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The European Commission moves to cut electricity taxes and expand state aid subsidies across all 27 member states, after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran triggered an energy price surge that added €3 billion in import costs to European economies in just the first 10 days of the conflict.
BTS drops their fifth studio album ARIRANG and surprise-collaborates with Hollywood actress Lili Reinhart in the music video for lead single Swim, marking the group’s first full release following nearly four years of mandatory military service.
Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh opened to a net collection of ₹34.75 crore across India on March 19, 2026 — its first day in theatres during the Ugadi festive window — placing it 9th among all-time Telugu Day 1 openers, but well short of the superstar’s own recent benchmarks.
Ranveer Singh’s spy actioner Dhurandhar: The Revenge collected ₹102.55 crore net on its opening day in India, crossing ₹236 crore worldwide — making it the highest-opening Hindi film in Bollywood history and 4th largest in all of Indian cinema.
The US Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice greenlit Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion takeover of rival Tegna on Thursday, creating the largest local television operator in the country — and triggering simultaneous legal challenges from eight state attorneys general and DirecTV.
The Internal Revenue Service will refund pandemic-era late fees to US taxpayers following a late 2025 federal court ruling, but individuals face a strict July 10 deadline to manually claim the money.
The US Department of Education formally transfers roughly $180 billion in defaulted federal student loans to the Treasury Department, affecting nearly 9 million borrowers in default, as the Trump administration advances its broader effort to dismantle the agency.
The US Pentagon ordered an additional 5,000 Marines and sailors to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, directly contradicting recent presidential statements and raising immediate concerns about a potential ground war escalation.
Senate Aging Committee Chairman Sen. Rick Scott formally demands federal health agencies review how Chinese Communist Party-linked entities participate in US clinical trials and drug approvals, flagging a specific China-based company that allegedly holds a government-designated therapy status.
U.S. Apache attack helicopters are actively striking Iranian-aligned militias inside Iraq, military officials confirmed Thursday, expanding the three-week conflict from strategic infrastructure bombings in Iran to close-quarters combat across a volatile secondary battlefield.