Mar 17, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to global shipping, but warned that access is effectively closed to the United States and its allies amid escalating regional tensions. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260317-iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
The Iranian regime has announced a 60% increase in the minimum wage as the country grapples with the ongoing war and record inflation. Archived version: archive.is/…/iran-raises-minimum-wage-to-60-as-wa… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
Amazon Prime subscribers will be charged $9.99 for one-hour delivery and $4.99 for three-hour delivery. If you don’t have a Prime subscription, you’ll pay $19.99 for one-hour delivery and $14.99 for three-hour delivery.
Mar 17, 2026
Deal could help ease tensions that prompted Hungary to block a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine. Archived version: archive.is/…/ukraine-accepts-eu-help-to-restart-d… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
Global Sumud condemned ‘a troubling break with Tunisia’s long history of solidarity with the Palestinian people’ after arrests Archived version: archive.is/…/tunisia-detains-seven-gaza-flotilla-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
The EU has spent the last five years building the most ambitious digital regulatory framework on earth. It has regulated platforms, algorithms, AI models, political advertising, environmental claims, and data brokers. It has legal definitions for “very large online platforms” and “general purpose AI models.” But it doesn’t have one for “influencer” - and that’s an interesting oversight.
Mar 17, 2026
The U.N. human rights office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing,” warning of an acceleration of Israeli settlements and displacements of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Archived version: archive.is/…/israel-west-bank-palestinians-un-rig… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
Marathon will begin testing on duo queues, which will be implemented in later this week.
Mar 17, 2026
Embark Studios promises to review ARC Raiders bans in cases where players where wrongly flagged for using ‘accessibility peripherals’.
Mar 17, 2026
Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that’s ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose. Archived version: archive.is/…/hm-wants-to-make-clothing-from-co2-u…
Mar 17, 2026
South Korean game company disagrees with the ruling about its management of the US-based Subnautica developer.
Mar 17, 2026
It is proposed that happiness be classified as a psychiatric disorder and be included in future editions of the major diagnostic manuals under the new name: major affective disorder, pleasant type. In a review of the relevant literature it is shown that happiness is statistically abnormal, consists of a discrete cluster of symptoms, is associated with a range of cognitive abnormalities, and probably reflects the abnormal functioning of the central nervous system. One possible objection to this proposal remains–that happiness is not negatively valued. However, this objection is dismissed as scientifically irrelevant.
Mar 17, 2026
Iran is pressing FIFA to move its men’s soccer World Cup matches out of the US, escalating a dispute that has spilled from politics into sport. Archived version: archive.is/newest/https://…/a-76394633 Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
Call logs and audio from a pocketed phone convinced a UK judge that a claimant was being coached during testimony
Mar 17, 2026
: Regulator nudges broadband market, hopes competition will turn up in 2031
Mar 17, 2026
Kyiv and Chișinău can start the technical work needed to advance their EU bids. Archived version: archive.is/…/eu-ukraine-moldova-accession-viktor-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
Seneca’s drones carry foam, fly at night, and don’t need an on-site pilot.
Mar 17, 2026
A letter from the Art Not Genocide Alliance to the Biennale’s directors has been signed by 178 participants in this year’s exhibition Archived version: archive.is/…/venice-biennale-artists-demand-exclu… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Mar 17, 2026
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s statement on Lebanon managed to avoid basically the entire context of the new Israeli invasion
Mar 17, 2026
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that swarms of Ukrainian drones were intercepted beginning around 10 p.m. local time, lasting into the early morning. Archived version: archive.is/…/moscow-attacked-by-over-35-ukrainian… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.