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March 16, 2025 9:50 AM

Russia, Ukraine continue air attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain

Russia and Ukraine continued aerial attacks on each other, inflicting injuries and damages, officials said early on Sunday, as the fate of a proposed ceasefire to the three-year-old war remained uncertain. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Th...

March 16, 2025 9:31 AM

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s use of wartime powers to target Venezuelan gang members

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked any deportations that would occur under U.S. President Donald Trump's use of a little-used wartime law to expedite the expulsion of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Hours earlier,...

March 15, 2025 8:04 AM

Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s prime minister, says he can work with Trump

Ex-central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday and immediately said he could work with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is promising tariffs that could devastate the Canadian economy. Carney succeeds Justin Trudeau,...

March 14, 2025 8:26 AM

G7 seeks unity as Trump’s tariffs, Ukraine stance weighs on ties

Diplomats from the G7 nations were set to negotiate late into the night over a joint statement to show a united front in Canada on Thursday after weeks of tension between U.S. allies and President Donald Trump over his upending of Western trade and s...

March 13, 2025 12:06 PM

Pakistan Army says Jaffar Train rescue operations over, at least 30 civilians reported dead

The Pakistan Army has announced the completion of rescue operations for the Jaffar Express, which was hijacked in Balochistan. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt. Gen. Sharif Chaudhry, the clearance operation resu...

March 12, 2025 11:39 AM

EU to impose counter tariffs on over $28 billion of US goods

The European Union will impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28.33 billion) worth of U.S. goods from next month in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium, the European Commission said in a statement on Wednesday. The commission ...

March 11, 2025 1:04 PM

Philippine ex-leader Duterte long defiant on deadly drug war

Before he was elected president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte already was nicknamed "The Punisher" and "Duterte Harry" for his years-long and often violent campaign against drug offenders as mayor of his hometown of Davao. He promised to take ...

March 10, 2025 2:20 PM

Hamas says talks with US focused on release of American hostage in Gaza

Meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler in recent days focused on the release of an American-Israeli dual national being held by the militant group in Gaza, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday. Taher Al-Non...

March 10, 2025 11:21 AM

Mark Carney, crisis-fighting central banker, to lead Canada through US trade war

Mark Carney, soon to become Canada's new prime minister, is a two-time central banker and crisis fighter about to face his biggest challenge of all: steering Canada through Donald Trump's tariffs. The Liberals announced Carney as Justin Trudeau's su...

March 10, 2025 12:15 PM

Syria’s Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years

Syria's leader vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers and said he would hold to account anyone who overstepped their authority....

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