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Mar 08, 2025
Gaza [Palestine], March 8: Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi announced on March 7 that the force will continue naval operations against Israel if Israel does not lift the aid blockade to the Gaza Strip within four days.
CIA fires an unspecified number of new officers
Over 1,000 protest NOAA scientist layoffs in Colorado
Teen faces court charged with bringing shotgun on plane
Trump pulls $400m from Columbia University
French shipping giant to invest $20 billion in US; create 10,000 new jobs in America: Trump
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Trudeau using tariff problem to run again for Canada PM: Trump
Washington DC [US], March 8: President Donald Trump has accused Justin Trudeau of "using the tariff problem" with the US to run again for Prime...
SpaceX's Starship explodes in space
Texas [US], March 8: SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas.
West Africa faces severe food security crisis, WFP warns
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will...
EU tech chiefs say they don't target US tech
Brussels [Belgium], March 8: The European Union's digital competition law "does not target US companies," the European Commission's technology and competition chiefs told a US...
FAO Food Price Index rises in February
Rome [Italy], March 8: The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, according...
UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crises
New York [US], March 8: Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, allocated $110 million to neglected crises...
'When women, girls can rise, we all thrive', says UN chief
New York [US], March 8: The UN called for the international community to stand firm in making rights, equality and empowerment a reality for all...
Global battery market advancing rapidly as demand rises sharply, prices continue to decline: IEA
Paris [France], March 8: The global battery market is advancing rapidly as demand rises sharply and prices continue to decline, according to International Energy Agency...
Australia tells thousands to evacuate as tropical cyclone Alfred nears
Sydney [Australia], March 8: Australia ordered thousands of people in its eastern regions to evacuate before Tropical Cyclone Alfred hit land on Saturday, as the...
Rice production forecast to hit record high of 543 million tonnes in 2024/25: FAO
Rome [Italy], March 8: Rice production is forecast to hit a record high of 543 million tonnes (in milled equivalent) in 2024/25, driven by positive crop prospects in India and favourable growing conditions in Cambodia and Myanmar, according to the latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, released today by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
Use of starvation as weapon war crime in Gaza: UN
'Scary' tropical Cyclone Alfred nears Australia's Queensland
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New Zealand sacks diplomat who questioned Trump's understanding of WWII
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza city
At least 16 soldiers killed in massive attacks, ambushes in Syria: Monitor
UK signs 'road map' with France as Channel crossings continue
4 dead after Russian attack on hotel where UK volunteers were staying
US administration discusses elections with Ukrainian opposition
UN-backed meeting on protection of Palestinian civilians called off
Fifteen hurt after South Korea fighter jets drop eight bombs by accident
