Philippine Navy personnel watch the Canadian vessel HMCS Montreal (FFH336) during the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity. File | Photo Credit: AP Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, have concluded talks for a key defense pact that would allow their forces to hold joint … Read more
President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Hamas on Friday (March 7, 2025) urged U.S. President Donald Trump to meet with Palestinian prisoners freed during the ongoing truce in Gaza, following his meeting with released Israeli hostages the day before. Also Read | Trump warns Hamas, Gaza ‘you are dead’ if hostages not freed … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia said on Friday (March 7, 2025) that it was essential to engage in a dialogue with the United States on arms control after President Donald Trump made a broad call for the world’s nuclear powers to ditch their weapons. The Kremlin said these discussions should … Read more
A view shows a residential building damaged by Russian military strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday (March 7, 2025) threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after previously … Read more
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan government on Friday (March 7, 2025) allotted portfolios to 12 new members of the cabinet, taking its numerical strength to 51, which included Ministers, Minister of the State, advisors and special assistants to the Prime Minister. According to an official notification, it appointed … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership on Thursday (March 7, 2025) saying he hoped they would agree to talk. “I said I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s going to … Read more
Daily Quiz: on International Women’s Day 1 / 5 | This event, was started by a massive women-led protest on March 8, 1917, in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), Russia, and eventually led to the abdication of the Tsar, being later commemorated as the International Women’s Day by Vladimir Lenin. What is this event called? 2 … Read more
Syrian forces ride on military vehicles as they head to Latakia, after fighters linked to Syria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assad mounted a deadly attack on government forces on Thursday, authorities said, in some of the worst violence against the government since Islamist-led rebels seized power, in Aleppo, Syria on March 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: … Read more
A view shows a residential building damaged by Russian military strikes amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Dthe onetsk region, Ukraine, March 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile and drone bombardment during the night, officials said Friday (March 7, 2025), … Read more
Eurostar employees help passengers as Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France have been brought to a halt following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II near the tracks in Paris, Friday, March 7, 2025 at the Gare du Midi station in Brussels. | Photo Credit: … Read more