Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump The Trump administration has targeted USAID as part of his efforts to trim government spending and reduce ‘waste’. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen reductions in the operations of USAID, a major artery for foreign assistance [File: Alex Brandon/AP] Published On 10 Mar…
At least 16 people have died in flash floods that swept through Argentina’s port city of Bahia Blanca.
Protests broke out in front of Romania’s Central Election Bureau after it rejected the candidacy of Calin Georgescu.
NATO’s Rutte backs Bosnia after separatist moves by Serbian region Visit to Sarajevo comes after Bosnian Serb leaders bar federal judicial authorities and police from Republika Srpska. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte before delivering a lecture at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Sarajevo during a visit to Bosnia on March 10, 2025 [Armin Durgut/AP…
Germany’s Green Party rejects Merz’s spending proposals Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz’s proposal comes as the German economy experiences prolonged stagnation. The co-leaders of the Green Party of Germany – Felix Banaszak and Franziska Brantner, left – join the party’s parliamentary group co-leaders Britta Hasselmann and Katharina Droege (right) to give a press statement in Berlin…
Greenlanders will vote in an election on Tuesday after hearing threats from US President Donald Trump.
Syria’s al-Sharaa vows to punish forces responsible for mass killings Hundreds have been reported dead in recent days, including civilians, security forces and armed fighters. Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025. [Khalil Ashawi/Reuters] Published On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025 Syria’s…
EXPLAINER What does Israel cutting off Gaza’s power mean? After blocking all aid entering the battered enclave, Israel has now announced it will stop electricity to Gaza. Displaced Palestinian children push into a queue to get food from a charity kitchen in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip [Omar al-Qattaa/AFP] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On…
Europe’s reliance on US weapons has risen, SIPRI says But markets believe the continent is about to experience a boost in domestic production as Russia’s threat looms. French soldiers carry a short-range air defence Mistral system, manufactured by MBDA, during a live mobility demonstration to present France’s military capabilities in Versailles near Paris [File: Benoit…
More than 30 injured after oil tanker, cargo ship collide off English coast The collision caused a fire in a busy shipping lane off the coast of East Yorkshire. (Al Jazeera) Published On 10 Mar 202510 Mar 2025 An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the coast of eastern England setting both vessels…