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   EU ministers head to Bucha as Ukraine and Hungary tensions dominate Brussels

   Kaja Kallas led an EU delegation to Bucha for the fourth anniversary of the town’s liberation, while fresh reporting on Hungary’s foreign minister added to the bloc’s frustration over sanctions and support for Ukraine.

   5 min read Mar 31, 12:16 PM
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   Trump pushes ahead on policy as approval softens and GOP midterm anxiety rises

   With approval ratings slipping and public frustration over the Iran war growing, Trump is pressing ahead on his agenda in ways that worry Republicans who say the White House is acting as if the midterms are someone else’s problem.

   7 min read Mar 31, 11:53 AM
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   Mamdani’s rent freeze push runs into New York’s property tax mess

   Three months into office, Mayor Mamdani looks close to winning a rent freeze for about 2 million rent-stabilized tenants. A much bigger fight awaits over New York City’s lopsided property tax system, where the politics are messy, the math is worse, and nobody agrees who should pay the bill.

   6 min read Mar 31, 11:16 AM
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   Hegseth Broker Reportedly Sought Defense ETF Investment Before Iran Operation

   According to the Financial Times, a Morgan Stanley adviser working with Pete Hegseth explored a multimillion-dollar investment in BlackRock’s defense ETF weeks before the launch of Operation Epic Fury.

   3 min read Mar 31, 10:55 AM
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   Three possible paths for the Strait of Hormuz crisis

   As the US-Israeli war on Iran sends energy markets into their deepest disruption on record, three outcomes stand out: regional military action, a US-led coalition, or a drawn-out bargaining game over the Strait of Hormuz.

   6 min read Mar 31, 10:46 AM
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   White House says Cuba policy remains unchanged after Russian tanker allowed to deliver fuel

   The White House said the move was a one-off humanitarian decision, not a shift in US policy, even as Cuba continues to struggle with months of fuel shortages.

   1 min read Mar 31, 10:29 AM
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   Day 32 of the Iran war: strikes continue as Rubio says US goals are 'weeks' away

   US and Israeli air strikes continued across Iran on day 32 of the war, while Marco Rubio said Washington’s objectives are on track and could be met in “weeks, not months”

   6 min read Mar 31, 10:22 AM
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   Trump’s Approval Falls to 33%, the Lowest of His Second Term

   A University of Massachusetts Amherst poll found that 62% of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump, with approval now five points below July 2025 and 11 points below last April.

   1 min read Mar 31, 10:14 AM
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   Vance says aliens are 'demons' as he promises to dig into UFO files

   JD Vance said he is “obsessed” with UFOs, said he has not yet reviewed government files on the subject, and suggested that aliens may actually be “demons.”

   4 min read Mar 30, 04:44 PM
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    Rubio says Iran must never get nuclear weapons in Al Jazeera interview

    In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran must never develop nuclear weapons and should stop supporting terrorism. He also said Tehran’s short-range missiles are meant to threaten Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.

    1 min read Mar 30, 04:37 PM
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    Ukrainian drone crash in Finland carried an unexploded warhead, police say

    Finnish police said a Ukrainian military drone that crashed north of Kouvola was carrying an unexploded warhead, in what appears to be the first direct spillover of the Russia-Ukraine war onto Finnish soil.

    4 min read Mar 30, 04:29 PM