Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday (March 23, 2025) that Russian leader Vladimir Putin must be pushed to halt his three-year invasion, as talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia on a partial ceasefire got underway. “No matter what we talk about with our partners, we … Read more
Israeli military vehicles operate during an Israeli raid in Jenin camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on March 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned on Sunday (March 23, 2025) an Israeli decision to recognise more than a dozen new settlements in the occupied West Bank, upgrading existing neighbourhoods to independent … Read more
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected the U.S. offer for talks as “a deception,” saying negotiating with the Trump administration would “tighten the knot of sanctions and increase pressure on Iran.” File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump’s outreach to Iran’s top authority, Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a possible new nuclear … Read more
White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said, “…there are grievances on both sides but our job … is to narrow the issues”. File | Photo Credit: Mark Schiefelbein U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday (March 23, 2025) he expects progress in Ukraine-Russia talks on Monday and that he trusts Russian leader … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media at Rideau Hall, where he asked the Governor-General to dissolve Parliament and call an election in Ottawa on March 23, 2025. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday (March 23, 2025) called a snap election for April 28, 2025, saying he … Read more
Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser (Southern Region) of the newly formed political party named National Citizen Party by Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year’s protests that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, delivers his speech during the inauguration event, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Bangladesh Army … Read more
Pope Francis has appeared on a hospital balcony to bless the crowd in his first public outing in five weeks and ahead of his release after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. The 88-year-old Pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the main entry … Read more
Israel’s military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, March 23, 2025, urging Palestinians to flee an offensive in Rafah city | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday (March 23, 2025) urging Palestinians to flee an offensive in Rafah city nearly a week into a … Read more
Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq. Photo: X/@AmbassadorSadiq Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan held talks in Kabul to improve ties strained due to differences over handling of militancy, transit trade, refugees and other bilateral issues, it emerged on Sunday (March 23, 2025). According to the Foreign Office, Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq, is visiting Afghanistan … Read more
A court formally arrested the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A court formally arrested the Mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (March 23, 2025) and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of … Read more