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Day 47

Writer: Jeanne d'ArcJeanne d'Arc

Updated: 3 days ago


Hitler

March 17, 1933


Sepp Dietrich assumes command of Hitler's bodyguard, the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. wiki



On this day in history, March 7th

1799 Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than

2,000 Albanian captives. WIKI

1814 Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne. WIKI

1850 Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise

of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war. WIKI

1876 Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone" WIKI

1902 Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, defeat the British at the Battle of

Tweebosch. WIKI

1921 The short-lived socialist Labin Republic is proclaimed. WIKI

1931 The Parliament House of Finland is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland. WIKI

1941 Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successfulU-

boats of World War II, disappear without a trace. WIKI

1951 Korean War, Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway

begin an assault against Chinese forces. WIKI

1951 Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the

Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, outside a mosque in Tehran. WIKI

1965 ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma for civil rights movement. APNews  WIKI

1975 The U.S. Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most

cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds of senators present. APNews

1987 Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at

Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen. WIKI

1989 Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie

and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. WIKI

1994 The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original

work can be considered “fair use.” (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song “Oh, Pretty Woman” by the rap group 2 Live Crew.) APNews

2006 The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi,

India. WIKI

2007 Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper

chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected. WIKI

2009 The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers

and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles. WIKI

2024 Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.​ WIKI


Trump

March 7, 2025


On his 47th day in office Donald Trump...


  • Expands exemptions from Canada and Mexico tariffs. BBCNews

  • Threatens Russia with ‘large scale’ sanctions after massive missile attack on Ukraine Independent APNews

  • Says he has sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. APNews

  • Iran says not received Trump’s letter on nuclear program negotiations. AlJazeera

  • Accidentally reveals his Ukraine plan during Zelensky clash, ‘Be very, very afraid’. NewsAU

  • Tells Putin and Zelensky to ‘get to the table NOW!’ NewsAU

  • Sends mixed signals over the fate of the Department of Education. AlJazeera

  • Steers America Away from Allies and Towards Autocracies. DerSpiegel

  • Revokes Collective Bargaining Rights At TSA To Crush Union. HuffPost

  • Asked For Cherished Piece Of History To Be Moved To Oval Office, The Declaration of Independence. HuffPost

  • Says 'interesting days ahead' as he seeks either peace deal with Iran or 'the other' option. AnadoluAjansı

Added 3/9/25

  • Shrugs off impact that intel sharing pause is having on Ukraine. APNews

  • Says Ukraine 'more difficult' to deal with than Russia. BBCNews

  • Says Russia’s Putin wants Ukraine war ‘settled’. AlJazeera

  • Insists there was ‘no clash’ between Elon Musk and Marco Rubio over DOGE cuts. Elon Musk reportedly clashed with senior Trump officials at an explosive cabinet room meeting on Thursday, as the Moved to rein in DOGE’s power.  APNews NewsAU

  • Tells crypto leaders at White House summit he’s committed to helping their industry. APNews

  • Pauses tariffs - but still sees them as vital tool BBCNews

  • Claims US is being ripped off by Europeans and ‘globalists’ as markets dip. EuroNews

  • Delivers White House digital asset summit remarks as cryptocurrencies struggle. PBSNewsHour

  • Targets brutalism: A wrecking ball for architecture. BostonGlobe

  • Says he's finding it "more difficult" to deal with Ukraine. BBCNews

  • Wants to revive a travel ban. Here are the countries that could be included. IndependentUK

  • Brings back practice of detaining families together. NPRNews

  • Tightens Grip on FBI and Justice Department. WSJ


Additional News​

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  • 40-day Target boycott began this week. What to know about the protest and its potential impact. APNews

  • Second SpaceX rocket explodes, sending debris flying over Florida. EuroNews BBCNews  APNews  WSJ

  • Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Grants and Contracts to Columbia University. The move targets the Ivy League school over allegations of antisemitism. WSJ

  • Trump Administration Likely to Ban Chinese App DeepSeek From Government Devices and considers broader measures against the AI model over national-security concerns. WSJ

  • Trump Administration hosting Crypto Summit to at White House. WashingtonPost  CNN

  • Crypto executives descend on DC for a victory lap — and to give Trump a round of applause CNN

  • Trump Is Engineering a Global ‘Paradigm Shift.’ It Doesn’t Favor U.S. Stocks. WSJ

  • Bitcoin falls as Trump’s executive order disappoints crypto enthusiasts. The decline in cryptocurrencies mirrors the downtrend in the US stock markets amid fears of a widening global trade war. EuroNews

  • Why did Trump just establish a crypto strategic reserve? BBCNews

  • Bloodbath, world economy totally smashed. NewsAU

  • These Stocks Can Fight Through Trump’s Trade War. WSJ

  • Stock-market uncertainty can trigger panic selling. Here’s a better way. WSJ

  • Most Americans can’t afford life anymore — and they just don’t matter to the economy like they once did. WSJ

  • Root Stock And Other Insurers Dominate The IBD 50. Why That's Not Necessarily Good. Investors

  • Dow Jones, S&P 500 Improve After Powell Says Economy Is In 'Good Place’. Investors

  • Trump’s hot mic moment sparks wild conspiracy theories. NewsAU

  • Trump team in ‘secret discussions’ to oust president of Ukraine. NewsAU

  • Trump tariff war would hurt Boeing more than Airbus. PoliticoEU

  • The U.S. Postal Service could face substantial change. What comes next? NPRNews

  • Federal judge in DC won’t block DOGE from Treasury systems. APNews  WSJ

  • Immigration judges quit, straining system backlogged with 3.7 million cases. APNews

  • DHS claims the TSA workers union hinders efforts to keep Americans safe. APNews

  • Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers in a major attack on worker rights. APNews

  • Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing. APNews

  • Wall Street clings to early gains ahead of new US employment numbers. APNews

  • White House economist praises job numbers, noting that mass firings aren’t yet counted. APNews

  • Trump’s push to fire federal workers and slash spending hits roadblocks in the courts. PBSNewsHour

  • Elon Musk celebrates after Texas man loses job over refusal to remove gender preferences from email. Independent

  • Tesla Stock Got Upgraded. Post-Election Gains Still Evaporate. WSJ

  • Some fired federal workers are being mocked by their families as DOGE’s policies divide America. Independent

  • Fired CDC employee got her dream job back. But she's already moving on. NPRNews

  • Why VA mental health workers feel Elon Musk's emails are psychological warfare. NPRNews

  • War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge APNews

  • British Defense Secretary John Healey tells Pete Hegseth that Europe is meeting Washington’s challenge to “step up” on security and Ukraine. PoliticoEU

  • US Army to test UAS, UGV voice control through experimental unit. Janes

  • US Space Force (USSF) program officials developing the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) platform have teamed up with BAE Systems, to continue maturation of the system's command-and-control (C2) architecture. Janes

  • US State Department plans to close consulates, reduce workforce. American consulate closures are expected to happen mainly in Western Europe by this summer. AnadoluAjansı

  • US added 151,000 jobs last month but sees unemployment tick up to 4.1% in first report on Trump’s economy. Independent  PBSNewsHour

  • ‘Gay’ Hiroshima bomber, female and Black soldiers being erased in shocking Pentagon DEI file purge Independent PBSNewsHour

  • Life-Saving Avalanche Forecasts Could Be Hit Next By Trump Cuts. HuffPost

  • Defiant CBS suddenly comes out swinging in $20bn Trump lawsuit. Independent

  • 20 states sue Trump over mass firings saying Musk’s DOGE skipped required notices. Independent

  • These Republican senators have broken away from Trump on tariffs. Independent

  • Sean Hannity Spews Twisted Take On Democrats Singing During Censure Of Al Green. HuffPost

  • Idaho desperately wants to build a facility to execute by firing squad. But nobody wants the contract. Independent

  • 2nd Death from Measles, unvaccinated New Mexico resident dies after testing positive for measles.Independent APNews  AnadoluAjansı

  • Walgreens Goes From $100 Billion Health Giant to Private-Equity Salvage Project. WSJ

  • Trump’s interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast APNews

  • San Carlos Apache teenager’s death reverberates throughout Indian Country APNews

  • Nearly Half of Energy Executives Think We Won’t Reach Net Zero Until 2070. Rising capital project costs and a lack of optimism around ESG are pushing back environmental goals, according to a survey of industry leaders from oil and gas, utilities, chemicals, mining and agribusiness. WSJ

  • Deep-sea mining tech advances but doubts remain. BBCNews

  • According to a report in the academic journal Science, the population of the 554 recorded species of butterflies in the U.S. have declined by 22% since 2000. NPR

  • Independent Women 2025 – The Influence List Independent

  • Gisèle Delicot named The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025. Independent

  • Printing your Social Security record won’t protect you — but doing this will. WSJ

  • Receiving a Home as a Gift From Your Parents Isn’t as Simple as It May Seem. A roadmap for preparing financially and avoiding the pitfalls of becoming a new property owner. MansionGlobal

Added 3/9/25

  • Here are the U.S. products affected by Canadian tariffs. CTVNews

  • Trump is bulldozing some Republicans’ priorities. They should be nervous. IndependentUK

  • Trump will lead task force preparing for 2026 World Cup. APNews

  • Is Trump reining in Musk after a cabinet showdown with secretaries? BBCNews

  • Inside the explosive meeting where Trump officials clashed with Elon Musk. BostonGlobe

  • Trump Administration Politicizing Weather, why? ScientificAmerican

  • Will Trump change daylight saving time? He says it’s a ‘50/50’ issue. IndependentUK

  • Trump Organization sues Capital One for closing bank accounts after Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol. APNews

  • Trump Organization throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts. APNews

  • Trump order denies student loan relief to nonprofit workers engaged in ‘improper’ activity. APNews

  • A single day of Trump and Musk’s cost-cutting campaign remakes huge sections of government. APNews

  • The Forces That Flipped Trump From Crypto Critic to ‘Crypto President’. WSJ

  • What to know about Social Security office closures driven by Musk’s DOGE. APNews

  • A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts. APNews

  • “We have DOGE,” the IRS’ top procurement official said the day before he left the agency. DOGE Flamethrower Lights Up IRS. HuffPost

  • DOGE workers are using four rooms at a federal office building for sleeping — with IKEA beds, lamps and dressers, IndependentUK

  • Musk’s DOGE ‘whiz kids’ flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires. IndependentUK

  • Trump Admin Slammed As ‘Stupidest’ Ever After Linking WWII Plane ‘Enola Gay’ To DEI. Just to be clear, Enola Gay was the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, not... a member of the LGBTQ+ community. HuffPost

  • The U.S. African Development Foundation’s standoff with DOGE contradicts the Trump administration’s defenses of Elon Musk’s operation. How A Tiny Federal Agency’s Lawsuit Could Provide The Smoking Gun Against DOGE. HuffPost

  • Donald Trump Jr. Denies Presidential Run Rumors In Expletive-Filled Statement. HuffPost

  • Marco Rubio pivots to America First diplomacy. NPRNews

  • Top Democrats ask Rubio for answers on now-canceled $400 million Tesla plan. NPRNews

  • Kennedy and influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists. APNews

  • West Texas reports nearly 200 measles cases. New Mexico is up to 30. APNews

  • COVID Pandemic Fatigue Has Left the U.S. Vulnerable to New Threats. ScientificAmerican

  • Doctors worry about spring break as measles cases spread: Not ‘dealing with business-as-usual’. IndependentUK

  • ‘Extinction level’ cuts coming to NASA, report says. IndependentUK

  • FEMA Disaster Aid Freeze Threatens 'Acute Harm,' Judge Rules. ScientificAmerican

  • MAGA targets Justice Amy Coney Barrett after she rules against Trump. IndependentUK

  • U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly declines to block DOGE from Treasury systems. APNews

  • Federal judge won’t order immigration officials to change school arrests policy. APNews

  • Judge denies Georgia state senator’s request for criminal charges against state House staffer. APNews

  • Chloroprene, the Cancer-Causing Chemical at the Center of a Federal Lawsuit, what is it, where is it found? ScientificAmerican

  • Kamala Harris sets summer deadline to decide on California governor run. USAToday

  • Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps ‘dismantle radical DEI programs’. APNews

  • Expert tells judge to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams without letting them be refiled. APNews

  • Tribes, Native American students file lawsuit over Bureau of Indian Education firings. APNews

  • Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent says ouster is based on politics, not job performance. APNews

  • Mysterious unmanned warship spotted off of Washington state coast. IndependentUK

  • New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE. APNews

  • George Santos’ ex-fundraiser is sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud. APNews

  • Republican lawmakers hold telephone town halls as protesters demand more. APNews

  • US Senator Peter Welch introduces legislation restoring UNRWA funding. AlJazeera

  • States sue President Trump’s administration over mass firings of probationary federal workers. APNews

  • Husband of Florida Republican lawmaker accused of stealing state funds. IndependentUK

  • Lawmakers discuss audit that found California was unprepared to help vulnerable people in disasters. APNews

  • California and Texas join push to end remote work among state employees. APNews

  • California water wars: A century of wrangling over Los Angeles’s water. AlJazeera

  • Virginia Isn’t for DEI Lovers Anymore. WSJ

  • Utah governor mulls measure eliminating universal mail-in voting. APNews

  • Freedom Caucus in Wyoming claims victory with approval of most priorities. APNews

  • Oklahoma schools chief seeks donations to put Bibles in classrooms. APNews

  • Michigan defendant in $250 million pandemic food fraud case pleads guilty to wire fraud. APNews

  • A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years. APNews  SkyNews

  • Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes. APNews

  • Wisconsin Democrats vent, cry and issue call to action to counter Musk and Trump. APNews

  • Minnesota’s special state House election, what to expect? APNews

  • Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche to open innovation center at new Harvard campus in Allston that could employ hundreds. BostonGlobe

  • Wayfair cutting 340 jobs, closing Austin tech center. BostonGlobe

  • Ohio governor tells the Trump administration to hurry up bird flu response. IndependentUK

  • Crypto grifter Sam Bankman-Fried lands in solitary after he praises GOP in ploy for Trump pardon. IndependentUK

  • Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives? APNews

  • Hedge Fund Millennium Puts Up an Uncharacteristic Loss in February. WSJ

  • Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts. APNews ScientificAmerican

  • How to Watch the Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13. ScientificAmerican

  • What science tells us about transgender athletes. PBSNewsHour

  • Author John Green on How Tuberculosis Shaped Our Modern World. ScientificAmerican

  • Daylight Saving Time and Early School Start Times Cost The Economy Billions. ScientificAmerican

  • Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Ramesh Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump’s trade war and the transatlantic alliance. PBSNewsHour

  • Jimmy Kimmel roasts Trump for ‘dumb’ claim about transgender mice. IndependentUK

  • One in 15 U.S. adults have been on the scene of a mass shooting, report finds. IndependentUK

  • Fox News host Maria Bartiromo says a ‘recession’ is coming — but ‘it would be Biden’s recession’. IndependentUK

  • The Tech Bro Who Pivoted to Plant a Trillion Trees. WSJ

  • Private Equity Wants a Piece of Your 401(k). Barrons

  • Thinking of buying the stock-market dip? Here’s what you should know. MarketWatch

 

World News​​​

  • At EU Summit, traditionally frugal Germany led calls to revise fiscal rules to allow for increased defense spending. EuroNews

  • European Commission pushes back on U.S. criticism of its Digital Markets Act that targets Big Tech. PoliticoEU

  • European Parliament to probe EU grants to Shell, VW and migrant NGOs. PoliticoEU

  • World Trade Organization chief says US concerns on tariffs need to be heard. APNews

  • European leaders downplay skepticism from Trump about NATO solidarity. APNews

  • Blackstone Raises Largest Commercial Property Debt Fund With $8 Billion Haul. Fund took two years to build and will be active in North America, Europe and Australia. WSJ

  • UN crew member killed in attack on helicopter in South Sudan. AlJazeera

  • Two dead, 186 missing after four boats sink off Yemen and Djibouti. AlJazeera

  • Global markets mixed as all eyes turn to Fed Chair Powell’s statements. US President Donald Trump’s tariff changes make price estimates difficult, prompting investors to be cautious, while European futures see growth due to rising defense spending to support Ukraine. AnadoluAjansı

  • Why Ukraine’s Allies Are Divided Over Using $300 Billion in Russian Assets. WSJ

  • Canada and the Philippines conclude negotiations on a visiting forces agreement. Reuters

  • Justin Trudeau tears up as he makes pledge to Canadian people amid Trump trade war. Independent

  • Canada’s tariffs to remain despite Trump’s postponement. APNews

  • Trudeau’s successor: Who will lead Canada’s Liberals next? AnadoluAjansı

  • China's foreign minister slams Trump's 'two-faced' policies, Five takeaways: NPRNews

  • China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’ APNews

  • China State-Owned Company to Build Dam in Honduras. DialogoAmericas

  • Boots Pharmacy sells in multi-billion dollar deal to new US owners private equity firm Sycamore Partners. BBCNews

  • Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern Franc. APNews

  • Horrifying image from the English Channel. A heavily armed Russian warship was spotted escorting a huge sanctioned cargo vessel through UK waters. NewsAU

  • London Court convicts Jan Marsalek's spy ring of spies for Moscow. DerSpiegel

  • UK police investigate racism, financial misconduct allegations at University of Greater Manchester. AnadoluAjansı

  • French Former Spy Chief Known as ‘The Shark’ Convicted Over LVMH Dealings. Sentencing of Bernard Squarcini caps a courtroom drama that at times resembled a spy novel. WSJ

  • French Senator on Trump administration: "An incendiary leader and a clown on ketamine”. DerSpiegel

  • 4 in 10 Danes view US as a threat. Listening to US' leadership, Danes ‘can recognize rhetoric that sounds like it’s coming from Kremlin. AnadoluAjansı

  • Trump’s Embrace of Putin Has Germany Thinking of Nuclear Weapons. WSJ

  • German stock market DAX hits new high as EU member states unanimously agreed to ease the fiscal rules for defense spending following Germany’s push for a policy reform. EuroNews

  • Germany’s ‘whatever it takes’ moment: Fiscal bazooka, €500bn fiscal overhaul is redefining its economy, bypassing debt limits to boost infrastructure and defense. ignites market rally signaling a new era for European growth. EuroNews

  • Germany’s Merz has 2 weeks to deliver historic spending revolution, as faith dwindles in Washington as a military ally. PoliticoEU

  • 48.6 percent in Bergen on Rügen: Is the AfD damaging Baltic Sea tourism? DerSpiegel

  • AfD wants to stop sessions of the old Bundestag in court. DerSpiegel

  • CDU leader Merz under pressure: Criticism is growing in his own camp and partners are reluctant. DerSpiegel

  • Court convicts activist: suspended sentence for paint attack on Brandenburg Gate. DerSpiegel

  • What queer people can expect under the next federal government. DerSpiegel

  • German-Czech border: Customs confiscates 13,000 bars of Dubai chocolate. DerSpiegel

  • Napoleon, Hitler and the atom bomb: Putin and Macron engage in long-distance combat. DerSpiegel

  • Massive German airport strike set to ground flights on Monday. AnadoluAjansı

  • Germany urges Bosnia’s Republika Srpska to respect country’s sovereignty and territorial Integrity. Foreign Ministry calls out controversial legislation in Republika Srpska as 'massive attack' on Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitutional order, threatens sanctions amid rising tensions. AnadoluAjansı

  • Global Insurer Allianz in Talks for $3 Billion-Plus Viridium Deal. WSJ

  • Poland plans military training for all adult men. DerSpiegel

  • Estonia to Europe: it’s time to pay more for defense. PoliticoEU

  • Romanian Land Forces fire Chiron MANPADS for first time. Janes

  • Albania to block TikTok in the coming days. Ban comes after teen death link to arguments on social media. PoliticoEU

  • 'Hungary is isolated. We respect Hungary's position, but it's one of out 27. And 26 are more than one’ António Costa says after Orbán blocks joint EU text on Ukraine. EuroNews

  • Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán says he will “collect the opinion of the people” in a mail-in campaign that critics have derided as a propaganda tool. PoliticoEU

  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks with US delegations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine to take place in Saudi Arabia next week. EuroNews

  • 'This is the 17th combined attack on Naftogaz infrastructure' BBCNews

  • Ukraine deploys its Dassault Mirage 2000 jets against Russian forces for the first time, with the jets intercepting several Russian cruise missiles with air-to-air missiles. BBCNews Politico

  • ‘Trump’s words are a direct endorsement of genocide’. AlJazeera

  • ‘We have nothing left to lose’: Gazans respond to Trump’s warnings. AlJazeera

  • Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive. APNews

  • Israel's new army chief Eyal Zamir: He could bring the war back to Gaza. DerSpiegel

  • Hamas accuses Israel of ‘insistence on religious war’ as mosques attacked. AlJazeera

  • Israeli military says it struck fighters in Gaza. AlJazeera

  • Freed Israeli captive meets UK PM. AlJazeera

  • Two Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli drone strike. AlJazeera

  • Palestinian teenagers wounded by Israeli forces in Ramallah. AlJazeera

  • Palestinians queue up at checkpoints to visit Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. AlJazeera

  • Dozens killed in clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists. BBCNews  AlJazeera

  • Massive protests in Syria show support for security forces against Assad regime loyalists. AnadoluAjansı

  • A Syrian war monitor reports that Syrian security forces executed 52 Alawite men in Latakia province after clashes broke out the day prior against the new Syrian regime. AFP via Al Arabiya

  • Clashes in Syria’s coastal region between Assad loyalists and government forces kill more than 70. PBSNewsHour

  • Forty-eight killed in ‘most violent’ Syria unrest since Assad ouster. NewsAU

  • In tense relations with India, Pakistani TV dramas break down barriers that diplomacy often cannot. APNews

  • It’s unclear how Iran’s Supreme Leader will react to Trump’s letter. APNews

  • Jordan treads lightly with Trump, hoping to avoid mass displacement of Palestinians, as they welcomed the first convoy of sick and injured children from Gaza. PoliticoEU

  • Humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza slow as hundreds of millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive. PBSNewsHour

  • Bosnian Serb police begin removing state police from their posts in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a move aimed at implementing separatist legislation signed into law by Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik. Reuters

  • Course correction in Kremlin propaganda: The nice Mr. Trump. DerSpiegel

  • Russian sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Ukrainians. DerSpiegel

  • Indian film, Sthal: A Match, shows bride's 'humiliation' in arranged marriage. BBCNews

  • Police in Bangladesh use batons and teargas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group. APNews

  • Japanese premier rejects Trump's claim of ‘unilateral protection’ AnadoluAjansı

  • Japan, Britain affirm fighter jet cooperation. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani meets with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Tokyo. AnadoluAjansı

  • Japan inducts fourth Taigei-class submarin. Janes

  • South Korea calls on Russia to 'dissuade' N.Korea from 'escalating tensions' in region. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Thursday that Moscow believes Pyongyang's measures to 'strengthen defense capabilities' are 'fully justified under conditions of current escalation’. AnadoluAjansı

  • South Korea stops some military drills after accidental bombing in possible setback to US exercise. APNews

  • Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial over martial law. APNews

  • The 'traitor' at the heart of South Korea's impeachment drama. BBCNews

  • Number of injured rises to 29 after S.Korean fighter jets accidentally bomb village. AnadoluAjansı

  • Australians told to ‘prepare for worst’ as Cyclone Alfred nears landfall. AlJazeera

  • Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane from Avalon Airport, near Melbourne,. BBCNews

  • Nigerian Akpoti-Uduaghan Senate suspends female senator for six months after they made sexual harassment claim against Senate President Akpabio. AlJazeera

  • Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy to visit South Africa in April. SABCNews

  • Most areas in Gauteng are in a bad state: Lesufi. SABCNews

  • Ramaphosa’s second visit to the Gauteng province. SABCNews

  • MK Party slams AfriForum, Solidarity for approaching US government. SABCNews

  • Ramaphosa deplores the state of Gauteng, municipalities. SABCNews

  • Argentina’s Shale: Time to Drill, Baby, Drill? While pro-business regulation is helping the country’s promising shale basin attract investment, drillers might still proceed cautiously. WSJ

  • At least 22 people killed as gang violence erupts in Ecuador. AlJazeera

Added 3/9/25

  • Data, waves and wind to be counted in the economy. BBCNews

  • Canada to name a new leader while dealing with Trump trade war. APNews

  • Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest department store files for creditor protection and intends to restructure. CBCNews

  • Canada and the Philippines conclude negotiations on a visiting forces agreement. Reuters

  • Canadian Sen. Patrick Brazeau challenges Donald Trump Jr. to boxing match over ‘bogus tariffs’. IndependentUK

  • Bourbon is out, patriotism is in: How Canadians are facing Trump threats head on. BBCNews

  • Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot. APNews

  • Panama says it will release 112 migrants deported from the U.S. and held in a remote camp. PBSNewsHour

  • China’s exports and imports weaken in Jan-Feb as demand slides amid global trade uncertainty. APNews

  • This is how China imagines the world of tomorrow. DerSpiegel

  • 3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia in the UK. PoliticoEU

  • I'm lucky to be alive, says journalist Roman Dobrokhotov, editor-in-chief of The Insider, tracked by Russian spies. BBCNews

  • Violence erupts during protests in Greece as government challenged in vote over rail disaster. APNews

  • Portugal braces for a possible 3rd election in 3 years after government calls confidence vote. APNews

  • How Germany's car industry is bracing for Donald Trump's tariffs. EuroNews

  • German lawmakers float ‘Euro Eyes’ spy network amid uncertainty on US intel. PoliticoEU

  • ARD and ZDF delete South Korea documentary – due to journalistic deficiencies. DerSpiegel

  • Trump's halt of Ukraine military support sparks protests in Italy. EuroNews

  • Italy must compensate stranded migrants, high court rules. PoliticoEU

  • Pope, weak yet stable, thanks well-wishers for prayers in audio message. AlJazeera

  • Denmark’s state-run postal service to stop delivering letters. NewsAU

  • Zelenskyy gives details on Russian attacks and praises support for Ukraine in Europe. APNews

  • Ukraine supporters focus on hope and resilience as US relations sour and war carries on. APNews

  • Ukraine deploys its Dassault Mirage 2000 jets against Russian forces for the first time, with the jets intercepting several Russian cruise missiles with air-to-air missiles. BBCNews Politico

  • US provider blocks Ukraine's access to satellite images. DerSpiegel

  • Russia launches an overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine, damaging energy and gas infrastructure. Ukraine says that it shot down 34 of 67 missiles and 100 of 194 drones. Reuters  APNews

  • Israeli settlers attack Palestinian Bedouin village, steal sheep. AlJazeera

  • Tonight saw most Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon since ceasefire. AlJazeera

  • Israel targets military sites in southern Lebanon. AlJazeera  AlJazeeraVideo

  • Freed Israeli captives urge Netanyahu to ensure remaining captives’ return. AlJazeera

  • Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa had called the Gaza reconstruction plan the ‘foundation’ towards liberation of Palestinian state. AlJazeera

  • Hamas thanks Houthis for Gaza aid ultimatum. AlJazeera

  • Houthis to resume attacks if Israel’s Gaza blockade not lifted. AlJazeera

  • Yemen’s Houthis give Israel four-day deadline to lift Gaza blockage. AlJazeera

  • Aid organizations warn conditions are worsening in Gaza amid Israeli aid block. AlJazeera

  • Palestinian injured after Israeli military vehicle collision. AlJazeera

  • First Friday prayers of Ramadan at damaged Gaza City mosque. AlJazeera

  • Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200. APNews BBCNews

  • What’s behind the political crisis in Bosnia Herzegovina? AlJazeera

  • Bosnian Serb police begin removing state police from their posts in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a move aimed at implementing separatist legislation signed into law by Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik. Reuters

  • Police in Bangladesh use batons and teargas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group. APNews

  • The Federal Government of Somalia bans most weapons and armored vehicles at Mogadishu Airport following U.S. warnings of Al-Shabaab threats to Mogadishu. GaroweOnline

  • Al Shabaab militants carry out several attacks in Middle Shabelle, Hiiraan regions of Hirshabelle and Lower Shabelle region from South West State of Somalia. The group's main goal is to capture Mogadishu. MepaNews

  • A UNMISS helicopter operator and approximently 27 South Sudanese soldiers are killed after being fired on by a local militia group while evacuating Nasir, South Sudan. Reuters

  • Fighting flares in South Sudan: Is the 2018 peace deal in danger? AlJazeera

 
 
 

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