Austria’s caretaker Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg and the newly sworn-in Chancellor and head of People’s Party (OeVP) Christian Stocker make statements, in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025. — Reuters New govt takes office after two years of recession. It plans to bring Austria’s budget deficit back within EU limits. President Bellen says: “I look forward to working well together.” VIENNA: Austria’s …
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Muslims attend Friday prayer during Ramadan at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 24, 2023. — Reuters The holy month of Ramadan has started across the globe and for the next 29 or 30 days, Muslims observing the fast will refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, a period lasting from 12 to 16 hours, which …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (front second right) pictured alongside European leaders at the European leaders’ summit to discuss European security and Ukraine, at Lancaster House in London, Britain, March 2, 2025. — Reuters There will be diplomacy for the sake of peace: President Zelensky. France’s Macron says plan will involve one-month ceasefire. Europe to turn Ukraine into “steel porcupine,” says top …
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Several Arab states and the UN have condemned Israel for blocking the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described it as alarming. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar released statements criticizing the move. Israel’s decision to halt the entry of aid shipments came hours after the first phase of the ceasefire and …
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A man uses a school bag to protect a child from the sun as they leave school in Manila. — AFP/File Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half the Philippine capital on Monday, local officials said, as the torrid dry season started in the tropical Southeast Asian country. A national weather service advisory warned the heat index, a measure …
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A Rohingya girl feeds a child from a jar with the USAID logo on it, at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, February 11, 2025. — Reuters A senior official with the US Agency for International Development in an email on Sunday warned that the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths — only to …
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center) Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and France’s President Emmanuel Macron meet during the European leaders’ summit to discuss Ukraine at Lancaster House, London, on March 2, 2025. — AFP France and Britain are proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine “in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure” after crisis talks in London, French …
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and other officials attend the European leaders’ summit to discuss European security and Ukraine, at Lancaster House in London, Britain, March 2, 2025. — Reuters UK PM says “Europe must do heavy …
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The pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) organised a large-scale car rally in Fresno, California, where participants chanted anti-India slogans and protested Indian policies towards Sikhs and farmers. The event, named “Kissan Hul Khalistan Car Rally”, aimed to raise awareness about the upcoming Khalistan referendum set to take place in Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2025, under the presidency …
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A still image shows what the Indian Army says is a rescue operation by Indian Army members during heavy snowfall, after an avalanche struck a camp near Mana village, in a location given as Garhwal Sector, Uttarakhand state, India, in this image released on February 28, 2025. — Reuters Rescuers recovered eighth, final body from the site of avalanche. Army …
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