Ukraine, US discuss partial truce
JEDDAH, Mar 11 (AFP): Ukraine said talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia began "very constructively" on Tuesday, with a partial ceasefire with Russia on the table hours after Kyiv conducted its largest drone attack on Moscow in three years of war.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine's...
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Philippines' ex-President Duterte arrested
MANILA, Mar 11 (Reuters): Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila's main airport on Tuesday, the government said.The ICC has said it would pursue an investigation of suspected crimes against humanity related to Duterte's role in...
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EU to pave way for return hubs in migration curb
BRUSSELS, Mar 11 (AFP): The EU will Tuesday open the way for member states to set up migrant return centres outside the bloc, in a highly contentious move following pressure from governments to facilitate deportations. The European Commission is to unveil a planned reform of the EU's return system, which...
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Militants hold 450 train passengers hostage in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Mar 11 (AFP): Armed militants held hundreds of train passengers hostage on Tuesday in an ongoing siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan.The militants wounded the driver as they took control of the train in a remote, mountainous area of Balochistan province which borders...
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NEWS IN BRIEF --2025-03-12
New German govt struggles to win supportfor defence, infrastructure plansBERLIN, Mar 11 : Germany's Greens, whose support is needed for the prospective next government's plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and draw up a huge infrastructure investment fund, said Monday that they won't support the package as things...
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