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US health department investigates 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion

HHS is looking into the states for ‘alleged disregard of, or confusion about’ the federal Weldon amendment

The Guardian - US

Father of killed US military member disputes Hegseth’s claim he said to ‘finish’ the job in Iran

Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’

The Guardian - US

Norway’s crown princess says she was ‘deceived’ by Jeffrey Epstein

Mette-Marit says she ‘did not know he was a sex offender’, despite Googling him three years after his prison sentence

The Guardian - UK

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USA sprint star Jordan Anthony suffers freak injury at World Championships after drug test goes wrong

The American, who is the favourite to win gold in the men’s 60m, was hit with a blood clot following an anti-doping test at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland

The Independent UK

Norway's crown princess talks about her ties to Epstein for the first time

Norway’s crown princess says she was manipulated and deceived by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and felt unsafe during a 2013 encounter with the American financier at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion

The Independent UK

Trump claims strict voter ID act should be ‘easy pass’ but says ‘we need Democrat votes’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

IRS glitch masked $51m in political donations, finance watchdog says

Exclusive: Error in second half of 2025 came after IRS saw over a quarter of its workforce reduced after huge cuts by Doge

The Guardian - US

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Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric sparks concern amid Iran conflict

This religious rhetoric has gained new significance following the recent conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran

The Independent UK

French foreign minister Barrot to discuss war in Middle East during Israel visit

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is due in Israel on Friday to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and ways to de-escalate the fighting that has engulfed the region since Israeli and American forces struck targets in Iran on 28 February.

Radio France Internationale

Hungary officials ‘gave Ukrainian forced injection’ after raid on bank vehicles

Kyiv sources say they think injection contained relaxant meant to make people more talkative in interrogations

The Guardian - UK

Madagascar’s military ruler decrees that ministers must pass lie detector tests

Michael Randrianirina, who dismissed PM and cabinet without explanation, claims measure is to root out corruption

The Guardian - UK

The legend of Cesar Chavez will never be the same after multiple rape allegations

The righteousness of the farmworker struggle persists in the face of a man who chose not to live up to its values

The Guardian - US

Los Angeles man blinded by officer’s projectile at anti-ICE protest, claim says

Jesus Javier Gomez Islas, 23, says in filing against LAPD he has permanently lost vision in one eye due to unjustified munition fired at his face

The Guardian - US

‘Get them out of here’: Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Tony Burke heckled at Eid prayers in Sydney over support for Israel — watch

Tensions flared at an Eid prayer gathering in Western Sydney as a few attendees heckled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, demanding their removal. Shouts of "genocide supporters" echoed, reflecting community anger over the government's Gaza response and Islamophobia.

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The Guardian - UK

France’s radical left on brink of local election victory in Roubaix

Strong showing for Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s LFI party will suggest its electoral base is firm despite recent controversy

The Independent UK

Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

Clergy groups in Minnesota are asking a federal judge to order ICE to allow in-person pastoral visits for immigrants held in a Minneapolis federal building

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president claims ignorance of Israel’s plan to strike Iranian gasfield, exposing rift

Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had known nothing about the targeting of Iran’s gas reserves in advance – key US politics stories from 19 March 2026 at a glance

The Guardian - US

Nashville journalist arrested by ICE released after 15 days in detention

Colombia-born Estefany Rodríguez, whose detention had alarmed press freedom advocates, freed on $10,000 bond

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Seven-year-old Canadian girl with autism and mother detained by ICE in Texas

Mother and child held in notorious Rio Grande Valley detention centre despite presenting visa, family says

The Independent UK

Anger as Mexican teen dies in Florida jail holding ICE detainees

Royer Perez-Jimenez's death has sparked condemnation within the immigrant community

The Independent UK

Deadly meningitis is spreading in the UK. Could an outbreak happen in the US?

Meningococcal disease kills 10 to 15 infected people out of every 100 - even when it is treated

The Guardian - US

Teenager becomes youngest person to die in ICE detention in Trump’s second term

Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, from Mexico, was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in Florida detention center

The Independent UK

Devastated family reveals how the flu and strep cost teen three of her limbs: ‘Never in a million years did we expect this’

Kaydin Ruiz, 13, first started showing flu-like symptoms in January, before her condition deteriorated rapidly

The Mary Sue

Missouri churchgoers are stunned as connections between their pastor and Jeffrey Epstein’s private island come to light

A Missouri pastor just found herself suspended after her church discovered she previously managed Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. Bishop Robert Farr of the Missouri Conference of The United Methodist Church placed Rev. Stephanie L. Remington on leave last Thursday, March 13, pending a review by the episcopal office.

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A suspect dressed as a ’70s comedy icon is accused of murdering an elderly millionaire in California

In a strange murder investigation out of Southern California, in mid-March, authorities found Demetrius Doukoullos, a 92-year-old millionaire real estate developer, dead and decomposing inside his Hermosa Beach home.

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