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The U.S. is not prepared to win an economic war against China-built containerships, farmers, ocean carriers warn
The US wants steep fines on Chinese vessels to revive domestic shipbuilding, but the economy, from farmers to ocean carriers, say a huge price will be paid.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:
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Trump silences the Voice of America: end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?
By defunding the Voice of America and other state-funded US media outlets, Donald Trump risks opening the airwaves to the more overt propaganda of rival countries.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Two women who spied for Russia tracked down and named by BBC
Bulgarian nationals Cvetelina Gencheva and Tsvetanka Doncheva worked with six spies convicted in London.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:US deportations to Venezuela resume after dispute
Nearly 200 people were on board the flight carrying Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the US.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths under threat, warns the United Nations
The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9million, according to two new reports released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).Since 2000, child deaths have dropped by more than half and stillbirths by over a third, fuelled by sustained investments in...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Electricity demand surges, expanding renewables and fossil fuels in 2024
Cooling demand as a result of record temperatures was a significant driver of power generation last year, according to the International Energy Agency The post Electricity demand surges, expanding renewables and fossil fuels in 2024 appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives - UNAids chief
Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Court upends Greek attempts at returning refugees to Turkey
Greek authorities are likely scrambling for solutions after a top court ruled Turkey unsafe for refugees. The decision by the Greek Council of State now means Athens has to look at each claim individually.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:From dog racers to PM: US second lady unwelcome in Greenland
Even the dog race the US second lady is to see has distanced itself from her, amid a growing backlash against the Trump administration's latest trip to Greenland.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Are the Parthenon Sculptures finally returning to Greece?
After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' negotiations over a return.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:TΓΌrkiye: Court Jails Istanbul Mayor
Click to expand Image Banner on the Istanbul Municipality building shows mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, March 22, 2025. 2025 Human Rights Watch (Istanbul, March 24, 2025) β The formal order by an Istanbul court to detain Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Δ°mamoΔlu is the latest example of the justice system weaponized to remove a leading opposition politician from the political scene, Human Rights Watch said today.Mayor Δ°mamoΔluβs...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:George Foreman's famous grill wasn't always a knockout
When George Foreman came back to prominence as a boxer in the 1990s, his ever-smiling image and congenial manner made him one of the most impactful celebrity spokespeople of all time.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:EU trade chief to hold tariff talks in US ahead of China trip
EU trade commissioner MaroΕ‘ Ε efΔoviΔ will fly to the US on Tuesday for formal talks with senior Trump administration officials on trade before a three-day visit to China β as the EU bids to head off multiple damaging trade disputes.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The Indian scholar arrested in US over father-in-law's Hamas link
Friends and family of Badar Khan Suri in India say they are shocked by the terror charges against him.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Turkey protests are about far more than fate of Istanbul's mayor
Freedom and democracy have been steadily eroded in the Erdogan era, writes Orla Guerin.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Cherry blossom season officially kicks off in Japan as first flowers bloom
Japan's official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country's favourite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Judges in Hungary fight for an independent judiciary
Adrienn Laczo used to be a judge in Hungary. In protest at the government's interference in the judiciary, she resigned from her post and is now fighting for an independent judicial system as a lawyer.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:More people are having twins. How can we make births safer?
When health services are limited, mothers and children often do not receive life-saving medical care and with higher-risk twin pregnancies rising, communities need solutions. Can new technologies give an answer?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Pakistanβs War on Balochistan Has Reached a Point of No Return
The arrest of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, the leader of the peaceful Baloch protest movement, has set the entire province aflame.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Keeping homes cool on a warming planet
Rising temperatures have led to a surge in demand for cooling. But, ironically, the more we rely on energy-intensive air conditioners, the more the planet warms. How can we do things differently?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Chinaβs Impatient State Capital Impedes the Innovations It Aims to Promote
China envisions a system of patient capital where investors are committed to supporting hard tech companies through high-risk, high-reward R&D. So far, it has had limited success.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Why are thousands of people protesting in Turkey?
Thousands have taken to the streets across Turkey to protest the arrest of an opposition politican.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:French actor GΓ©rard Depardieu stands trial in Paris over sexual assault allegations
French actor GΓ©rardDepardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Collateral Damage: UN Sanctions on North Korea at Risk in Putin-Trump Dealings
Neither Trump nor Putin has much incentive to address the North Korea issue, but leaving it off the table risks putting the nail in the coffin of the U.N.'s nonproliferation efforts.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Germany's Left Party icon Gregor Gysi to head first Bundestag session
Gregor Gysi will kick off the first session of the new Bundestag when it convenes on Tuesday, March 25. The 77-year-old leftist is free to decide on the content and length of his speech.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:How India's market slump is affecting small investors
Trump's tariff threats have rattled global markets. But in India, the market slump isn't just about the new US president. Millions of small investors are feeling the squeeze, for other reasons than a trade war.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Risky Business: Bridging the Insurance Gap in Australia
Australians facing steep insurance premium hikes in a world of disasters are sharing a global problem. The solutions are out there, but they are complex.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:International students 'bring billions to Germany'
A new economic study has found that international students are a massive boon for Germany's coffers β even if they get their education free of charge. German industry is now doing more to recruit foreign students.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Constitutional Court Overturns Impeachment of South Korean Prime Minister
Ahead of the ruling on the South Korean presidentβs impeachment, the Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Han Duck-soo.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Itβs time for shipping to launch first global tax on a polluting sector
Decarbonising the seas is a strategic imperative for a sustainable trade system that can also generate climate finance for vulnerable countries The post Itβs time for shipping to launch first global tax on a polluting sector appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The high, high price of killing USAID
The decision by the Trump administration to order a 90-day pause in Washingtonβs foreign development and humanitarian aid has not only created a major humanitarian crisis among the recipients; it has also hit the NGO community like a thunderbolt. And it has also highlighted the degree of dependency of the international NGO community on American [β¦] The post The high, high price of killing USAID appeared first on Asia...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Germany's new parliament has a diversity problem
The majority of lawmakers in Germany's newly elected Bundestag are older white men, most of whom are academics. What does that mean for Germany's so-called "representative" democracy?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:UN agency warns of βsurgeβ in AIDS deaths without US funding
Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die in the next four years, unless support is reinstated.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety
UN Secretary-General AntΓ³nio Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including 23 being held by the de facto authorities in Yemen.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Guterres to reduce UN aid βfootprintβ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse
The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the βdifficult decisionβ to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes β but pledged that βthe UN is not leavingβ the enclave.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source: