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Marking International Women’s Day, The Independent has compiled its annual list of the 50 most influential women across the worlds of politics, sport, the arts, media, business, fashion and activism – all united by their extraordinary impact on UK women’s lives independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Pope Leo XIV taps an Australian church lawyer as Vatican's chief legal expert trib.al/e1E6RLX

Blackrock boss warns of ‘stark global recession’ if oil prices hit $150 due to Iran war trib.al/lH23NZ9

The United States reportedly sent Iran a 15-point plan aimed at resolving the conflict in the Middle East on Tuesday, March 24. The US plan reportedly included demands similar to those presented in the recent nuclear talks in Geneva but now include opening the Strait of Hormuz. It also details what Iran would receive if it accepts the demands, including the removal of sanctions.

Hero patient who stopped Leeds hospital terror attack speaks out: ‘He asked for a cuddle’ trib.al/UUIfH2U

Financial expert Gabriel Nussbaum (aka That Money Guy) answers your questions on mortgages, ISAs, tax, energy bills and what to do with your money before the tax year deadline trib.al/M35Bqz2

Traders bet hundreds of millions of dollars on oil minutes before Trump’s ‘peace talks’ post trib.al/gMkZ1Qr

Channel 5 addresses Huw Edwards’ criticism over drama: ‘It wasn’t a collaboration with him’ trib.al/sFDkIqB

Cyprus to ‘seek new security deal’ for UK military bases following strike on RAF Akrotiri trib.al/GhLd9cb

Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages trib.al/JqmpEHY

What to know about Trump’s 15-point plan to end the Iran war trib.al/ofJhess

Arts snobbery row erupts as opera gets seven times more funding than brass band trib.al/M9ASJIh

Oil prices fall as Iran says ‘non-hostile’ ships can pass through Strait of Hormuz trib.al/USZhIZ8

BREAKING | Inflation stays at 3% but Iran war set to send prices spiralling independent.co.uk/news/business/…

Venezuelan sues Trump administration for $1.3M over ‘government-sanctioned torture’ at notorious El Salvador prison trib.al/B1Cdhih

“We are chronically sleep-deprived from long shifts and brutal living conditions. The containers are infested with cockroaches and bedbugs." A new investigation reveals terrible conditions that fund Kim Jong Un's nuclear programme | For @Independent independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia…

Trump’s USDA cancels $300 million program that helped farmers buy or keep their land: report trib.al/nelxp0U

Britons more concerned about violence against women and girls than immigration, poll shows trib.al/EqGKg9C

Hero patient speaks out on stopping Leeds hospital bombing trib.al/DZ6HMIS

Europe facing energy shortages by next month as Strait of Hormuz chaos deepens, warns Shell boss trib.al/iQjnnQs

Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards review – Martin Clunes is far too good for this lurid Channel 5 drama trib.al/fyeBuHw