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EU to cut steel import quotas by 15% to counter US tariff fallout
EU proposes cutting steel imports by 15 percent as Trump tariffs bite

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union is set to tighten steel import quotas starting in April, reducing inflows by 15 percent to prevent...

US weighs broad travel ban covering dozens of countries
US government weighs travel ban on dozens of countries

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration is considering strict new travel restrictions for citizens of dozens of countries, according...

From Soviet classrooms to presidential palaces: How USSR educated African leaders
From Soviet classrooms to presidential palaces: How USSR educated African leaders

The legacy of Soviet education continues to shape the continent's professional and political landscape ...

(SpotNews)SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-U.S.-RUSSIA-TALKS
(SpotNews)SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-U.S.-RUSSIA-TALKS

(250324) -- RIYADH, March 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 24, 2025 shows the hotel where U.S. and Russian delegations...

Russian delegation arrives in Riyadh to participate in US-brokered peace talks
Russian delegation arrives in Riyadh to participate in US-brokered peace talks

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 24 (ANI): The Russian delegation arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, to participate in the peace...

"Planned, provocative nuclear war rehearsal": N Korea condemns US-S Korea military drills
"Planned, provocative nuclear war rehearsal": N Korea condemns US-S Korea military drills

Seoul [South Korea], March 24 (ANI): North Korea on Monday criticised the annual joint military drills by the United States and South...

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New York court blocks law allowing over 800,000 non-citizens to vote
New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote struck down by court

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York State's highest court has struck down a law this week that would have allowed over 800,000 legal...

40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

USDA pledges $100 million for bird flu research, vaccine development
USDA to invest up to $100 million in projects to combat bird flu

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in research to develop...

US HHS orders removal of gun violence public health advisory
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed a 2024 advisory from its website that called gun...

Regulatory hurdles may leave US behind China in autonomous tech
Trump urged to speed up self-driving car regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Industry leaders are pushing the Trump administration to clear regulatory obstacles slowing the rollout of self-driving...

Israeli forces accused of deadly cruelty against Gazan hospital patients
HRW says Israel committed war crimes while occupying Gazan hospitals

NEW YORK, New York – Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals...