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Brazil's Lula to meet Putin and Xi amid global trade war fears

The press office of Brazil's Presidency told The Associated Press that Mr. Lula is expected to attend Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XzVqMlv

Hamas issues call to arms against displacement as Israel orders new evacuations

"In the face of this sinister plan -- one that combines massacres with starvation -- anyone who can bear arms, anywhere in the world, must take action," Sami Abu Zuhri said in a statement on March 31 from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Mme1SGR

Bangladesh inviting China dangerous for Northeast region, says Congress

Pawan Khera shared a video clip of Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus where he claimed that Bangladesh is the guardian of the ocean (Bay of Bengal) from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eHF9gGj

U.S. President Donald Trump says TikTok sale deal to come before Saturday deadline

Donald Trump said "There's tremendous interest in Tiktok," adding, "I'd like to see Tiktok remain alive." from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DlpL6Vj

Greenland Prime Minister says U.S. will not get Greenland

“President Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The United States will not get it. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,” Jens-Frederik Nielsen said from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KbUjWqD

Syria interim president names new government dominated by allies

Veteran opposition figure Hind Kabawat, a member of Syria's Christian minority and longtime Assad opponent, was named social affairs and labour minister, the first woman to be appointed by Sharaa. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/30PBkje

Hamas says it accepts a new Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Israel makes a counter-offer

Early in the week, an Egyptian official described the proposal, saying Hamas would release five living hostages from Gaza in return for Israel allowing aid into the territory and a weekslong pause in fighting from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WihAugp

Protesting students in Serbia rally outside pro-government media outlet

Wearing protective white suits, several students symbolically staged a “decontamination” performance outside the Informer TV building from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AeVCBz0

Mark Carney: An unenviable job

Justin Trudeau’s successor is trying to rebuild the Liberal Party’s lost popularity through his strong opposition to the ‘Trump storm’ from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZmbshPj

Myanmar resistance movement announces partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts

Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military, has announced a unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hQgcAk3

Vance accuses Denmark of ‘underinvesting’ in Greenland, amid Trump’s Danish territory takeover

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance criticises Denmark’s “underinvestment” in Greenland’s security, pushing for U.S. involvement and independence from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kMNsd3j

Srinagar’s Jama Masjid shut, police book organisers of procession

A case was registered against the organisers and participants of a Youm-e-Quds procession in Sonpah village, Beerwah, for creating a law and order situation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bHJda1r

Explained | Science behind powerful earthquake in Myanmar, Thailand

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar’s Sagaing region causes extensive damage, shaking neighbouring Thailand, with high potential fatalities from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Rx23GZT

Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3

Recent opinion polls show Mr. Albanese's Labor party is neck-and-neck with the opposition Liberal-National coalition from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g2y9EHl

King Charles III hospitalised; experiences side effects after receiving medical treatment

U.K. King Charles III hospitalised after experiencing “temporary side effects,’’ related to a scheduled cancer treatment from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FGX26Qy

Israeli strikes kill family of 6, Hamas spokesman in Gaza

Hamas has said it will only release the remaining 59 hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ojMS4Hl

White House withdraws Rep. Elise Stefanik’s U.N. ambassador nomination over tight GOP House margin

U.S. President Donald Trump said that it was “essential that we maintain every Republican Seat in Congress” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3yJwvo7

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance changes itinerary for Greenland visit, amid annexation dispute

The Vice-President and his wife will visit the U.S. Space Force outpost at Pituffik instead of Usha Vance’s previously announced solo trip to the Avannaata Qimussersu dogsled race in Sisimiut from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vqfOJjr

China riled by U.S. Intel report calling China ‘a most comprehensive military threat’ to America

China dismisses U.S. intelligence report as false, refuting claims of “military threat” and AI power competition by 2030 from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cWRKOkl

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaking ceasefire terms protecting energy sites

Russia alleges Ukrainian drone attacks hit an electric facility in Bryansk and a power grid facility in Kursk, leading to a power cut affecting thousands of people from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sJDd6QI

UPI outage disrupts digital transactions

The system faced temporary issue for about an hour or so and it was subsequently stabilised by the National Payments Corporation of India from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mkh3cPQ

The Canadian election, shaped by Trudeau and Trump

Whoever wins will have the task of steering Canada amid domestic and foreign policy constraints from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VDaIbL9

Ola Electric unit settles dues with Rosmerta Group agency

The vehicle registration agency Rosmerta Group will now withdraw a petition to take the unit insolvent, said Ola Electric from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hPaQYAW

Trump officials mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with The Atlantic a journalist

U.S. President Trump told reporters he was not aware that the sensitive information had been shared, two and half hours after it was reported from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vPjRGf5

Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposal

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill over 65 and Israel has it said fired on a Red Cross office in Gaza “by mistake” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/kzqmsiK

Another U.S. judge issues temporary ban on Trump’s removal of transgender service members

A federal judge issues temporary ban on removal of transgender men from Air Force, citing lasting career and reputation damage from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tmKcCwO

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film, say activists 

Dozens of settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Susiya in the Masafer Yatta area, destroying property, said the activist group Centre for Jewish Nonviolence from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZfYUPiR

Zelenskyy says must ‘push Putin’ to stop strikes, halt invasion

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Russia is the “only one who is dragging this war out” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cWdJnVs

Palestinians denounce Israeli recognition of new West Bank settlements

Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Ministry says the decision by Israel’s security cabinet was a show of “disregard for international legitimacy and its resolutions” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/79GjHfP

Trump’s offer of talks with Iran aims to avoid military action: U.S. envoy

U.S. seeks new nuclear deal with Iran to avoid military action, emphasising dialogue and diplomacy over conflict from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/glEoYjH

Trump envoy Witkoff expects ‘real progress’ in Ukraine-Russia talks

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russia’s President Putin “wants peace” and expects to mediates between both sides from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lf8RwV2

India was aware of anti-Hasina wave but could not interfere, says Jaishankar

EAM briefs Members of Parliament on India’s foreign policy with regard to Bangladesh, Myanmar, says ‘SAARC is not off the table’ from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7Ml8UKv

Italy's Constitutional Court allows singles to adopt foreign minors, ending 40-year ban

Italy's right-wing government headed by Premier Giorgia Meloni has opposed singles' adoptions in court, but the country's centre-left opposition hailed Friday's ruling as a “historic turning point.” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vFHGZIY

Saudi Arabia frees prisoners in apparent easing of crackdown

More than 30 dissidents, many jailed for social media posts, have been released since December, in an apparent rollback of "bad laws" singled out by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/StMRiAY

Russian drones strike Ukrainian city of Odesa, underlining challenges for even limited truce

Russian drones attack the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, Ukraine, sparking fires and injuring three people as Moscow agrees to halt strikes on energy facilities from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Qg8VX2v

Normal operations resume at NMDC as protesting workers return to work

NMDC resumes operations after worker protests, shares rise by 1.47% on BSE, aiming for 45 million tonnes production in FY25 from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RTEJLsz

Zelenskyy tells EU to keep pressure on Russia ahead of new talks

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said afterwards that the plans of the so-called "coalition of the willing" around Ukraine were "coming together" from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pWqEMX4

Defence Chiefs Meet in London to Discuss Post-Ceasefire Peacekeeping in Ukraine

This was “a chance for the thirty nations that represent the ‘coalition of the willing’ to come here to start the military planning as to what that force might look like”, Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard said from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5E1uDjG

Jury finds Greenpeace must pay more than $650M in case over Dakota Access protest activities

A North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IHRkFSU

Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington issued a preliminary injunction after the women were added as plaintiffs in ongoing litigation over the impact of Trump’s executive order on transgender women in federal prisons. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6hT1mnA

Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves

Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe at night from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/X73cuzm

White House says it has moved beyond U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal

We are now focused on a long-term peace agreement...We've moved beyond just the economic minerals deal framework, says White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MshRxU8

Trump and the silencing of America’s universities

The implications of Donald Trump’s orders extend to the world — supremacy, misogyny, and virulent nationalism threaten academic freedom, intellectual dissent and the emerging world order from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OXVnI9K

BSNL has been dialling the wrong consultant

The case of BSNL’s revival strategy has again drawn attention to the contentious issue of the growing influence of consultancy firms within the public sector from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RYeciFE

Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are ’only the beginning’

Israel has launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says are “only the beginning” and “a necessary condition for freeing hostages.” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eQolv7C

Germany’s likely next leader seeks approval for huge defence and infrastructure package

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into defense and to authorize an enormous fund for investment in its creaking infrastructure from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oI80zce

Donald Trump says Xi Jinping to visit in ‘not too distant future’

The U.S. President has said tariffs are needed to rebalance uneven trade relations with foreign countries and to raise revenue for the government. He has largely rejected investor fears that the levies could slow growth and raise inflation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rnmiTAt

Iran says Trump letter mirrors his statements

The content of the letter is not far removed from Trump's public statements and repeats the same talking points, says Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NnJDg6e

South Africa says improving relationship with U.S. 'a priority'

Tensions between the two countries boiled over on Friday when U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X that Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was "persona non grata" from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RPMYkJn

U.N. chief calls for restraint in Yemen, end to military activities

Any additional escalation could exacerbate regional tensions, fuel cycles of retaliation that may further destabilize Yemen and the region, and pose grave risks to the already dire humanitarian situation in the country, read a statement from U.N. spokesperson from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/RJcSILp

Pope seen celebrating mass in first photo since hospitalisation

The release of the photo was significant, as the Argentine pope has not been seen in public since being admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 for pneumonia in both lungs, which for weeks doctors considered critical from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Qd5IGj8

Police are seeking person who set a man on fire near Times Square

Law enforcement officials say they believe the victim, who they have not named, knows the man who set him on fire. They declined to comment further, saying the case remains under investigation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LDVI6lr

Netanyahu says he will seek to dismiss the head of Israel’s internal security service

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will bring a vote to the government this week to dismiss the director of the Shin Bet internal security service from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gLsuhKy

Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning to Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to stop supporting the rebel group, promising to hold the country “fully accountable” for the actions of its proxy from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/gN7Yo6p

American influencer who caused outrage after snatching baby wombat in Australia issues apology

Australian authorities had threatened Sam Jones with deportation after she posted a video on her Instagram account of her running with a wombat joey in her hands from its mother on a roadside at night from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/yjSdq7k

Govt setting up ecosystem to resolve consumer complaints at pre-litigation stage: Secretary

The technological transformation of NCH with artificial intelligence (AI) tools has led to a significant increase in its call-handling capacity. The number of calls received by NCH has grown nearly tenfold from 14,795 calls in January 2015 from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qskRe9r

U.S. Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature

The U.S. Senate passes Republican-led six-month  spending bill, averting government shutdown, despite Democratic opposition from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0iXpNC5

A rally, some ruffled feathers, and the republic on the defensive as monarchy debate resurfaces in Nepal

On March 9, Gyanendra , who was dethroned in 2008, arrived in Kathmandu , sparking a rally calling for the monarchy’s return; the rally highlighted public frustration with the current republic system, reflecting dissatisfaction with political leaders who have failed to meet expectations. As monarchists call for the reinstatement of the institution, observers call for strengthening the republican system  from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4BPLgkR

Immigration officials arrest second person who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia

Immigration officials arrest Palestinian student for visa violations , sparking controversy and legal battles as Trump vows more deportations from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/27ei91Y

Israel defence minister confirms air strike in Damascus

Israeli Air Force strikes Islamic Jihad command centre in Damascus, targeting Palestinian group threatening Israel from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CinvbQl

Duterte's first ICC appearance set for Friday: court

Rodrigo Duterte’s first appearance at the International Criminal Court set for Friday, facing crimes against humanity charges from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CAcnwTM

Georgian court sentences ex-president Saakashvili to 9 more years in prison

In 2021, the former President returned to Georgia, despite having been convicted in absentia of abuse of power and was arrested and jailed on arrival from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fVCvo7K

Rubio says minerals deal will give U.S. 'vested interest' in Ukraine security

Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses U.S. economic interests in Ukraine, ceasefire talks with Russia, and European involvement in diplomacy from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mPvVC5g

Pakistan train attack: 21 passengers, 4 soldiers killed, says Army general

“During the operation, the terrorists remained in contact with their facilitators and masterminds in Afghanistan via satellite phones,” Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/iPGTxVa

Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down

The Education Department to lay off 1,300 employees, halving staff in Trump’s push to downsize federal government from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aGxETCU

U.S. Senate confirms Trump's Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater

Gail Slater confirmed as head of DOJ antitrust division, focusing on protecting consumers and scrutinizing Big Tech from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lNpGxgP

Ukraine backs U.S. proposal for 30-day ceasefire in war with Russia

Ukraine agrees to U.S. ceasefire proposal with Russia, leading to resumption of aid and intelligence sharing from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/C24AGd8

Missing U.S. student in Dominican Republic: Family suspects she may have been kidnapped

The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia who went missing in the Dominican Republic while on spring break says he’s asking authorities to widen their investigation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oybCIim

New Delhi considers restoring High Commissioner to Canada to reset ties

A new Canadian PM spells reset opportunity for ties hit by Nijjar killing, say former Indian, Canadian diplomats; last week, PM-designate Carney spoke of ‘opportunities to rebuild’ ties with India as Canada diversifies trade ties amid Trump’s tariffs from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NQPcpad

Canada’s Ontario Province slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to U.S.

Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan; Quebec is also considering taking similar measures with electricity exports to the U.S.; about 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports as well from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AweTm0p

DGCA begins probe after Air India passenger suffers brain stroke from fall

Air India maintains that the octogenarian arrived only 90 minutes before the flight; DGCA officials met her family on March 9 from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/V71DigO

Canada’s Liberals to elect new leader to replace Trudeau as country deals with Trump’s trade war

Canada’s Liberal Party to announce new leader, likely Mark Carney, amid U.S. tariff threats and upcoming federal election from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Z0Jc6KY

Germany’s Merz open to France extending nuclear deterrent

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 5 that he would open a debate on extending France’s nuclear deterrent to other European nations, following a call from the German Chancellor-in-waiting from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VEXj2kB

Landslide in southwest Colombia kills 1 and leaves 3 missing

from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Lpx1s6E

DOGE: Anti-government agency

The Elon Musk-dominated department targets the wings of government that administer social protections for millions of Americans from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XZfqb9P

Abdullah Öcalan: Rebel without arms

The PKK founder’s call to his supporters to lay down weapons and dissolve the organisation opens the possibility of bringing the 40-year conflict between Turkiye’s Kurdish minority militants and the state to an end. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7IWBrSJ

Trump says dairy, lumber tariffs on Canada may come soon

"We may do it as early as today, or we'll wait till Monday or Tuesday," Trump said of the lumber and dairy sectors, which have long been affected by trade disputes between the neighbours from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qJF2ixW

Trump says dairy, lumber tariffs on Canada may come soon

"We may do it as early as today, or we'll wait till Monday or Tuesday," Trump said of the lumber and dairy sectors, which have long been affected by trade disputes between the neighbours from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qJF2ixW

Trump’s tariff war | Is India prepared to deal with it?

The U.S. Trump administration now plans to increase tariffs against all countries that tariff US goods from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IQgvDEs

A weak Pope Francis thanks people for their prayers 'from the bottom of my heart' in audio message

For anyone used to hearing Pope Francis' voice, which is often so soft it sounds like a whisper, the audio was an emotional punch to the gut that hammered home just how sick he is from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/VOSpGJe

It will take over 190 years for gender parity in employment: ILO report

The International Labour Organization said though progress towards equality has occurred over the past 30 years but has been modest and uneven from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Nb3uIct

Zelensky to visit Saudi Arabia on March 10

Zelenskyy says his trip was to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; “After that, my team will stay in Saudi Arabia to work with our American partners. Ukraine is most interested in peace,” he says from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/649cdLJ

Trump changes course, delays tariffs on most imports from Mexico until April

The reprieve would apply to goods from Mexico that are compliant with the trade agreement Trump negotiated with Canada and Mexico in his first term from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ZPpBdqT

Many Trump priorities work for India: Jaishankar

“I think we see a President and an administration which, in our parlance, is moving towards multi-polarity. And that is something which suits India,” Jaishankar said from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/W8jbno3

Trump grants one-month exemption for U.S. automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada

The announcement comes after Trump spoke with leaders of the “big 3” automakers: Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis; he told the automakers that they should move production to the U.S from Canada and Mexico from Industry News, Company News, Manufacturing News, Service Sector | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LdP2ga8

White House confirms U.S.-Hamas talks, says Israel consulted

U.S. hostage envoy, Adam Boehler, “does have the authority to talk to anyone,” despite the usual U.S. ban on dealing with terrorist groups, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/co9ivNa

EU chief unveils €800-billion plan to ‘rearm’ Europe

from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mgPiSxQ

Pakistan separatist group claims woman bomber attack

Baloch Liberation Army claims responsibility for female bomb attack on paramilitary convoy in Balochistan, warning against resource exploitation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XRLHFU7

Trump wants Canada’s economy to ‘collapse’ to make annexation ‘easier’: Trudeau

Trump says tariffs are necessary to force Canadian action against what he describes as the flow of undocumented migrants and the drug fentanyl across the border; Trudeau maintains Canada is not a significant contributor to either problem, and calls Trump’s fentanyl justification “completely false” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CDFE3sO

Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says

In a late update, the Vatican said the episodes were caused by a “significant accumulation” of mucus in his lungs and bronchial spasms from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/fZBEkQb

Outrage as Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal

Egypt, a key mediator in the conflict, accused Israel of using “starvation as a weapon” in “a flagrant and clear violation of humanitarian law”; Saudi Arabia called Israel’s decision “a tool of extortion.” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/V2oz1Ux

Iran lawmakers sack minister over economic woes

Iran’s finance minister ousted over economic crisis, with inflation and currency depreciation leading to impeachment from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bZUNTPH

‘We urgently have to rearm Europe’: EU chief after Ukraine talks

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said she would present a "comprehensive plan" at an EU summit on March 6, adding that "we have to have a surge in defence" and "step up massively" from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SbKuWJB

Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Twisting in the whirlwind

The Ukrainian President, who in recent past emerged as the face of his country’s resistance against Russia’s war, has been left in the cold as the U.S., Kyiv’s main backer, has reached out to the Kremlin to bring the war to an end from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JtA2Wlf

Hamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on ceasefire’s second phase

A senior Hamas official says “no progress” has been made in the latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire with Israel from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xC6IEr2

Has Trump put up entry into the U.S. for sale? | Explained

What is the ‘gold card’ proposal? Will it replace the existing EB-5 visa programme? from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zBPLtOE