Month: March,2025

Gaza ceasefire nears end with Israel and Hamas spilt on way forward

Gaza ceasefire nears end with Israel and Hamas spilt on way forward


March 2, 2025
The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza that saw dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed is nearing its end – with Israel and Hamas split on what comes next. In essence, the Israelis want phase one to continue – the exchange of hostages, alive and deceased, in return for the […]
Zelensky says Trump’s backing is ‘crucial’ after US president berated him at White House

Zelensky says Trump’s backing is ‘crucial’ after US president berated him at White House


March 2, 2025
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says US support is “crucial” a day after cutting short a visit to Washington DC following an extraordinary public argument with Donald Trump. A meeting intended to discuss a natural resources deal imploded, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance berating the Ukrainian leader in front of reporters in the Oval […]
Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 people in 2024

Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 people in 2024


March 2, 2025
The Dominican Republic deported more than 276,000 people in 2024, the country’s Immigration Directorate said Wednesday. In the last three months of the year alone, over 94,000 foreigners with irregular status were deported under a new operation aiming to remove up to 10,000 undocumented Haitians per week, ordered by the Dominican Republic’s National Security and […]
The haphazard nihilism of America’s new Department of Government Efficiency

The haphazard nihilism of America’s new Department of Government Efficiency


March 2, 2025
First, they fired the people who look after the nuclear bombs, then had to hurriedly find where they went and hire them back. They got rid of the government agricultural workers responsible for fighting bird flu — which has sent the cost of America’s breakfast soaring. Then, amid rising public concern that an Ebola outbreak […]
How a CIA informant stopped Taiwan from developing nuclear weapons

How a CIA informant stopped Taiwan from developing nuclear weapons


March 2, 2025
In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history. Colonel Chang Hsien-yi was a leading figure in Taiwan’s nuclear weapons project, a closely guarded secret between the 1960s and ‘80s, as Taipei raced […]
Zelensky to meet King Charles and European leaders in UK after nightmare Trump meeting

Zelensky to meet King Charles and European leaders in UK after nightmare Trump meeting


March 2, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet European leaders at a vital summit in London on Sunday, after his extraordinary argument with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office left Western allies reeling and threw the future of the Russia-Ukraine war into deep uncertainty. King Charles has also accepted an invitation to meet Zelensky on […]
Israel stops humanitarian aid into Gaza after Hamas rejects extending ceasefire’s first phase

Israel stops humanitarian aid into Gaza after Hamas rejects extending ceasefire’s first phase


March 2, 2025
Israel said Sunday it has stopped the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza following the expiry of phase one of the ceasefire deal and Hamas’ refusal of a US-backed extension. The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, under which dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed since […]
Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them

Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them


March 2, 2025
A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land – without compensation in some cases – has enraged the United States, triggering aid cuts by Washington and outbursts from President Donald Trump. Many fear that the African nation could now potentially lose some of its US trade privileges as relations between the two […]
Crypto Market Recap: House Democrats to Launch Meme Coin Act

Crypto Market Recap: House Democrats to Launch Meme Coin Act


March 2, 2025
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (February 28) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Bitcoin and Ethereum price update Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at US$84,278.24, reflecting an increase of 1 percent over the past 24 hours. The day’s trading range has seen a high of US$84,851.28 and a low of US$81,015.49. […]
Tech 5: Apple to Invest US$500 Billion in American Facilities, OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5

Tech 5: Apple to Invest US$500 Billion in American Facilities, OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5


March 2, 2025
Market volatility was on full display this week, beginning with a sharp selloff on Monday (February 24) and exacerbated by a rollout of downbeat economic data, including a weak consumer sentiment report. Those feelings were echoed in the findings of a Harris Poll conducted for Bloomberg News, which found that nearly 60 percent of US […]
Who could lead Ukraine if Zelenskyy resigns?

Who could lead Ukraine if Zelenskyy resigns?


March 2, 2025
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s future as president of Ukraine was cast into doubt by longtime supporter Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, and others after the embattled leader got into a nationally televised spat with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office Friday. Graham’s call wasn’t the first time key Republicans have suggested Zelenskyy might […]
Federal judge rules Trump’s firing of head of special counsel was unlawful, will maintain his job

Federal judge rules Trump’s firing of head of special counsel was unlawful, will maintain his job


March 2, 2025
A D.C.-based federal district judge ruled late Saturday evening that President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Office of Special Counsel was unlawful, keeping him in his post. The Trump administration filed their notice of appeal shortly thereafter.  Hampton Dellinger, appointed by former President Joe Biden to head the Office of Special Counsel, […]
Trump signs executive order making English official language of US

Trump signs executive order making English official language of US


March 2, 2025
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order making English the official language of the U.S. The order revokes an executive order issued by former President Bill Clinton in 2000, ‘Improving Access Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,’ that required federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English […]
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: 10 bad takeaways from the Zelenskyy blow-up

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: 10 bad takeaways from the Zelenskyy blow-up


March 2, 2025
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Friday’s extraordinary Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went off the rails, leaving hopes for a U.S.-brokered peace deal between Russia and Ukraine in question. Here are some reasons why things went wrong, and where it leaves […]
Israeli former hostage recounts hearing, on his release, of wife and daughters’ deaths

Israeli former hostage recounts hearing, on his release, of wife and daughters’ deaths


March 1, 2025
An Israeli man who was held hostage by Hamas for 491 days has described how he was starved while in captivity and recalled the moment on his release from Gaza – when he found out his wife and daughters had been killed during the October 7, 2023 attacks. Eli Sharabi was released earlier this month […]