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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanVoice of America took jazz behind the Iron Curtain. Now, its demise signals the end of US soft power
Voice of America was a powerful soft power tool for decades. Trump’s rejection of soft power could also allow China, in particular, to take its place.
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EU/Central Asia: Deepening Ties Should Center Human Rights
Click to expand Image Officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attend the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Central Asia and the European Union in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, November 17, 2022. 2022 Photo by Bahtiyar Abdulkerimov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (Brussels, March 27, 2025) –TheEuropean Union should put human rights at the center of its intensifying engagement with Central...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Italy, Czech Republic, France, drive up Russian LNG imports 18 percent
Despite lofty promises to quit Russian gas by 2027, EU imports rose 18 percent last year, according to energy think-tank Ember.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:What do measles outbreaks overseas mean for Australia? - video
Experts are concerned Australia could become “fertile ground” for measles to take hold if the disease is brought into the country amid outbreaks in the US as well as India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Guardian Australia’s health reporter Natasha May explains why these outbreaks are of growing concern in AustraliaMeasles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Chinese consumer companies signal spending is picking up again
Chinese companies' latest earnings reports point to an improvement in consumer spending, though it's not necessarily back to pre-pandemic levels.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Don’t expect a US Marshall Plan to rebuild Ukraine
President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion. Since 2022, Congress has provided about US$174 billion to Ukraine and neighboring countries to assist in its war effort. Trump inflated this figure to US$350 billion in a March 2025 White House meeting with French President […] The post Don’t expect a US Marshall Plan to rebuild Ukraine appeared...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Uncertainty grips family of Indian tech boss detained in Qatar
The charges against Amit Gupta, who heads Tech Mahindra's operations in Qatar and Kuwait, haven't been made public.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Gigil: The new word in the dictionary for overwhelming cuteness
The Oxford English Dictionary has added new untranslatable words from South East Asia.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Alibaba launches new open-source AI model for 'cost-effective AI agents'
Alibaba Cloud has launched its latest AI model in its "Qwen series," as large language model competition in China continues to heat up.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Morocco: Activist Sentenced for Peaceful Speech
Click to expand Image Fouad Abdelmoumni (left) and other Members of the Parliamentary Monarchy Now in Morocco coalition give a press conference on June 28, 2011 in Rabat. 2011 Abdelhak Senna/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – A Casablanca Court on March 3, 2025, sentenced a prominent activist, Fouad Abdelmoumni, to six months in prison and fines over a Facebook post, Human Rights Watch and Democracy for the Arab World...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:This budget’s tax tinkering isn’t the same as meaningful tax reform. Here’s why
Labor’s tax changes this week do not tackle tax reform, or why we desperately need it.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:China’s industrial profits slip at start of the year as deflationary pressures, tariff risks mount
Profits at industrial firms have declined for three consecutive years, reinforcing calls for policymakers to step up support for the faltering economy.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:India: Why are private firms not investing despite record profits?
Weak domestic consumption and muted export demand are restricting expansion plans, according to a report.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:South Korea's worst-ever wildfires double in size, killing at least 28 and incinerating temples
Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least 28 people killed and historic temples incinerated.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy urges US and allies to stand strong against Russia
The Ukrainian president said NATO is his country's best security guarantee but that the US is "not ready" for Ukraine to join. Zelenskyy also called out the US special envoy for "frequently" repeating Russian propaganda.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Japan breaks with Trump in a South African embrace
South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile was in Tokyo last week for meetings with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi and other government and private sector representatives. Their discussions were aimed at promoting bilateral trade, investment and cooperation, reinforcing a relationship that should help Japan to offset somewhat US President Donald Trump’s […] The post Japan...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:When a 1-in-100 year flood washed through the Coorong, it made the vital microbiome of this lagoon healthier
The 2022 floods triggered shifts in the Coorong’s microbiome—similar to our gut bacteria on new diets—revealing why freshwater flows are vital to wetland health.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Trump official visits mega-jail holding deported Venezuelans
The visit by the US Homeland Security secretary is seen as a show of support for the Salvadorean leader.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Defence spending: our research shows how Australia can stop buying weapons for the wars of the past
Australia is spending more on defence – but without money going to AI, cybersecurity and space technology our military risks being stuck in the past.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Do any non-drug treatments help back pain? Here’s what the evidence says
A new review shows bed rest is unlikely to help your back pain. The treatments that work can depend on how long your pain has lasted.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Linda Reynolds tells parliament she had 'no choice' but to sue Higgins for defamation – video
Retiring Liberal senator Linda Reynolds tells parliament she had no choice but to sue former staffer Brittany Higgins and her partner David Sharaz for defamation, claiming that a 'very powerful lie' about an attempted cover up set in train the 'longest and largest political scandal in the nation’s history'. In her farewell speech to federal parliament on Wednesday night, Reynolds also accused Labor of waging a 'brutal...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Is there something fishy about Labor’s environmental amendments? | Fiona Katauskas
It doesn’t pass the sniff testSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030 – and almost 3 million extra deaths
A new modelling study has sought to find out what impact recent foreign aid cuts – particularly from the US – will have on HIV. Here’s what the researchers found.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Trump dangles possibility of lower tariffs for China to make TikTok sale happen
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to reduce tariffs to get a deal done with TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance, to sell the short-video app used by 170 million Americans.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher
New Zealand jails more people per capita than Canada, Australia and England. But sentencing Act changes will contribute to a 40% rise in prisoner numbers over the next decade.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Pro-Marcos Candidates Set to Dominate Philippine Senate Election: Poll
Candidates endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are on track to win nine of the 12 Senate seats up for grabs at the midterm elections in May.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Violence in Gaza: Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least Eleven in Nuseirat
Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, escalating violence since ceasefire ended. Over 50,000 dead in 17-month conflict amid growing humanitarian crisis. Related: Israel Bombs Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza At least eleven Palestinians were killed and several others wounded, including children, in two Israeli airstrikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central […]
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Organizer of transgender history conference in Canada says U.S. participants now afraid to cross the border
B.C. legal centre says it is overwhelmed with immigration requests from transgender Americans.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:A church with links to Trump, coups and Soviet Union leaders faces dissolution
The Unification Church has had close ties to world politics for decades, but a court ruling in Japan could be the end of the organisation.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Appeals court keeps block on Trump’s sweeping funding freeze
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s ruling Wednesday, keeping a block on the Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal loans and grants through an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo. Chief Judge David Barron, an appointee of former President Obama, and Circuit Judges Lara...
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Salmon schools in WA so large beachgoers are grabbing fish barehanded
The sight of thousands of salmon off WA's Cheynes Beach has sparked excitement for another bumper fishing season.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Hutchison, government seek ‘reasonable way out’ as Panama deal deadline nears
Sources say Hong Kong government approached Hutchison immediately after learning on March 4 about the surprise deal to sell its port operations.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Trump’s Japan trade threats, false claims spark disbelief: ‘want confusion, chaos to stop’
Analysts fear this disinformation will strain the US-Japan alliance, risking economic uncertainty, especially in the auto sector.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:China, Europe ‘share same worry’ about unilateralism, can work together: ESM director
In China as part of a finance-focused delegation, director of European Stability Mechanism says the two regions are aligned in bid to stabilise international finance.
Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source:Descendants of people enslaved by St. Louis University say they cannot participate in formal apology
St. Louis University was set to apologize for enslaving people. Hours before the ceremony, a group of descendants of Black people the school owned and traded backed out, citing concerns that the yearslong reconciliation process ultimately felt too symbolic.
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