Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine energy facility
MOSCOW, Mar 19 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a month-long halt to strikes against energy infrastructure in Ukraine, a limited ceasefire that Kyiv quickly said it would be willing to consider.But Moscow stopped short of giving the United States the...
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Hamas open to talks
GAZA, Mar 19 (AFP): Hamas said it remained open to negotiations while calling for pressure on Israel Wednesday to implement a Gaza truce after its deadliest bombing since the fragile ceasefire began in January.Israel carried out fresh air strikes on Gaza on Wednesday, killing 13 people according to the territory's...
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Musk's USAID cuts likely not constitutional
NEW YORK, Mar 19 (Reuters): A federal judge on Tuesday blocked billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency likely violated the US Constitution.In a preliminary...
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Trump admin makes public files related to JFK assassination
DALLAS, Mar 19 (AP): Unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening.About 2,200 files consisting of over 63,000 pages were posted on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. The vast majority of the National Archives' collection of over...
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Huthis claim fourth attack against US warships
SANAA, Mar 19 (AFP): Yemen's Huthis claimed on Wednesday to have carried out a fourth attack in 72 hours on an American fleet in the Red Sea, as the US military said its campaign against the Iran-backed rebels was ongoing.The Huthis' military spokesperson said cruise missiles and drones targeted the...
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