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March 21, 2025 9:30 PM

Nature’s groceries and safety net: How forests help feed the world better

Our forests play a vital role in feeding the world. From wild foods to fresh water, from shelter to energy, forests sustain billions of people and biodiversity. Yet we continue to lose them at an alarming rate through deforestation and land degradat...

March 21, 2025 4:02 PM

South Korea opposition brings motion to impeach acting president

South Korean opposition parties raised a motion to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday, the majority Democratic Party said, in a move likely to escalate recent political strife in the country. Although the motion starts a process that w...

March 21, 2025 4:02 PM

Netanyahu government approves firing of Shin Bet head amid protests

The Israeli cabinet voted early on Friday to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service effective April 10, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, after three days of protests against the move. Netanyahu said this week ...

March 21, 2025 9:34 AM

EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge

European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to provide at least 5 billion euros for artillery ammunition purchases. "We ne...

March 20, 2025 4:17 PM

International Day of Happiness 2025: Finland tops World Happiness Report

The International Day of Happiness, celebrated on March 20, is a day to promote happiness as a key factor in leading a healthy and disease-free life. Recognized by the United Nations (UN), happiness is considered a fundamental objective of human life...

March 20, 2025 2:37 PM

Trump, Zelenskiy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed on Wednesday to work together to end Russia's war with Ukraine, in what the White House described as a "fantastic" one-hour phone call. In their first conversation since ...

March 20, 2025 9:30 AM

Trump to sign order to shut down Department of Education: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary seen by Reuters. Even before it was signed...

March 20, 2025 9:30 AM

Zelenskiy says energy strike ceasefire could be established quickly

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that a halt on energy strikes in the war with Russia could be established quickly, but warned Ukraine would respond in kind if Moscow violated the terms of the limited ceasefire. After spe...

March 19, 2025 4:25 PM

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba and EAM S. Jaishankar reaffirm commitment to strengthening bilateral ties at Raisina Dialogue

Nepal's Foreign Minister, Arzu Rana Deuba, held a bilateral meeting with India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday. The two leaders reviewed progress made during recent meeting...

March 19, 2025 4:33 PM

Bangladesh arrests leader of Rohingya insurgent group on criminal charges

Bangladesh authorities have arrested the leader of a Rohingya Muslim insurgent group, Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi, on charges of murder, illegal entry, sabotage and militant activities, police said on Wednesday. Ataullah, the leader of the Arakan Rohi...

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