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Pakistani militants claim 50 hostages killed
Reuters, Published on 12/03/2025
» QUETTA, Pakistan - Pakistan militants said on Wednesday that they had killed 50 hostages after hijacking a train that was carrying more than 400 passengers.
Greenland votes for economic reforms
Reuters, Published on 12/03/2025
» NUUK, Greenland - Greenland’s pro-business Demokraatit Party has surged to victory pushing economic reforms to the political foreground after an election dominated by independence and US President Donald Trump’s desire to control the mineral-rich island.
West says next step ‘up to Putin’ on Ukraine ceasefire
AFP, Published on 12/03/2025
» KYIV - Kyiv’s Western allies upped the pressure on Russia on Wednesday to respond to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, after Ukraine backed the proposal aimed at ending the three-year war.
Captain of cargo ship in North Sea collision is Russian
AFP, Published on 12/03/2025
» LONDON - The arrested captain of a cargo ship that hit a stationary tanker in the North Sea causing a huge blaze is a Russian national, the ship's owner told AFP Wednesday.
Trade war expands as Trump metal tariffs spur EU retaliation
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 12/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports took effect on Wednesday, triggering an immediate reprisal from the European Union as the global trade war enters a new and perilous phase.
Ex-Philippine leader Duterte bound for Hague over ICC drug war case
AFP, Published on 12/03/2025
» MANILA — Lawyers for former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is bound for The Hague following his arrest on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding he be sent back to Manila.
Pakistan to launch 'full-scale' operation to free train hostages
AFP, Published on 12/03/2025
» SIBI — Pakistan security forces were set to launch a "full-scale operation" on Wednesday to free train passengers taken hostage by militants, including suicide bombers, officials said.
Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after ship hits tanker in North Sea
New York Times, Published on 12/03/2025
» LONDON — A 59-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter, the police in northern England said, after a container ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea a day earlier, leaving one crew member missing and presumed dead.
Macron urges allies to plan 'credible security guarantees' for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 12/03/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called on military chiefs from across Europe and beyond to draw up a plan "to define credible security guarantees" for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, the presidency said.
Trump doubles down on Canada trade war with major tariff hike
AFP, Published on 12/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday, while threatening to "shut down" the country's auto industry and saying the best way to end the trade war is for Washington's ally to be absorbed into the United States.