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Title: British Columbia Makes Daylight Saving Permanent

A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at the Electric Time Company, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Medfield, Mass. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Across much of the United States and Canada, daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2:00 a.m. local time. Most people will turn their clocks forward an hour, trading

U.S. and Israel’s War with Iran Reshapes Middle East

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with author and journalist Kim Ghattas about the impacts the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will have on the broader region. ADRIAN MA, HOST: As we just heard from Carrie Kahn, the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is reverberating throughout the region, and the most active fighting outside Iran

Germany news: State election set to test Merz’s popularity

Skip next section Surveys show rising AfD support ahead of Bavarian local elections March 7, 2026 Surveys show rising AfD support ahead of Bavarian local elections Voters in the southern German state of Bavaria will be choosing mayors and city and district councillors in an election on Sunday, with more than 10 million people eligible

Iran war destabilizes Middle East politics

As the US-Israeli war with Iran expands with retaliatory Iranian strikes across the Middle East, secondary instability in the region is also rising. Countries across the Middle East are dealing with increasing violence within their own borders as community loyalties and political systems are tested. "The Middle East is burning," Mohamed Chtatou, a professor at Mohammed V University

India suspends TV ratings over Iran coverage

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know India's broadcasting ministry suspends Television Rating Points (TRP) for four weeks or until further notice amid ongoing turmoil in Middle East India gave refuge to another Iranian warship, before war on Iran began Domestic cooking gas prices surge amid Iran conflict Here are

Baden-Württemberg vote could have wide-ranging consequences

Since 2016, the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany has been governed by the environmentalist Greens and the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU). A few days before the election, polls show those two parties running neck and neck. The current head of government, Premier Winfried Kretschmann of the Greens, will turn 78 in May and

US and Ecuador Conduct Joint Anti-Drug Strikes

The United States and Ecuador carried out joint strikes inside Ecuador as part of an ongoing operation targeting drug trafficking, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a statement on Friday. SOUTHCOM said that its commander, General Francis Donovan, at the order of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, directed the joint force to support Ecuadorian forces conducting what

Iran’s president apologizes to neighbors, defies US demands

Skip next section New explosions reported across Tehran March 7, 2026 New explosions reported across Tehran Explosions have been heard in several areas of Tehran, Iranian news agency ISNA has reported. Earlier, Iranian state media said air attacks caused heavy damage nationwide, including at two hospitals in the southwestern province of Khuzestan. State television reported

Nepal: Early Returns Suggest Major Political Shift

Early election returns in the Himalayan nation of Nepal point to a potential landslide victory for the newcomer Rastriya Swatantra Party (National Independence Party, or RSP) in general elections, with establishment parties, so far, trailing far behind. The centrist-liberal RSP was founded in 2022 and has put great emphasis on transparency, digital modernization and good

Middle East conflict: Do US voters back Trump’s Iran war?

Until a few months ago, Donald Trump cast himself as a president of peace, boasting about how many conflicts around the world he had allegedly settled. He even founded a new international body, the Board of Peace, and suggested he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Since the start of US and Israeli strikes
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