Volkswagen challenges $1.4bn ‘life and death’ tax bill

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  X sues Modi’s government over content removal in new India censorship fight

  India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi.
  
  NBC News - 4d
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  X sues Modi's government over content removal in new India censorship fight

  Elon Musk’s company is arguing against the government’s expanded powers to allow easier removal of online content. India ’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the ...
  
  The Guardian - 5d
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  Farmers sue Trump administration over halted IRA grants

  Farmers and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause grants that are part of the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care law. They are challenging the ...
  
  The Hill - Mar. 13

• Coming soon: Lower GST rates in India

  Also in this newsletter: the (un)ease of doing business, and Kaustubh Kulkarni’s mantra
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 11

• India’s $1bn bet on the creator economy

  Also in this newsletter: a surge of new millionaires, and Ajit Dayal’s mantra
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 18
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  Senate passes bill that seeks to keep D.C. government's use of local tax dollars intact

  The government funding bill that's headed to the White House limits Washington, D.C.’s ability to fully use its local tax dollars. The Senate-passed measure aims to fix that.
  
  NBC News - Mar. 14

• Hungary breaks with the EU by seeking to turn Ukraine into ‘buffer zone’

  Also in this newsletter: Brussels’ plan to tighten carbon border taxes
  
  Financial Times - 5d

• Some Senate Democrats split over spending bill to avert government shutdown

  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans don't currently have the votes to pass the short-term spending bill. Some Democrats say they are split over whether to support the stopgap ...
  
  CBS News - Mar. 12
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  Professors sue Trump administration over Columbia University overhaul

  Legal challenge reflects concerns over pressure on US academic freedom
  
  Financial Times - 2h

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• FirstFT: China releases employees of US firm after two years

  Also in today’s newsletter, Indonesia rupiah falls to lowest level since Asian financial crisis, and US agrees Ukraine-Russia maritime ceasefire deal
  
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• JD Vance to visit military base in Greenland to ‘check out security’

  Visit by US vice-president comes as Danish PM says Donald Trump is putting ‘unacceptable pressure’ on the island
  
  Financial Times - 1h

• Turkey seeks to calm investors after market turmoil

  Protesters rally for seventh night after Istanbul mayor was jailed on corruption charges
  
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• Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts

  A visual guide to the war
  
  Financial Times - 2h

• Poland plans to use EU pandemic funds for defence

  Warsaw first to redirect Covid recovery money to domestic arms makers, shelters and roads
  
  Financial Times - 3h

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  JD Vance to Lead Controversial Visit to Greenland

  Amid President Trump’s push to take over the world’s largest island, the administration says it is sending the vice president to visit a military base there.
  
  The New York Times - 36m
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  Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘eliminate the use of force’ in Black Sea

  Kremlin stipulates maritime ceasefire will start only if it gets sanctions relief on agricultural exports. Russia and Ukraine have agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea after ...
  
  The Guardian - 45m
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  In Germany’s New Parliament, Women Are a Rarer Sight

  The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.
  
  The New York Times - 52m

• FirstFT: China releases employees of US firm after two years

  Also in today’s newsletter, Indonesia rupiah falls to lowest level since Asian financial crisis, and US agrees Ukraine-Russia maritime ceasefire deal
  
  Financial Times - 54m

• Sudan Military Bombing Kills Dozens in Attack on Market in Darfur

  The bombing in a crowded market, which monitors called a likely war crime, was a grim reminder of the brutal toll caused by both sides in the two-year civil war.
  
  The New York Times - 55m