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Mar 12, 2026 - World

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, three times in the past few days, his office said in a press briefing Thursday afternoon.

Mar 12, 2026 - World

Information Commissioner’s Office made aware of incident affecting Lloyd’s, Halifax and Bank of ScotlandThe UK information regulator is examining an IT glitch that enabled some customers of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to see other users’ transactions when they logged into their banking app.The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it was “aware of an incident affecting some online banking services” and that it would make inquiries. Continue reading...

Mar 12, 2026 - World

Russia on Thursday sentenced 15 men -- including four gunmen -- to life in prison over the Crocus concert hall attack which left 150 people dead, the deadliest onslaught in Russia in more than two decades.

Mar 12, 2026 - World

The US president says higher oil prices benefit the country as Iran war pushes petrol costs above $100 per barrelSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the economic toll the war in Iran is taking on gas prices across the United States, writing on social media that “when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money”.The president’s comment came as the American Automobile Association reports that the average price for a gallon of gas hit $3.60, a week after the beginning of the US-Israel military operation against Iran prompted the largest price spike since the opening days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading...

Mar 12, 2026 - World

Surveillance took place while grieving family of Jean Charles de Menezes was seeking to hold Met accountableUndercover police officers spied on the justice campaign run by the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent man shot dead by police on the tube in 2005, the spycops public inquiry has heard.The surveillance took place while the grieving family was seeking to hold the Metropolitan police to account and uncover the truth of why officers had mistaken him for a suicide bomber when they shot him seven times in the head. Continue reading...