DD International Archives - Page 537 of 1031

DD International

March 19, 2025 9:53 AM

Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes but no full Ukraine ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire that President Donald Trump hoped would be the first step toward a permanent peace deal. Ukr...

March 19, 2025 9:22 AM

Asian stocks muted, yen softer ahead of BOJ decision

Asian stocks were subdued on Wednesday and gold hovered near record highs as economic worries and a shifting geopolitical landscape kept risk appetite in check, while the yen was a tad softer ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision. The eur...

March 18, 2025 4:30 PM

Poland and Baltic nations plan to pull out from landmines convention

NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines due to the military threat from their neighbour Russia, the four countries said on Tuesday. Quitting the 1997 treaty, which h...

March 18, 2025 2:26 PM

Ukraine can achieve just and lasting peace under Trump, says foreign minister

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Tuesday that Kyiv was not the obstacle for a peace deal with Russia and believes it can achieve just and lasting peace under the leadership of U.S. President Donald Trump. Ukraine was waiting for clar...

March 18, 2025 1:09 PM

Canada’s Carney says Trump must stop comments before bilateral talks can start

U.S. President Donald Trump must stop making "disrespectful" comments about Canada before the two countries can start serious talks about future ties, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Trump, who is promising potentially crippling tariffs a...

March 18, 2025 12:10 PM

Raisina Dialogue 2025: Jaishankar calls for strong, fair UN, says “Kashmir invasion was made into a dispute”; highlights importance of international order

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday stressed the importance of having an international order just like a domestic order. He slammed the United Nations for making the Kashmir invasion a dispute and turning the attacker and victim at par ...

March 18, 2025 10:06 AM

Lebanon and Syria agree on ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes

Lebanon's Defence Minister Michel Menassa and his Syrian counterpart Murhaf Abu Qasra agreed on a ceasefire, the Lebanese and Syrian defence ministries said in statements on Monday, as cross-border clashes in the last two days left 10 dead. Three so...

March 18, 2025 12:03 PM

Six dead after Honduras plane crashed into the water after takeoff

Six fatalities have been reported after a plane attempted to take off from Roatan Island just off the coast of Honduras, the fire chief told local media late on Monday. Wilmer Guerrero, the Roatan fire chief, told local broadcaster HCH that eight pa...

March 18, 2025 2:35 PM

Israeli strikes kill 326 in Gaza, collapsing ceasefire with Hamas

Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza, killing 326 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, collapsing a two-month ceasefire with Hamas as Israel vowed to use force to free its remaining hostages in the strip. Israel's prime minister, Benj...

March 18, 2025 9:29 AM

Peru declares emergency as crime wave grips capital

Peru's government declared on Monday a state of emergency in the capital Lima while it also deployed soldiers to the streets to help quell a recent surge of violence that claimed the life of a popular singer. The death of prominent cumbia musician P...

DD International

Top Stories of the Day