March 2025
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Thousands protested in Amsterdam, Paris and Toulouse against the backdrop of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. More than 10,000 people gathered in Dam Square in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, to participate in a massive protest against racism, fascism and far-right policies on Saturday. The demonstration – organised by Comité 21 Maart…
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A weak and frail Pope Francis has left the hospital and has gone home to the Vatican after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia. A motorcade carrying the 88-year-old pope wound its way through light Rome traffic Sunday morning. Before leaving Gemelli hospital, Francis gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he…
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The Israeli military also sent ground troops into part of the southern city of Rafah as thousands of Palestinians heeded new evacuation orders. Gaza’s Health Ministry said the total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war has now passed 50,000 after Israel ended the ceasefire last week with a…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is positioning herself in a leading role among Democrats as discontent grows among the party’s base in the second Trump era. Ocasio-Cortez is on the road with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as part of their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour aimed at rallying Democrats. The progressive congresswoman has also been one of the…
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The major European carriers saw their share prices decline after the region’s busiest airport had to temporarily close on Friday. Airline shares slipped on Friday after the sudden closure of London’s Heathrow Airport due to a major power outage. Hundreds of thousands of passengers had their flights cancelled after a fire knocked out power at…
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The plan devised by High Representative Kaja Kallas to raise up to €40 billion in fresh military support for Ukraine failed to gain the necessary political traction during a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday, throwing its viability into serious doubt. The reaction was so lukewarm that some diplomats declared the project “dead”. The…
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The European Commission has confirmed it would phase out the term “Rearm Europe” to describe its multi-billion initiative to rearm Europe after backlash from the leaders of Italy and Spain, who argue the name is excessively charged and risks alienating citizens. From now on, the plan to ramp up defence capabilities and production across the…
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The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has arrived in the state following his appointment by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. President Tinubu cited the prolonged political crisis in the state as the reason for his decision and also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Nma Ordu, and all members…
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China has executed four Canadians over the last few months, Canada’s foreign affairs minister has said. Melanie Joly said she and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau asked for clemency in the case of the dual citizens, who were accused of drug-related charges. Beijing’s embassy in Ottawa said the executions were because of drug crimes and noted China does…
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Whether Super Eagles of Nigeria go a goal down, or see their lead erased by Rwanda, or just having a bad day at the office, how the new coach, Eric Chelle, deals with in-game adversity to turn things around will go a long way to determine the perception he will get from the Nigerian football…
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After three months of travelling the length and breadth of Nigeria, watching domestic league matches, and communicating with his Europe-based stars online, Super Eagles coach Eric Sekou Chelle will take charge of his first game, against Rwanda, on Friday. Malian Sekou Chelle became the first non-Nigerian African to be handed one of the most prestigious national…
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Prince William will arrive in Estonia later to show his support for the country and troops based there who are providing a deterrent to Russian aggression in the region. The Prince of Wales will fly to the capital Tallinn for the two-day trip on behalf of the UK government and the Foreign Office. His visit comes…
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Former Formula 1 team owner and broadcaster Eddie Jordan has died at the age of 76. Jordan revealed in December he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer earlier in 2024. He ran his own F1 team between 1991 and 2005 before moving to a broadcast role, working for the BBC and Channel 4. He…
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Ukraine and Russia exchanged strikes overnight hours after Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call with Donald Trump. Zelenskyy described the call as “positive, very substantive and frank”, and said he had also signed up to a limited ceasefire that Trump agreed with Putin the day before. But attacks continued in the hours afterwards, with Ukraine’s air force saying…
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As we reported earlier, Donald Trump suggested that the US could take over running Ukraine’s nuclear power plants as a form of security guarantee in his call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Like he said during talks over a possible minerals deal, Trump believes that US workers on the ground in Ukraine would provide an adequate guarantee…
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The 30-day pause in airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that Donald Trump got Vladimir Putin to agree to lasted perhaps a few hours. The White House had claimed “we’ve never been closer to a peace deal” before the phone call between the two leaders yesterday. Instead, Mr Trump appears to have achieved little in his conversation with Mr Putin, whose…
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