Trump wants Canada’s economy to ‘collapse’ to make annexation ‘easier’: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference on imposed U.S. tariffs as Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty look on in Ottawa on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday (March 4, 2025) that President Donald Trump imposed tariffs … Read more

Belgium pitches defence cooperation with India amidst Russia-Ukraine turmoil, saying Europe needs “strategic autonomy”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Princess Astrid of Belgium, in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: ANI Europe needs to develop its own “strategic autonomy”, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said on Tuesday (March 4, 2025), speaking about the United States’ decision to change its course on the Ukraine war. As … Read more

Zelenskyy calls Trump clash ‘regrettable’, says ‘it’s time to make things right’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) his clash with Donald Trump last week was “regrettable”, that he was ready to work under the U.S. president’s leadership to bring lasting peace, and that it was “time to make things right”. “Our meeting in … Read more

One dead in Israel strike on south Lebanon: state media

Lebanese official media said an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the south on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) killed one person, the latest deadly raid amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. “An enemy drone launched a strike” targeting a vehicle in Tyre district, killing one person, the National News Agency said. It published an … Read more

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties have no choice but to unite in Parliament: Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam

Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Jaffna MP. Photo: Special Arrangement Political parties representing Tamil people in Sri Lanka’s north and east have no choice but to consolidate their presence in Parliament to effectively challenge the Anura Kumara Dissanayake government and assert the rights of the Tamil people, according to Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Jaffna MP and Leader of the Tamil … Read more

Arab leaders gather in Cairo to discuss Gaza reconstruction, endorse counterproposal to Trump’s plan

Journalists watch a screen displaying Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, center, with Arab Leaders, at the press center hall of the emergency Arab summit at Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, just outside Cairo, on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Arab leaders meeting in Cairo on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) are set to endorse a … Read more

Serbia’s Parliament descends into chaos, at least three lawmakers injured as smoke bombs and flares thrown

In this grab taken from video provided by RTS Serbia smoke bombs and flares are released in parliament, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: RTS Serbia via AP At least 3 lawmakers were injured on Tuesday (March 4, 2025), one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia’s parliament, during which … Read more