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Major news
US judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Myanmar's military commissions unstated number of jets to boost air power as it recaptures a key town from rebels — (LINK) ground.news: 9 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
France returns sacred talking drum looted in 1916 to Ivory Coast — (LINK) ground.news: 33 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
US: Alabama governor grants clemency to death row inmate who was accomplice to murder, sparing him from execution this week — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— Background — (LINK) — Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton, 75, and five other men robbed the store and its customers that day. But only one of the robbers, a man named Derrick DeBruce, decided to shoot Doug Battle, a customer killed during the robbery of an AutoZone in Talladega, Alabama, on Aug. 16, 1991. Burton had already left the building and had no idea Battle had been shot. DeBruce got a sentence of life in prison.
— "At this time, as previously noted, Governor Ivey has no plans to grant clemency," Gina Maiola, Ivey's communication director, said in a statement earlier (on Monday). "A jury convicted Mr. Burton of capital murder and unanimously recommended a sentence of death. Over the past 33 years, his conviction and sentence has been reviewed at least nine times, and no court has found any reason to overturn the jury’s decision."
China exports surge despite Trump tariffs — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— BBC: Official figures show exports jumped by more than 20% in January and February, which is almost three times the rate predicted by economists. It puts the country on track to top the record-breaking annual trade surplus it saw in 2025.
Swiss arms exports jump 43% to CHF948 million — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— The top five nations importing war materiel were Germany (CHF386.4 million), the United States (CHF94.2 million), Hungary (CHF63.4 million), Italy (CHF62.2 million) and Luxembourg (CHF47.4 million), the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Tuesday.
UN LIVE: International Women's Day and CSW70 at the United Nations — Focus on "Rights, Justice, Action" — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Will UN plans to transform the way it works 'throw equality under the bus'? — (LINK)
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway on International Women's Day — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Uzbekistan: the Central Asian country rewriting the rules on women's rights — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
— Uzbekistan has jumped 51 places in the global Gender Equality and Governance Index, from 103rd to 52nd, as a sweeping legislative overhaul embeds equality provisions across the constitution, the national development strategy and more than 110 separate legal acts. Women now make up 54% of university students and 61% of research roles, while over 380,000 received loans in 2025. euronews: Social norms and gender-based violence still limit progress.
US attorneys handpicked by Pam Bondi were appointed illegally, judge rules — by bypassing congressional approval — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
— In a blistering 130-page ruling, he said overreach by the executive branch could jeopardise all of its cases before him.
US: RFK Jr's pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
Breaking news
US military's AI-powered system struck 6,000 targets in Iran as war enters third week: 140 troops wounded — (LINK) ground.news: 35 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Pentagon used Claude AI to attack Iran just hours after Trump's ban on Anthropic — (LINK)
— The U.S. military used Anthropic's Claude AI, embedded in Palantir's Maven Smart System, to help strike over 1,000 targets in Iran within the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury.
US military confirms all six crew members dead after refueling plane crashed in Iraq — (LINK) ground.news: 248 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
— CENTCOM said the incident involved two aircraft, the other KC-135 involved landed safely, and investigators said the loss was not due to hostile or friendly fire.
Macron says six French soldiers wounded and one killed in Iraq after drone attack — (LINK) ground.news: 194 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Hegseth claims Iran's supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured" — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
US defends Israel against South Africa's allegation of genocide filed to top UN court: Iceland and the Netherlands back the arguments against Israel — (LINK) ground.news: 38 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
U.S. allows temporary purchases of Russian oil already at sea to stabilize energy markets — (LINK) ground.news: 351 media reports — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
IEA announces record 400-million-barrel release of oil to address Iran war supply disruption: more than double the 182.7 million barrels released in 2022 — (LINK) ground.news: 514 media reports — 11 March 2026 (LINK)
Major news
US judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Myanmar's military commissions unstated number of jets to boost air power as it recaptures a key town from rebels — (LINK) ground.news: 9 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
France returns sacred talking drum looted in 1916 to Ivory Coast — (LINK) ground.news: 33 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
US: Alabama governor grants clemency to death row inmate who was accomplice to murder, sparing him from execution this week — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— Background — (LINK) — Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton, 75, and five other men robbed the store and its customers that day. But only one of the robbers, a man named Derrick DeBruce, decided to shoot Doug Battle, a customer killed during the robbery of an AutoZone in Talladega, Alabama, on Aug. 16, 1991. Burton had already left the building and had no idea Battle had been shot. DeBruce got a sentence of life in prison.
— "At this time, as previously noted, Governor Ivey has no plans to grant clemency," Gina Maiola, Ivey's communication director, said in a statement earlier (on Monday). "A jury convicted Mr. Burton of capital murder and unanimously recommended a sentence of death. Over the past 33 years, his conviction and sentence has been reviewed at least nine times, and no court has found any reason to overturn the jury’s decision."
China exports surge despite Trump tariffs — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— BBC: Official figures show exports jumped by more than 20% in January and February, which is almost three times the rate predicted by economists. It puts the country on track to top the record-breaking annual trade surplus it saw in 2025.
Swiss arms exports jump 43% to CHF948 million — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
— The top five nations importing war materiel were Germany (CHF386.4 million), the United States (CHF94.2 million), Hungary (CHF63.4 million), Italy (CHF62.2 million) and Luxembourg (CHF47.4 million), the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Tuesday.
UN LIVE: International Women's Day and CSW70 at the United Nations — Focus on "Rights, Justice, Action" — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Will UN plans to transform the way it works 'throw equality under the bus'? — (LINK)
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Anne Hathaway on International Women's Day — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
Uzbekistan: the Central Asian country rewriting the rules on women's rights — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
— Uzbekistan has jumped 51 places in the global Gender Equality and Governance Index, from 103rd to 52nd, as a sweeping legislative overhaul embeds equality provisions across the constitution, the national development strategy and more than 110 separate legal acts. Women now make up 54% of university students and 61% of research roles, while over 380,000 received loans in 2025. euronews: Social norms and gender-based violence still limit progress.
US attorneys handpicked by Pam Bondi were appointed illegally, judge rules — by bypassing congressional approval — 9 March 2026 (LINK)
— In a blistering 130-page ruling, he said overreach by the executive branch could jeopardise all of its cases before him.
US: RFK Jr's pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say — 10 March 2026 (LINK)
Miscellaneous
ESPN: Bahrain & Saudi Arabia F1 Grands Prix next month to be cancelled — (LINK) ground.news: 45 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
All but 2 of Austria's 96 glaciers have retreated over last 2 years: average retreat over 20 metres — (LINK) ground.news: 22 media reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)
Fish are evolving to be smaller, threatening global food supply: evolution will reduce global fish yields by one-fifth under current warming and up to 30 percent in high-emissions scenarios — (LINK) ground.news: 15 media reports — 12 March 2026 (LINK)
— In total, the life histories of nearly 3,000 fish species were tested to corroborate the model's accuracy, which projected future yields across 43 major fisheries worldwide. The study predicts reduced protein availability and bigger industry losses, meaning over 1.1 billion meals lost annually and 50 percent higher fishing industry losses.
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