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Live Updates: Israel Launches Deadly Strikes on Gaza, in Breakdown of Cease-Fire

The assaults targeting Hamas killed more than 400 people, local officials said, and were the first major strikes in Gaza since both sides agreed to a truce in January.

The New York Times - 12m

Strikes that shattered ceasefire not a ‘one-day attack’, Israel says, after deadliest 24 hours in Gaza since start of war – Middle East crisis live

Benjamin Netanyahu says attacks were carried out to ‘achieve war objectives’ as Hamas labels strikes a ‘blatant violation of humanitarian conventions’. Israeli strikes kill hundreds in Gaza ...

The Guardian - 16m

Game Publishers Have Too Many "Alarming" AI Loopholes, Says Striking Actors Union

Last July, SAG-AFTRA declared a strike against video game publishers over several issues, including pay and the lack of AI protections. That strike is now in its eighth month with no resolution ...

GameSpot - 6d

Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk

Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers say Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region

ABC News - Mar. 9

New York fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return to work after wildcat strike

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Trump to slash workforce at US education department

Halving of staff thought to be precursor to campaign pledge of shutting down the agency

Financial Times - 6d

Could Starmer's regulation shake-up mean a 'bonfire of the quangos'?

The PM will pledge to slash the costs of regulation with an "active government" in a speech later.

BBC News - 5d

Russian strike on Ukrainian town kills 11 as US cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv

A Russian strike on a town in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region has killed at least 11 people as a wave of heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop ...

ABC News - Mar. 8

Flight cancellations at Germany’s Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strike

Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers affected more than 40,000 passengers on Sunday, a day before a planned wider protest across Germany amid new contract ...

NBC News - Mar. 9

Peru's detained ex-President Castillo transferred to a hospital days after starting hunger strike

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been taken from prison to a hospital days after beginning a hunger strike in protest of his ongoing rebellion trial

ABC News - 5d

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza in one day as negotiators work to uphold fragile ceasefire

Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 people in 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said, as international negotiators engage in talks to reinforce the fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.

NBC News - 1d

OpenAI strikes $12bn deal with CoreWeave

Contract is a boost to the cloud computing provider ahead of its $35bn initial public offering

Financial Times - Mar. 10

Inconsistency Strikes Again For The Ottawa Charge

A recurring storyline for the Ottawa Charge since their inaugural season has been their struggle to piece together a full 60-minute effort. This game proved to be no exception.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Israeli strikes kill hundreds in Gaza

Palestinian health authorities report 400 deaths as IDF hits dozens of sites across territory. Israeli-Gaza – latest updates Israel’s military has ordered an evacuation of parts of eastern ...

The Guardian - 6h

Salesforce pledges to invest $1 billion in Singapore over five years in AI push

Salesforce on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years.

CNBC - 6d

Binance secures ‘largest investment ever’ in crypto as Abu Dhabi’s MGX pledges $2 billion

Emirati state-owned investment firm MGX announced a $2 billion investment into Binance, marking the cryptocurrency exchange's first institutional investment.

CNBC - 5d

While Trump pledges to combat toxics, his EPA moves to loosen chemical rules

President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll take on toxic chemicals — but many of his administration's actions are expected to allow for more pollution, not less. During his joint address to Congress ...

The Hill - 2d

Aviva Investors walks back ‘watch list’ pledge to ditch least green investments

Asset manager blames ‘different macro backdrop’ for change of tack on climate divestments

Financial Times - 1d

Russian strikes kill at least 25, Ukraine says

Russia has stepped up attacks in recent days as the US paused military and intelligence aid to Kyiv.

BBC News - Mar. 8

Strike action grounds thousands of flights in Germany

Yahoo News - Mar. 10

Four boys killed by an Israeli drone strike in Gaza

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country, in the latest Trump administration move targeting the African ...

NBC News - 3d

US strikes Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Trump warns Tehran against supporting militant group which has disrupted shipping in the Red Sea

Financial Times - 2d

African players in Europe: Brilliant Marmoush strikes for City

Omar Marmoush scored for Manchester City in a 2-2 Premier League draw with Brighton at the weekend, then said he was confident of a top-four finish and Champions League football next season.A ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Deadly New Strikes in Gaza, and Abortion Arrests in Texas

Plus, drones on Mount Everest.

The New York Times - 7h

Democrats must strike a balance between strength and empathy

Elon Musk has expressed contempt for empathy, calling it a fundamental weakness of Western civilization, and has criticized programs such as Social Security and the funding for fresh food for ...

The Hill - 1h

Palestinian Islamic Jihad spokesman killed in Gaza strikes

Yahoo News - 1h

Kristi Noem says she plans to use "broad and extensive" authorities as DHS secretary

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Krisi Noem said tests polygraph tests will continue for employees, while pledging to prosecute leakers.

CBS News - Mar. 9

Government vows to clean up England's largest lake

Environment Secretary Steve Reed pledges "only rainwater" will enter Windermere as part of its plan.

BBC News - Mar. 10

High rate of army dropouts pushes German forces to ‘breaking point’

Bundeswehr numbers are shrinking at a time when Berlin is pledging to do more for European defence

Financial Times - Mar. 11

Amazon, Google and Meta support tripling nuclear power by 2050

The pledge is nonbinding, but highlights the growing support for expanding nuclear power among leading industries, finance and governments.

CNBC - 6d

Brooks Koepka doesn't deny rumors that he's looking to return to PGA Tour

Asked about a return to the PGA Tour, the five-time major winner didn't exactly pledge loyalty to LIV.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Ron Nessen, Ford’s White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90

He pledged a new era of openness in the wake of the Watergate scandal, but his relationship with the press corps proved rocky.

The New York Times - 4d

Europe Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs as Trade Fight Widens

The European Union responded to American steel and aluminum tariffs with its own tariffs on boats and bourbon — and pledges of more to come.

The New York Times - 4d

US energy industry’s climate retreat is putting profits over people, advocates say

Oil giants retreat on climate pledges, embrace Trump-era fossil fuel policies at CERAWeek in Texas. At a major oil and gas conference in Texas this week, companies publicly retreated from their ...

The Guardian - 6d

UK government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

The U.K. government is pledging to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has come to symbolize the filthy state of Britain’s waterways

ABC News - Mar. 10

2 more arrests made in hazing death of Louisiana college student repeatedly punched in chest

Two more people were arrested in connection with the hazing death of a Baton Rouge college student who was repeatedly punched in the chest while pledging.

NBC News - Mar. 11