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Market news: The Japanese government plans to develop rare earth mines in parts of Africa.

The asset management arms of BlackRock and Goldman Sachs have joined the race to fund the expansion of Phoenix Group's pension risk transfer business as US investors flood the UK retirement plans market.

Former US President Biden declared in a speech in South Carolina that he would hand over "the strongest southern border" and "the strongest economy in the world" to current President Trump. "That's not an exaggeration."

French President Macron plans to visit Japan in April.

The US deputy secretary of state expressed support for Pakistan's stance on the Afghan conflict.

A federal judge in Oregon has blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from making warrantless arrests without probable cause in the state, saying the agency's "trawl operations" violate "clear and undisputed" law.

President Trump: Minnesota autism grants soared from $1,099,946 in 2017 to $343,176,474 in 2024, a 34,000% increase in just a few years. This is simply a huge scam. Investigate and arrest the scammer immediately. More Somali forces intervened. California's situation is even worse. Have a balanced budget.

NASA: Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear in a rare "six star series" phenomenon on Saturday.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anand: Canadians in Iran should leave immediately.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anand: Canadians in Israel, Palestine and Lebanon should consider leaving as soon as possible while commercial flights are still available.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anand: Canadians in the Middle East should remain vigilant.

Canadian Foreign Minister Anand: The security situation in the Middle East remains fragile and unpredictable.

OpenAI founder Altman: We are asking the U.S. Department of Defense to provide these same terms to all artificial intelligence companies, and we think everyone should be willing to accept them.

Altman, founder of OpenAI: We will also build technical security measures to ensure that our models run as expected, and the U.S. Department of Defense hopes so.

Altman, founder of OpenAI: We have an agreement with the US Department of Defense to deploy our model into their classified network.

Anthropic: The designation is legally untenable and would set a dangerous precedent for any U.S. company negotiating with the government.

Anthropic Corporation: Has made a good-faith attempt to reach an agreement with the U.S. 'War Department'.

European Council: Urges Afghanistan to start dialogue with Pakistan.

European Council: The EU reiterates that Afghan territory must not be used to threaten or attack other countries.

Council of Europe: Following a sharp increase in violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan, it calls on all parties to immediately de-escalate the situation and cease hostilities.