Mon 24 March 2025: Voicing readiness to advance Ankara‘s relations with European countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday that Europe cannot ensure its security without Türkiye. “The heated debates over past weeks have shown that European security without Türkiye will not be possible,” Erdoğan said after a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara. “Europe‘s need for our country […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave US President Donald Trump an “absolutely personal gift,” presenting it to Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff last week, the Kremlin said on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not reveal the nature of the gift, but US media reported that Witkoff said it was a portrait of Trump painted by a prominent […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that more countries will be added to the Abraham Accords, the series of normalization that his administration negotiated between Israel and some Gulf countries during his first term. Trump, speaking to reporters at a Cabinet meeting at the White House, said more countries want to join the accords. The White […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: The Department of Home Affairs has announced a comprehensive upgrade to its digital verification system, a crucial component of national security, as well as both public and private sector services in South Africa. The verification system enables government departments, including National Treasury and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), as […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: In a country that prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy, India’s Muslim population faces growing marginalisation and discrimination, according to multiple reports documenting a sharp rise in Islamophobic rhetoric and incidents across the nation. A recent report by the Washington-based research group India Hate Lab revealed that instances of hate […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police. Bodh Gaya, India — As he stood in a queue outside a makeshift tent kitchen for breakfast, 30-year-old Abhishek Bauddh could not help but reflect on the throngs of people around him in Bodh […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Rohingya mothers and caregivers will get food vouchers as the UN World Food Program and World Bank have partnered with the Bangladeshi government amid a serious fund cut to the Rohingya. The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Friday said that it has partnered with the Bangladeshi Ministry of Disaster Management […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its second closest approach to the Sun, coming within 6.1 million kilometers and reaching speeds of 692,000 km/h (430,000 mph) while collecting data. On March 22, during its 23rd close pass, the probe completed its second closest approach to the Sun. During this pass, Parker reached 6.1 million km […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: The Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee on Sunday expressed “deep concern” over the breakdown of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement released after a meeting in Cairo with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The announcement followed discussions between foreign ministers from Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, Egypt, Türkiye, Indonesia, Bahrain, and the UAE’s minister […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Rwandan authorities on Sunday welcomed the M23 rebel group’s decision to withdraw from the strategic mining town of Walikale and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s move to halt hostilities in the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A statement by the office of the government’s spokesperson said Rwanda supports […]
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