Wed 05 March 2025: Iran and Turkey’s foreign ministries summoned their envoys after a diplomatic spat over Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s warning of Tehran against undermining Syria’s stability. Fidan last week gave an interview to Qatar’s al Jazeera in which he said Iran’s foreign policy relying on militias was “dangerous” and needed to change. […]
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Wed 05 March 2025: The Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, welcomed a reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip that was adopted Tuesday at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo. It also backed the summit’s call for a political and economic boycott of Israel. Hamas said in a statement after the summit that the gathering marked a significant step toward Arab and Islamic […]
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Tue 04 March 2025: Bitcoin declined nearly 10% to below $85,000 after a brief surge following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a “Crypto Strategic Reserve” on Sunday. Trump stated in a Truth Social post that the move would lead to the rise of Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as others, such as “XRP, SOL, […]
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Tue 04 March 2025: Ahead of Thursday’s European Council meeting, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday outlined the ReArm Europe plan, an ambitious strategy to enhance the continent’s defense capabilities that would mobilize as much as €800 billion. “Member states are ready to invest more in their own security if they have […]
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Tue 04 March 2025: The UN has assured Bangladesh’s transitional government of technical support as it seeks to document the atrocities committed against protesters from some Islamic groups during deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, who took office after Hasina resigned and fled to neighboring India last August following weeks of […]
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Tue 04 March 2025: The Trump administration has halted financing for new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering suspending arms shipments from US stockpiles, according to a report on Monday. The Wall Street Journal, citing current and former US officials, reported that financing was suspended in recent weeks due to the administration’s freeze on […]
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Tue 04 March 2025: A plan for Gaza drawn up by Egypt as a counter to US President Donald Trump’s effort to ethnically cleanse Gaza and turn it into a “Riviera” would sideline Hamas and replace it with interim bodies controlled by Arab, Muslim and Western states, according to a draft seen by Reuters. The Egyptian […]
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Tue 04 March 2025: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that illegal immigration poses a greater threat than Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he has recently engaged to end the Ukraine war and improve bilateral ties, urging Americans to focus on criminals entering the country. In a post on his Truth Social account, […]
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Mon 03 March 2025: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday expressed concern over Iran’s increased uranium stockpile and enrichment levels of up to 60%, saying they “cause me serious concern.” “Following my last report, Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% U‑235 has increased to 275 kg, up from […]
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Mon 03 March 2025: Pope Francis, 88, suffered two acute respiratory failure episodes on Monday evening, according to the Vatican. “Today, the Holy Father suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm,” the Holy See Press Office said. It added that two bronchoscopies were done […]
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