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March 11, 2025 3:42 PM

WHO starts process of slimming down in response to U.S. cuts

The World Health Organization has started a process of fixing new priorities and announced a one-year limit on staff contracts, an internal memo showed on Tuesday, as it aims to make the U.N. agency more sustainable after the U.S. withdrawal. The me...

March 7, 2025 9:59 AM

China’s January-February exports, imports weaker than expected

China's exports lost momentum over the January-February period and imports unexpectedly shrank, amid escalating trade tensions with the United States, dealing a blow to an economic recovery that has so far largely been reliant on exports. Exports fr...

March 3, 2025 4:48 PM

UK, France propose partial one-month Ukraine truce, Paris says

France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would cover air, sea and energy infrastructure attacks but not include ground fighting, French President Emmanuel Macron and his foreign minister said. The co...

March 3, 2025 9:42 AM

Israel blocks aid into Gaza as ceasefire standoff escalates

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...

 

Last updated on: 19th Jun 2025