The final voyage of the Iranian warship sunk by the US
On 17 February, the Indian Navy posted a cheerful message on X.
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March 7, 2026 Kombos: Talks over UK military bases in Cyprus needed after war
Cypriot foreign minister Constantinos Kombos says there needs to be a “conversation” about removing the UK’s two RAF bases in Cyprus, after a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri last Sunday.
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WORLD
March 7, 2026 Middle East conflict hitting travel industry hard
By Martin Banks The in the Middle East may seen a long way away for some but its ripple effects are already being felt far and wide.
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HISTORY
March 7, 2026 7 March 2026: This day in history
161: Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, an unprecedented political arrangement in the Roman Empire 1530: English King Henry VIII’s divorce request is denied by Pope Clement VII 1876: Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent for the telephone in the US 1912: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen […]
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WORLD
March 6, 2026 Women’s Day “a chance” to combat online abuse
By Martin Banks International Women’s Day on Sunday (8 March) is an opportunity to celebrate achievements but also examine ongoing disparities in treatment.
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WORLD
March 6, 2026 Azerbaijan furious with Iran as war spills over its border
Azerbaijan has said it is pulling its diplomatic staff out of Iran after it accused Iran of launching four drones across the border into the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan.
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EUROPE
March 6, 2026 Exposure to global price swings has “increased sharply” – report
By Martin Banks The EU is falling behind its key competitors in Research and Development (R&D), a new report claims.
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EUROPE
March 6, 2026 The story of how one brave Belgian survived horrors of WW2 forced labour
By Martin Banks A new e-book tells the harrowing story of what is, arguably, one of the lesser known stories of WW2. ‘Survival, Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich’, by Belgian author George Beeston, tells the moving story of the cruel deportation of Belgians to Germany to serve as labourers. Compulsory deportation […]
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HISTORY
March 6, 2026 6 March 2026: This day in history
1479: Treaty of Alcáçovas: Portugal cedes the Canary Islands to Castile in exchange for claims in West Africa 1836: Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting, 1,500 to 3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182 to 257 Texans, including William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett 1857: Dred Scott Decision: US […]
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UK NEWS
March 5, 2026 UK bosses “cannot make decisions without AI”, new report claims
By Martin Banks UK business leaders are increasingly outsourcing their judgement to AI,a new report says.
