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8 March 2025, 06:31 AM
Ukraine, US delegations to meet in Jeddah next week: Saudi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had announced he would travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a day before the scheduled talks between the US and the Ukrainian delegations.
8 March 2025, 05:36 AM
Scientists rally in US cities to protest Trump cuts
Many researchers told AFP about their fears about the future of their grants and other funding.
8 March 2025, 04:25 AM
311 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, allies: monitor
Syrian authorities said the violence began when remnants loyal to Assad launched a deadly and well-planned attack on their forces on Thursday.
8 March 2025, 03:56 AM
Trump cuts $400 mn from Columbia University over anti-Semitism claims
US campuses including Columbia's were rocked by student protests against Israel's war in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
8 March 2025, 03:46 AM
Poland plans military training for men
Warsaw is already far ahead of its allies in terms of military expenditure, aiming to spend 4.7 percent of its GDP on defence this year -- and now it mulls new measures.
8 March 2025, 03:25 AM
US carries out first firing squad execution since 2010
Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by a three-person firing squad at the Broad River Correctional Institution in the state capital Columbia
8 March 2025, 03:17 AM
Trump threatens new Russia sanctions after strikes on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after previously suspending US aid to Kyiv in a stated bid to encourage diplomacy
8 March 2025, 02:19 AM
Canada, Mexico trade war makes 2026 World Cup 'exciting': Trump
US President Donald Trump said Friday that trade tensions with Mexico and Canada would be a boost for the 2026 World Cup as he announced the creation of a White House task force to help organize the tournament
8 March 2025, 02:13 AM
Muslim nations endorse alternative to Trump's Gaza takeover plan
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Friday endorsed an Arab League counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's controversial plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, two ministers told AFP
8 March 2025, 02:09 AM
SpaceX faces new setback after Starship explosion
Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday once again lost the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket in a fiery explosion, even as the booster was successfully caught in its orbital test -- a near replay of the previous attempt.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
FBI arrests soldier accused of selling intel to China
The FBI on Thursday arrested a US soldier suspected of selling classified information to individuals based in China, the Department of Justice has said.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia launches large-scale attack on Ukraine
Russia launched a “massive” drone and missile attack on Ukrainian energy facilities early yesterday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies proposed that Moscow and Kyiv halt strikes on critical infrastructure.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka signs $2.5bn debt deal with Japan
Sri Lanka yesterday signed a deal with Japan to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with bilateral creditors who had pledged debt relief to the cash-strapped nation last year.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
India SC asks Adani to respond to allegations
India’s Supreme Court yesterday asked Gautam Adani’s conglomerate to respond to allegations of unfairly winning a bid to redevelop one of Asia’s largest slums in Mumbai, with the competing Dubai-based consortium offering to raise its bid.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump sends letter to Iran to negotiate nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership on Thursday saying he hoped they would agree to talk.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
1 dead, 180 missing after migrant boats sink off Yemen, Djibouti
Four boats carrying migrants have sunk off Djibouti and Yemen killing at least one person and leaving more than 180 missing, the International Organization for Migration told AFP yesterday.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
EU saw record drop in births in 2023: data
The number of babies born in the EU was down 5.4 percent to 3.67 million in 2023, the largest drop in decades, official data showed yesterday, underscoring the bloc’s demographic issues.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Lebanon needs $11bn for post-war reconstruction
The World Bank yesterday estimated Lebanon’s recovery and reconstruction costs at $11 billion following the war between Israel and Hezbollah, which ended with a ceasefire last November.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel’s ops aligns with annexation ‘vision’: UN
A major Israeli offensive which over several weeks has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians and ravaged refugee camps increasingly appears to be aligned with the “vision of annexation” of the West Bank, a UN official told AFP.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM