to 15%. In a brief statement on Sunday morning, the trade minister, Don Farrell, said he was working closely with Australia’s embassy in Washington to “assess the implications and examine all options”. “Australia believes in free

March 30, 2026

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John Fetterman faces backlash from Democrats for Senate votes

March 28, 2026, 4:59 a.m. ET Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has faced criticism from his Democratic constituents for breaking with the party on several key issues. Fetterman, who once campaigned against centrist Democrats, has seen his favorability rise among Republicans while falling with Democrats. Some political analysts and party members question whether Fetterman will be able to win reelection in 2028, or if he will even choose to run again. Throughout his 2022 campaign for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman often took to social media to needle the few centrist Senate Democrats with histories of breaking party ranks. Then Pennsylvania’s lieutenant

March 30, 2026

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Breaking Down the Forbes ‘World’s Billionaire List’ | National News

Forbes on Tuesday released the 2026 World’s Billionaire List, its annual ranking of the world’s most affluent people, featuring a record number of newcomers and net wealth. The list is a compilation of 3,428 people in industries ranging from finance to healthcare, a 13.2% increase from 2025. The net wealth of the list jumped by $4 trillion this year. Elon Musk, best known as the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is first on the list. The 54-year-old’s net worth jumped by a staggering $825 billion since 2017, putting him at a total net worth of $839.6 billion in 2026. Musk

March 30, 2026

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US diplomacy hits rock bottom, again – EUobserver

EUobserver voice is a daily opinion piece by EUobserver staff writers, published every weekday morning There was more “breaking news” in a Donald Trump speech last weekend, but it was hardly reported, while US diplomacy in France also lacked class. The US president declared the end of Nato’s Article V, said he would rename the Strait of Hormuz the “Strait of Trump”, and invade Cuba “next”, while speaking at a Saudi business forum in Miami last Friday (28 March) evening. “Nato just wasn’t there. They just weren’t there … now, based on their actions, I guess we don’t have to

March 30, 2026

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Trump says TSA workers to be paid as U.S. air travel hits ‘breaking point’ – National

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress. Trump signed the action with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of the nation’s top airports. “America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point,” Trump said in the memo authorizing the payments. He added, “I have determined that these circumstances constitute an emergency situation compromising the Nation’s security.” Trump said his administration would use “funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations” for the payments.

March 30, 2026

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Benson Boone announces ‘Wanted Man’ US tour after record-breaking global run – All about the dates, booking, and more | English Movie News

Benson Boone, the breakout pop sensation known for his soulful vocals and chart-topping hits like ‘Beautiful Things,’ has just dropped major news for his dedicated followers. On March 29, 2026, the young artist revealed details of his highly anticipated Wanted Man US Tour, promising an explosive summer run across the continental United StatesThis exciting reveal comes hot on the heels of his sold-out American Heart World Tour, which wrapped up earlier this month after 50 arena shows in North America and Europe. The biggest US headline outing yet: The Wanted Man tour by Benson Boone Fans are buzzing online, with

March 30, 2026

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‘Baahubali’ congratulates Aditya Dhar, Ranveer Singh and ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ team for record-breaking run at North American box office |

Records are meant to be broken and that’s just what ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ did this weekend, when it finally ended the reign of ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ at the North American box office. The film directed by Aditya Dhar, and starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film in North America, surpassing the 9-year record held by ‘Baahubali 2′, directed by SS Rajamouli.‘Dhurandhar 2’ breaks ‘Baahubali 2’ recordAccording to Sacnilk, the spy action film crossed the USD 20.80 million record held by ‘Baahubali 2’ within just nine days. As per Deadline, the movie has since reached

March 29, 2026

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Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran | Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield. Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began. “The United States is decimating the radical Iranian regime’s military in a way the world has

March 29, 2026

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US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn | US-Israel war on Iran

Top military officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Tuesday that they may not be able to shoot down every Iranian drone being launched against US military installations and assets in retaliatory attacks, according to two people familiar with the matter. The officials, led by the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Dan Caine, said Iran has been deploying thousands of one-way attack drones, and while the US military has capacity to take down the vast majority, it cannot intercept all of them. As a result, the officials said in a classified briefing for lawmakers on Capitol

March 29, 2026

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Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

As the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28, Tehran’s response was swift. Not only did Iran fire missiles and drones towards Israel, but it also targeted US assets in Gulf countries, expanding the conflict in one of the most important energy-producing regions in the world. In the past month, Iranian attacks have damaged or destroyed radar systems, a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system and Reaper drones in attacks on US bases in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait as it sought to counter the US air