The NDA has finalized its seat-sharing for Tamil Nadu polls, with AIADMK allocating 27 seats to BJP, 18 to PMK, and 11 to AMMK. This strategic distribution aims to balance electoral gains and coalition unity. BJP's focused allocation seeks to maximize its strike rate, leveraging AIADMK's strength in a state dominated by regional parties.

Veteran Indian sports journalist S Thyagarajan, a renowned hockey writer, passed away at 85 after a battle with age-related ailments. He covered six Olympics and nine Asian Games during his extensive career with 'The Hindu' and 'The Indian Express'. His contributions to sports journalism and hockey were immense, leaving an irreparable loss for the fraternity.

The Daily Mail asked experts who really know about these things - and they told us that, for most people, that benefit is often overstated - and in some cases, unnecessary...

Overall searches for trips to the Middle East region have jumped by 81 per cent in the first two weeks of March compared to the prior fortnight, according to TravelSupermarket.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the Daily Mail's live coverage of the US-Israel war. Donald Trump has today declared a five-day pause on military strikes in Iran after he held talks about ending the violence.

Igor Tudor is in mourning after being informed of the death of his father Mario, moments after the Tottenham boss saw his side lose 3-0 to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Transcripts from the crash involving an Air Canada jet and a runway fire truck at LaGuardia Airport reveal an air traffic controller admitted he 'messed up.'

The Russian gas producer is also interested in investments in infrastructural projects in Vietnam, Leonid Mikhelson said

According to correspondent Barak Ravid, senior officials from the three countries held separate talks with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

According to CNBC, the US leader also said that he considers a «regime change» in Iran to have already occurred

Andrey Rudenko added that many countries are already looking to scale up their purchases of our energy resources

Some countries openly rejected Washington for the first time, the agency notes

The president’s announcement sent markets soaring and energy prices diving, as investors bet Iran’s blockade of a key shipping chokepoint could soon end.

Four years after the inception of the EU Global Gateway strategy and one year after Commissioner Jozef Síkela was tasked with scaling it up, the European Parliament's AFET and DEVE committees have examined its implementation, assessing its development impacts and its economic and geostrategic dimensions. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

During the March II plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on a package of proposals amending the bank crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework. The amendments aim to refine the framework so as to further deepen harmonisation and reduce the use of taxpayer funding to rescue failed banks. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

During its March II part-session, the European Parliament is expected to vote its negotiating position on the Digital Omnibus on AI – a set of amendments to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The proposal seeks to address specific implementation issues identified since the AI Act's adoption and to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden. The Council has agreed its general approach to the file. Once Parliament officially adopts its position, the EU co-legislators can launch trilogue negotiations. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Treating wastewater to remove harmful components prior to discharge into the environment is essential to protect human health and preserve water resources. On 26 March, Parliament will discuss the implementation of EU legislation, updated in 2024 to bring it into line with the EU's climate neutrality, circularity and zero pollution ambitions. The extended producer responsibility scheme (EPR) introduced by the recast directive to cover the costs of advanced treatment for micro-pollutant removal will be at the core of the debate. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

European Union Member States have a shared responsibility to give protection to asylum-seekers, to ensure they receive fair treatment and their cases are examined according to uniform standards. The common European asylum system (CEAS) establishes common standards for Member State procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection. A critical aspect of a common approach to international protection is the application of the 'safe country of origin' concept. In the context of refugees, the term 'safe country of origin' (SCO) has been used to refer to countries whose citizens should not, in theory, be granted international protection, since those countries are widely regarded as safe. The concept can refer to the automatic exclusion from refugee status of nationals originating from SCOs, or it can raise a presumption of safety that those nationals must rebut. Several international and regional human rights bodies have either raised concerns about the use of the SCO concept or proposed appropriate safeguards to ensure that the fundamental rights of persons in genuine need of international protection, but who originate from SCOs, are respected. At EU level, the concept has gradually developed as part of the CEAS, culminating in the adoption of the provisions on the common EU list of SCOs. Many Member States have already established national SCO lists. With the new asylum legislation, transposition of the SCO concept will be mandatory for all Member States, which will also be able to retain or introduce national SCO lists other than those designated at EU level. This is an update of a 2025 EPRS briefing. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

In 2024, nearly a third of global potash production came from Canada, according to Natural Resources Canada .

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday marked four years of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, emphasising its guiding mantra of development as well as heritage while fulfilling the dreams of the statehood agitators and the aspirations of the state's 1.25 crore residents.

US President Trump has paused planned strikes on Iran for five days following «productive» talks, a move Iran claims as a «backing down.» This de-escalation saw Brent crude fall sharply. Meanwhile, PM Modi highlighted the Middle East conflict's «unprecedented challenges» for India, as markets crashed, wiping out Rs 14 lakh crore amid surging oil prices and war fears.

A Tamil Nadu court convicted nine police officers for the 2020 custodial torture and deaths of father and son Jeyaraj and Beniks. The CBI investigation revealed the victims were subjected to brutal torture and evidence was destroyed to conceal the crime. The court's verdict brings a measure of justice for the victims.

The president’s announcement sent markets soaring and energy prices diving, as investors bet Iran’s blockade of a key shipping chokepoint could soon end.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Han Zheng, China's Vice President, arrived in Nairobi on Sunday for a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation with Kenya.

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Casey Means faces pushback from some Republicans over her refusal to forcefully recommend vaccines.

Trump said he had told the U.S. military to postpone strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, while talks proceed.

[Daily Trust] The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has strengthened Nigeria's presence in the regional energy market with the sale of 12 cargoes, totalling 456,000 tonnes (456KT) of refined petroleum products.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kikuube, Uganda -- Heightened and intensified patrols on the waters of Lake Albert in Kikuube District have helped curb attacks on Ugandan fishermen by suspected militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).