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U.S. March consumer sentiment plunges
NEW YORK, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. consumer sentiment index plunged 6 percent in March as a result of rising gas prices and volatile financial markets, exacerbated by the ongoing Iran conflict, a survey has found.
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European police targets violent Scottish crime gang behind drug trafficking
BRUSSELS, March 27 (Reuters) - A violent Scottish crime gang alleged to be behind drugs trafficking has been targeted by European police, Europol said on Friday, adding that the operation had resulted in 13 arrests.
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EU at risk of stagflation amid Middle East conflict, commissioner says
BRUSSELS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The European Union is facing the risk of a stagflationary shock as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East drives up energy prices and clouds the economic outlook, European Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday.
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China Focus: From observers to pace-setters, Global South pushes for better global governance at Boao forum
BOAO, Hainan, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Amid rising global uncertainty and a shifting economic landscape, the Global South is emerging as a more active force in shaping global economic governance, as calls for greater solidarity and reform of the existing mechanisms grew at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026.
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Three more suspects arrested for antisemitic attacks in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM, March 27 (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors on Friday said three men had been arrested on suspicion of being involved in an antisemitic attack on a synagogue or for helping to prepare a similar attack.
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Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email; DOJ official confirms break-in
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro discharged from hospital, placed under house arrest
SAO PAULO, March 27 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from a hospital on Friday and transferred to his home, where he will spend at least three months under what authorities described as "humanitarian house arrest."
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Russian jailed in UK for attacking woman after Trump's son alerted police
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - A Russian man was jailed for four years by a British court on Friday after the U.S. president's son Barron Trump had witnessed an assault on a woman friend of his during a video call and alerted police.
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Denmark's Frederiksen begins coalition talks hoping to remain prime minister
COPENHAGEN, March 27 (Reuters) - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrats on Friday began negotiations to form a coalition government, hoping to secure a third term in office despite a massive defeat for her centrist cabinet in Tuesday's election.
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Mexico's Guadalajara hosts World Cup playoff match under specter of violence
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, March 27 (Reuters) - Just over a month ago, Mexico's second-largest city Guadalajara was reeling from a wave of violence triggered by the capture and death of cartel boss Ruben "El Mencho" Oseguera. Streets were scattered with burnt-out cars, businesses were shuttered, and spent shell casings littered the ground.
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Russian cultural centre in Prague
PRAGUE, March 27 (Reuters) - An unknown attacker threw several Molotov cocktails at the building of a Russian cultural centre in Prague on Thursday night and police are searching for the suspect, Czech police said on Friday.
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Olympics-France calls IOC gender testing rule a 'step backwards'
PARIS, March 27 (Reuters) - France's sports minister on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's decision to introduce genetic testing for women's events a "step backwards", warning it raises major ethical, legal and scientific concerns.
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UK joins global push to rein in children's screen use with national guidance
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Britain has told parents to curb young children's screen time, advising no screens for under-2s and up to an hour a day for 2- to 5-year-olds because prolonged solo use can disrupt sleep and displace play and exercise.
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Explainer-Who are the players deciding Cuba's future amid talks with US?
HAVANA, March 27 (Reuters) - Cuba and the United States have said they are engaged in bilateral talks at a time of high tension, with President Donald Trump imposing a de facto oil blockade that has further pressured the Communist government to come to the table.
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China announces two reciprocal trade investigations against US
Beijing (AFP): China announced two separate investigations on Friday into US trade practices in response to Washington's probes this month of Beijing, including over alleged forced labour.
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With Tunisian opposition figures in jail, some family members lead calls for change
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Ukraine, Saudi Arabia sign deal on defence cooperation, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, March 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on defence cooperation that lays the foundation for future contracts, technological cooperation and investments, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.
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UN says 1,700 killed in Syria’s Suweida violence, cites possible war crimes
GENEVA, March 27 (Reuters) - More than 1,700 people were killed, nearly 200,000 displaced and multiple actors including Syrian government forces, tribal fighters and Druze armed groups committed acts that may amount to war crimes during a week of violence in southern Syria in July 2025, a U.N. investigation said on Friday.
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Myanmar military signals leadership change ahead of presidential vote
March 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military leadership is set for a reshuffle following an annual armed forces parade on Friday, state media reported, in a rare public signaling of transition by the secretive institution that has dominated the Southeast Asian nation.
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Russia's Lavrov says US wants to take over Nord Stream gas pipelines
MOSCOW, March 27 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S. has been seeking control over the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were damaged by mysterious blast in September 2022.
