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US deploys Merops interceptor drone system to Middle East conflict

Ben Aris in Berlin March 8, 2026

Struggling to fend off the swarms of Iranian drones and burning through extremely expensive patriot missile ammunition, the US has introduced its own cheap interceptor drone system in order to try and undo Iran’s cost-to-kill ratio advantage.

World Bank says women’s economic rights often exist only on paper while enforcement lags

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow March 8, 2026

“Imagine if you take 15% to 20% of a country’s GDP and just dump the money in the ocean,” says World Bank economist, on failure to give women equal economic opportunities.

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