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Houthi leader issues ultimatum to Israel
Gaza [Palestine], March 8: Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi announced on March 7 that the force will continue naval operations...

CIA fires an unspecified number of new officers
New York [US], March 8: The Central Intelligence Agency fired a slew of recent hires this week.

Mexico won't have to pay tariffs on USMCA...
New York [US], March 8: U.S. President Donald Trump said Mexico won't be required to pay tariffs on any goods...

Over 1,000 protest NOAA scientist layoffs in Colorado
Colorado [US], March 8: Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, on...

Teen faces court charged with bringing shotgun on...
Victoria [Australia], March 8: A teenage boy has faced court after allegedly climbing through an airport fence and taking a...

Trump pulls $400m from Columbia University
Washington DC [US], March 8: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says it has canceled grants and contracts totaling $400 million...

French shipping giant to invest $20 billion in...
Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump said the French-based CMA CGM, one of the largest shipping companies in...

Trudeau using tariff problem to run again for...
Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump has accused Justin Trudeau of "using the tariff problem" with the US...

SpaceX's Starship explodes in space
Texas [US], March 8: SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas.

West Africa faces severe food security crisis, WFP...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in...

EU tech chiefs say they don't target US...
Brussels [Belgium], March 8: The European Union's digital competition law "does not target US companies," the European Commission's technology and...

FAO Food Price Index rises in February
Rome [Italy], March 8: The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy,...

UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for...
New York [US], March 8: Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, allocated...

'When women, girls can rise, we all thrive',...
New York [US], March 8: The UN called for the international community to stand firm in making rights, equality and...

Global battery market advancing rapidly as demand rises...
Paris [France], March 8: The global battery market is advancing rapidly as demand rises sharply and prices continue to decline,...

Australia tells thousands to evacuate as tropical cyclone...
Sydney [Australia], March 8: Australia ordered thousands of people in its eastern regions to evacuate before Tropical Cyclone Alfred hit...

Rice production forecast to hit record high of...
Rome [Italy], March 8: Rice production is forecast to hit a record high of 543 million tonnes (in milled equivalent)...

Use of starvation as weapon war crime in...
Gaza [Palestine], March 8: UN Human Rights Office in Palestine said Friday that Israel has a legal obligation to ensure...

'Scary' tropical Cyclone Alfred nears Australia's Queensland
Brisbane [Australia], March 7: The wind has been kicking up along the Gold Coast and so too has the swell....

New Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump's understanding...
Wellington [New Zealand], March 7: New Zealand has sacked its ambassador to the United Kingdom after the diplomat publicly questioned...

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza...
Gaza [Palestine], March 7: Three Palestinians were martyred Thursday as a result of Israeli shelling that targeted a group of...

At least 16 soldiers killed in massive attacks,...
Damascus [Syria], March 7: At least 16 members of the security forces were killed on Thursday in a string of...

UK signs 'road map' with France as Channel...
London [UK], March 7: The UK has signed a "road map" agreement with France aimed at bolstering co-operation to tackle...

4 dead after Russian attack on hotel where...
London [UK], March 7: British humanitarian volunteers survived a Russian missile strike on a hotel building in Ukraine which left...

US administration discusses elections with Ukrainian opposition
New York [US], March 7: After US President Donald Trump's criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, representatives of the US...

UN-backed meeting on protection of Palestinian civilians called...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 7: A conference in Geneva on the protection of civilians in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories has been...

Fifteen hurt after South Korea fighter jets drop...
Seoul [South Korea], March 7: Fifteen people in South Korea were injured, two of them seriously, after a pair of...