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  • 82nd Airborne Lands as the War Enters a Dangerous New Phase

    Headline news for March 31, 2026: US paratroopers land in the Middle East. President Trump renews threats against Iran. Oil heads for a record monthly gain. Spain closes airspace.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

    Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities

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    4 min
  • A New Front Opens as the Houthis Strike Israel for the First Time

    Headline news for March 30, 2026: Houthis widen the war with first strikes on Israel. Oil heads for a record monthly rise. Asian markets slump. Pakistan offers to host peace talks.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

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    4 min
  • US Extends Pause on Iran Strikes, but Tehran Calls Peace Plan Unfair

    Headline news for March 27, 2026: President Trump extends his pause on Iran energy strikes to April. Tehran calls the US peace plan unfair. Oil dips but stays volatile.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

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    4 min
  • Mixed Signals on Peace as Oil Climbs and Gold Steadies

    Headline news for March 26, 2026: Iran reviews America's peace plan but refuses talks. President Trump reschedules his China summit. Oil climbs on conflicting war signals.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

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    4 min
  • A Peace Plan, a Strait That May Reopen, and Oil Below $100

    Headline news for March 25, 2026: The US sends Iran a fifteen-point peace plan. Tehran opens Hormuz to non-hostile vessels. Oil drops six per cent. Tiger Beer leaving Singapore.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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    4 min
  • Relief Rally as Iran Strike Threat Is Delayed

    Headline news for March 24, 2026: Markets rebound after Trump delays threatened strikes on Iran, easing energy fears, as Tehran denies talks and Italian voters reject a key reform in a setback for Prime Minister Meloni.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

    Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities

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    4 min
  • Infrastructure Threats, Sliding Markets, and Gold's Worst Week in Forty Years

    Headline news for March 23, 2026: The US and Iran threaten each other's civilian infrastructure. Asian markets slide. Gold posts its worst week since 1983.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

    Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities

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    4 min
  • Energy Strikes, Arms Sales, and Central Banks on Alert

    Headline news for March 20, 2026: Trump orders Israel to halt strikes on Iranian energy sites as tit-for-tat attacks on Gulf infrastructure send oil toward $119. G7 central banks warn they are ready to act on inflation.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

    Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities

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    5 min
  • Oil at $107, a Hawkish Fed, and a War That's Widening

    Headline news for March 19, 2026: Israel strikes Iran's South Pars gas field, triggering retaliatory attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure. Oil surges past $107. The Fed holds rates steady amid rising inflation fears from the widening war.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

    Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities

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    5 min
  • Tehran Loses Its Strongman as Trump Turns on NATO

    Headline news for March 18, 2026: Iran confirms the killing of security chief Ali Larijani as its new supreme leader rejects peace overtures. Trump clashes with NATO over the Strait of Hormuz. Oil pulls back on rising US stockpiles.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

    Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities

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    4 min

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