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NIT 2025: National Invitation Tournament bracket, teams, schedule
The 2025 National Invitation Tournament will happen at campus sites around the country. Here is the bracket, the teams and the schedule.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
A Chinese shipyard completes a second submarine for ally Pakistan
A Chinese shipyard has completed a second submarine for the Pakistan navy, further strengthening military ties between the two countriesABC News - 1d -
South Africa should not be 'bullied' by US in ambassador row, opposition says
The calls come after South Africa's ambassador in Washington was given 72 hours to leave the country.BBC News - 1d -
Ethiopia fighting threatens return to civil and regional war
Security concerns for Africa’s most populous country and neighbouring Eritrea as fragile peace looks set to unravelFinancial Times - 1d -
Nightclub Fire Kills at Least 59 in North Macedonia
The tragedy occurred after fireworks set the club’s roof on fire during a pop concert, the country’s interior minister said.The New York Times - 1d -
Texas hoping to make a move with 5-star CB Havon Finney
Havon Finney is one of the country's top players, and Texas is a school that's high on his list.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
US tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms leave 40 dead and 'staggering' damage
The weather cut a swathe of destruction across an area of the country that is home to more than 100 million people.BBC News - 1d -
Swedish companies join forces to steer children away from gang crime
Dozens of big businesses from Ikea to Spotify back youth job initiatives as country grapples with epidemic of violenceFinancial Times - 1d -
UK’s devolved governments can learn from each other on welfare reform
There is no reason why the four countries can’t share information to see which approach is workingFinancial Times - 23h -
Poll: Most Americans are rooting for Ukraine. But nearly half think Trump prefers Russia.
A majority of American voters say their sympathies lie more with Ukraine than Russia in the war between the two countries.NBC News - 23h -
Georgia's former president handed further four years in jail
The former president of Georgia has been imprisoned since 2021 when he returned to the country.BBC News - 21h -
Top Florida high school football recruits in the class of 2026
The Sunshine state typically produces some of the best talent in the country. Here are the top 15 recruits in the 2026 class.Yahoo Sports - 19h -
'See you in four years': Canada flexes economic muscle as tariff negotiations continue
Trump's plans for tariffs and comments about Canada becoming a state has enraged the country's consumers and politicians.CNBC - 18h -
These 5 teams could bust Alabama basketball's bracket, halt NCAA Tournament title run
With a relatively forgiving playoff path compared to others around the country, here are the top candidates out to bust Alabama basketball's bracket.Yahoo Sports - 18h -
Russia behind Ikea arson attack in Lithuania, prosecutors say
Country’s chief prosecutor links Russian intelligence to Vilnius fire and at least one suspect to other sabotage incidentsFinancial Times - 17h -
Marquette falls out of AP men's basketball poll for first time in 50 weeks
The Golden Eagles' streak had been the fourth-longest in the country after Houston, Tennessee and Purdue.Yahoo Sports - 14h -
Georgia baseball ranked among nation's best after opening SEC series win
The Georgia Bulldogs are still ranked among the best teams in the country following their 36 run series against KentuckyYahoo Sports - 12h -
Scenes From Eight States Battered by Weekend Storms
A survey of the damage from a cross-country storm system that tore through the South and Midwest over the weekend.The New York Times - 12h -
Bet on Nigerian recovery draws investors seeking to dodge trade wars
Africa’s most populous country among former crisis-hit economies attracting foreign inflowsFinancial Times - 3h -
A Lebanese Woman Fights for Women’s Rights in the Middle East
Lina Abou-Habib is fighting inequality, working to change laws that make it difficult for women to keep custody of their children and block residency for children in a mother’s home country.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Republican Voters Support Medicaid but Want Work Requirements, Poll Finds
More than 60 percent of all voters — and 47 percent of Democrats — supported a work requirement for Medicaid, the country’s largest health insurance program.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Migrant Boats Capsize Off Yemen and Djibouti, U.N. Says
The missing people were on two boats that capsized off Yemen, which is on a major route for migrants trying to reach Gulf countries for work.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Fossil Fuels Are the Future, Chris Wright Tells African Leaders
Chris Wright’s remarks were welcomed at a time when countries across the region have felt whipsawed by cuts to longstanding African energy initiatives.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Trump Offers South African Farmers Expedited Citizenship
The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous statements that the country was mistreating white people.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Trump and the end of American soft power
Joseph Nye coined the term for the influence countries exert through attraction. Here he sets out why exclusive nationalism is likely to prove a losing strategyFinancial Times - Mar. 8 -
Myanmar's military leader announces dates for general election
State-run media in Myanmar say the head of the military government has declared the country will hold a general election within 10 monthsABC News - Mar. 8 -
Haitian immigrants grapple with uncertainty as TPS end date looms
The decision to end temporary protected status for 500,000 Haitians living in the U.S. may force most of them to return to a country in crisis.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Italian government approves draft law targeting femicide, with punishment up to life in prison
The Italian government has approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide in the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life imprisonmentABC News - Mar. 8 -
What We Know About the Clashes in Syria
Scores have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, in a serious challenge to the country’s new rulers.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Female students mark International Women's day by leading protests in Serbia against corruption
Female students have marked International Women's Day in Serbia by leading protests against corruption and sending a message decrying widespread violence against women in the countryABC News - Mar. 8 -
Landslide in southwest Colombia kills 1 and leaves 3 missing
Officials in Colombia say at least one person has died and three other people are missing after heavy rains unleashed a landslide in the country's southwest regionABC News - Mar. 8 -
Goodyear Tire's transformation plan is underway — in the sky and on the ground
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is facing a rapidly changing business with new technologies and increased competition from low-cost countries such as China.CNBC - Mar. 9 -
He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.
Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an impoverished country hobbled by international sanctions.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
Ukraine drones force Russian airport restrictions in latest overnight exchange
Russia launched a fresh wave of drone strikes into Ukraine overnight into Sunday morning as the country reeled from a bloody weekend of aerial attacks.ABC News - Mar. 9 -
Tariffs could deal a blow to Chinatowns that have no choice but to import cultural goods, locals say
In Chinatowns across the country, people worry about the potential damage to business, loss of cultural traditions and the already high rates of poverty in these immigrant communities.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Syria's neighboring foreign ministers call for lifting sanctions and reconciliation
Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and post-war reconciliationABC News - Mar. 9 -
Skirmish in Syrian Capital Raises Fears of Expanding Violence
The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping the country’s coastal region could spread.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
CNBC Daily Open: U.S. markets slump as Trump dismisses economic fears
Aiming to boost the economy, U.S. President Donald Trump is firing off a salvo of policies and causing collateral damage within the country’s own borders.CNBC - Mar. 11 -
Kyiv and Moscow trade drone attacks as new U.S.-Ukraine talks kick off
A top Ukrainian official said his country was "ready to go" and determined to reach a peace deal with Russia as U.S.-Ukraine talks kicked off in Jeddah.CBS News - 6d