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March 27, 2025 4:46 PM

Denmark condemns what it calls Trump’s escalated rhetoric on Greenland

Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of U.S. pressure for control over the Arctic island. Reiterating his ...

March 27, 2025 3:21 PM

Syria’s sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites

Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite families in the capital Damascus and detained more than two dozen unarmed men, according to a dozen witnesses. Those taken ...

March 27, 2025 1:09 PM

Pentagon’s Hegseth texted start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted about plans to kill a Houthi militant leader in Yemen two hours before a military operation meant to be shrouded in secrecy, according to screenshots of a chat released by The Atlantic on Wednesday. The revelati...

March 27, 2025 3:36 PM

Ukraine allies meet in Paris with new aid, security assurances in mind

France pledged 2 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine as some 30 leaders met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Thursday to discuss how to strengthen Kyiv's position and assess how they could play a role if a peace deal is struck with...

March 26, 2025 5:09 PM

Taiwan to channel World War Two spirit to bolster response to China’s threats

Taiwan will use this year's events to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two to bolster public sentiment on the need to defend the island from Chinese threats - and remind the world it was not the government in Beijing that won the war...

March 26, 2025 5:05 PM

Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra sails through no-confidence vote in parliament

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra breezed through a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday in the first test of her premiership, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition onslaught to reaffirm the stability of her coalition. Thail...

March 26, 2025 3:43 PM

IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Pakistan for $1.3 billion climate loan package

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finalized a staff-level agreement with Pakistan for a $1.3 billion loan package over 28 months to support the country’s climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. This agreement also includes the fir...

March 26, 2025 3:12 PM

China poses biggest military, cyber threat to US, intel chiefs say

China remains the top military and cyber threat to the U.S., according to a report by U.S. intelligence agencies published on Tuesday that said Beijing was making "steady but uneven" progress on capabilities it could use to capture Taiwan. China has...

March 26, 2025 2:21 PM

Vietnam to cut duties on US imports, approve Starlink as Trump tariff decision looms

Vietnam will cut its tariffs on several U.S. products including LNG and cars, and moved to approve Starlink services, as the country tries to avoid being hit with U.S. tariffs because of its large bilateral trade surplus. The Southeast Asian industr...

March 26, 2025 1:29 PM

Nepal proposes meeting with Prime Minister Modi during BIMSTEC Summit

Nepal has proposed a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, according to an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As per a high-level official, Nepal has sent a request to the I...

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