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
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
The fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting intended to yield a legally binding global treaty in Busan was meant to be the final one | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday (March 4, 2025) said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August … Read more
A balloon with an image of Pope Francis floats outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis had stabilized enough Tuesday (March 4, 2025) after two respiratory crises to be taken off non-invasive mechanical ventilation and receive just high flows of … Read more
Representative image. File | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Even as the fisheries dispute in the Palk Bay is witnessing yet another round of intensity, a suggestion has come from leaders of fishermen’s associations in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, that Navies of both the countries conduct joint patrolling to curb alleged poaching by fishermen of Tamil Nadu. … Read more
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is in prison since August 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A team of Pakistani doctors visited the Adiala Jail to conduct a medical check-up of former prime minister Imran Khan after reports about his health emerged, according to a media report. Mr. Khan had been incarcerated since August 2023 … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, China’s President Xi Jinping and Mexico’s President. | Photo Credit: AP European and Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday (March 4, 2025) after a new round of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect. China hit back at Washington’s move to raise tariffs by … Read more
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters is a Māori but told the House that he would not answer questions in which New Zealand was referred to as Aotearoa | Photo Credit: Laurie CHEN The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori … Read more
The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) dismissed the Election Commission’s clarifications on duplicate voter ID numbers as a “cover-up” and cited the poll panel’s own guidelines to assert that two cards cannot have the same number. The TMC on Monday alleged a “scam” in issuing duplicate voter ID card numbers and gave the … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China announced Tuesday (March 4, 2025) it will impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on imports of key US farm products, including chicken, pork, soy and beef. The tariffs announced by the Commerce Ministry are due to take effect from March 10. They … Read more