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Houthi leader issues ultimatum to Israel

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

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 goods

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

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 plane

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

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 US; create 10,000 new jobs in America: Trump

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 Canada PM: Trump

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

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 warns

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 tech

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

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 neglected humanitarian crises

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', says UN chief

'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 sharply, prices continue to decline: IEA

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 Alfred nears

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 543 million tonnes in 2024/25: FAO

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: UN

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

'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 of WWII

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 city

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, ambushes in Syria: Monitor

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 crossings continue

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 UK volunteers were staying

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

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 off

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 eight bombs by accident

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...