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Mar 6, 2026 - World

‘Stopgap measure’ designed to keep oil flowing into global market as Middle East crisis disrupts crude shipmentsThe US treasury issued a 30-day waiver on Thursday allowing India to buy Russian oil currently stuck at sea.“To enable oil to keep flowing into the global market, the treasury department is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil,” treasury secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement posted to social media. Continue reading...

Mar 6, 2026 - World

Early in a life of service, LaFayette did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, AlabamaBernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.Bernard LaFayette III said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. Continue reading...

Mar 6, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump says he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

Mar 6, 2026 - World

City of Moreton Bay blocked from clearing tent city after successful legal challenge by group living in parkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA council breached human rights by clearing homeless people from a park in Brisbane’s north, the state’s supreme court has ruled in what has been hailed as an “historic victory for the basic rights of Queenslanders”.A group of 11 residents, who had been living in a park off Goodfellows Road, Kallangur, challenged eviction notices issued against them by the City of Moreton Bay last year. Continue reading...

Mar 6, 2026 - World

Authorities in Bali are investigating whether human remains discovered on the island belong to a 28-year-old Ukrainian tourist who was allegedly kidnapped in a violent abduction linked to a ransom demand.